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July 29, 2010

Top Of The List For Dropping Out Of High School - ADHD, Conduct Disorder And Smoking

Teens with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - the most common childhood psychiatric condition in the United States - are less likely to finish high school on time than students with other mental-health disorders that often are considered more serious, a large national study by researchers at the UC Davis School of Medicine has found...

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July 21, 2010

I Want Your Stories of ADHD in Homeschoolers, Unschoolers, and Free Schoolers

Dear readers,As I pointed out in my last post, one in every eight boys and one in every twenty-five girls in the US has been diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder), and most of them are taking powerful stimulant drugs as treatment. Surveys have shown that most ADHD diagnoses are initiated because of the child's disruptive behavior in school or failure to complete school a

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July 8, 2010

ADHD and School: The Problem of Assessing Normalcy in an Abnormal Environment

According to the most authoritative recent data, approximately 8% of children in the United States, aged 4 to 17, have been diagnosed as having ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder).[1] The same reports note that the disorder is about three times as frequent in boys as it is in girls, so this means that roughly 12% of boys and 4% of girls have received the diagnosis. Think of it. Twel

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May 29, 2010

AACAP’s Facts For Families: Children Who Can’t Pay Attention/Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Informs Parents, Families

The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry's Facts for Families: Children Who Can't Pay Attention/Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder provides concise and up-to-date information about ADHD...

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January 29, 2010

Study Says Lead May Be The Culprit In ADHD

ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, is among the costliest of behavioral disorders. Its combination of inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity leads to accidental injuries, school failure, substance abuse, antisocial behavior and more. Yet despite nearly a century of study, the disorder's roots remain mysterious...

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Lead may be the culprit in ADHD

ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, is among the costliest of behavioral disorders. New research suggests that the culprit may be an old villain -- lead -- and what's more it explains the causal pathway from exposure to disability.

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January 26, 2010

How to measure attention span of a fly: Implications for ADHD, autism in humans

An Australian-German team of scientists has found a way to measure the attention span of a fly. The findings could lead to further advances in the understanding of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism in humans.

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January 13, 2010

Cardiac Risk of Stimulants for Children With ADHD:

New guidelines to assess cardiac risk before using stimulant medication in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were published concurrently in 3 Canadian medical society journals in November. Publication of these guidelines coincided with an FDA announcement of a delay in a US epidemiological study of the potential cardiovascular risk.

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January 12, 2010

Disconnect between brain regions in ADHD

Two brain areas fail to connect when children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder attempt a task that measures attention, according to researchers.

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January 8, 2010

New Treatment For Hyperactivity In Children

A new thought-operated computer system which can reduce the symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children will be rolled out across the UK this month...

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