There’s a group of students struggling through school rd to navigate that gets little attention in the media or in the debate about how to fix schools: Children with ADHD.
ADHD, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, is a brain condition that makes it especially hard for children to focus and concentrate in school and has a number of other symptoms. It is too often misunderstood by teachers, parents and even the students themselves. According to the Centers for Disease Control, about 9.5% or 5.4 million children 4-17 years of age, had been diagnosed with ADHD, as of 2007. Many others who have the disorder haven’t had the benefit of a diagnosis.
Here is a powerful post by David Bernstein, a nonprofit executive who lives in Gaithersburg, Md., writing about the difficulties that his two sons, ages 7 and 15, have confronted in school as a result of ADHD.
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How schools (even great ones) fail kids with ADHD - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post - 0 views
Children are as Undiagnosed as Misdiagnosed with ADHD - 0 views
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A substantial number of children being treated for ADHD may not have the disorder, while many children who do have the symptoms are going untreated, according to the 10-year Project to Learn about ADHD in Youth (PLAY) study funded by the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.
Ask the Expert: Tricks and Treats of Teaching Techniques for Students with ADHD - Webin... - 0 views
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When: Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm (Mountain time) What: Tricks and Treats of Teaching Techniques for Students with ADHD Who: Sandra Rief, MA Description: Do the symptoms of ADHD get in the way of your students understanding and completing their school work? Do your students with ADHD face obstacles when it comes to staying on task for classroom assignments? Whether your students are resistant to writing or become overwhelmed with multistep math problems, Sandra Rief knows the “tricks” to help persevere past ADHD symptoms in the classroom. Her helpful “treats” involve techniques and strategies that are useful for both parents and teachers to help students with ADHD.
ODD & ADHD: Parenting Strategies for Working with Defiant Children - Webinar - Apr. 11,... - 0 views
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Register for this webinar
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Does your ADHD kid have frequent outbursts and a tendency to argue, ignore requests, and engage in disruptive behavior? ADHD is often found in tandem with oppositional defiant disorder making discipline a challenge. Expert Ross Greene, Ph.D., author of The Explosive Child, will provide answers to your questions about calming your defiant child, how to "reason" with your ODD child and strategies to help your kid manage frustration and problem solve. When:
Thursday, April 11, 2013
11:00m am Mountain Cost:
Free of charge
Kids with ADHD Must Squirm to Learn, UCF Study Says - UCF Today - UCF News and Articles... - 0 views
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For decades, frustrated parents and teachers have barked at fidgety children with ADHD to “Sit still and concentrate!” But new research conducted at UCF shows that if you want ADHD kids to learn, you have to let them squirm. The foot-tapping, leg-swinging and chair-scooting movements of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are actually vital to how they remember information and work out complex cognitive tasks, according to a study published in an early online release of the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. The findings show the longtime prevailing methods for helping children with ADHD may be misguided. “The typical interventions target reducing hyperactivity. It’s exactly the opposite of what we should be doing for a majority of children with ADHD,” said one of the study’s authors, Mark Rapport, head of the Children’s Learning Clinic at the University of Central Florida. “The message isn’t ‘Let them run around the room,’ but you need to be able to facilitate their movement so they can maintain the level of alertness necessary for cognitive activities.”
ADHD Organizations Join Forces for ADHD Awareness Week, September 13-17 - 0 views
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Four national organizations – ADHD Coaches Organization (ACO); Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA); ADDitude magazine; and Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) – are issuing a joint call to the public to assist children, adults, and families who are affected by ADHD. On the occasion of ADHD Awareness Week, September 13-17, they’ve compiled evidence-based information and links to available resources and supports at www.adhdawareness2010.org.
ADHD Drug Shortage to End Soon | Psych Central News - 0 views
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After months of Americans being unable to fill their drug prescriptions for medications that are commonly used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said yesterday that the shortages are expected to end this month.
10 Toy Stores that Provide Great Activities for Children with ADD/ADHD | Friendship Cir... - 0 views
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood disorders and can continue through adolescence and adulthood. Diagnosing ADHD can be tough and once a diagnosis is discovered, the next steps are crucial. For this reason we have compiled an eight part series on that will provide you with over 100 ADD/ADHD resources in a series of weekly blog posts. This post is part six:
NIMH · Short-term Intensive Treatment Not Likely to Improve Long-term Outcome... - 0 views
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Initial positive results gleaned from intensive treatment of childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are unlikely to be sustained over the long term, according to a recent analysis of data from the NIMH-funded Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD (MTA). The study was published online ahead of print March 2009 in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Does your child need ADHD drugs? - CNN.com - 0 views
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While doctors don't endorse patients with ADHD taking themselves off drugs without consulting their physician, Kirk's experience brings up a question often on the minds of parents: Does my child really need drugs for ADHD, and if so, is there a point when he or she should stop taking them?
ADHD Behind the Wheel: Teaching Attention Deficit Teens to Drive | ADDitude - Attention... - 0 views
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ADHD symptoms can easily get in the way of safe driving for attention deficit teens and adults. Find out how to keep your child (and yourself!) safe on the road.
Brain Activity in Children with ADHD on ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists and Au... - 0 views
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By studying what parts of the brain are used to control impulses, a professor at Michigan State University in East Lansing is hoping to better understand why children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) respond differently to positive and negative feedback.
ADHD Groups in Billings - Wednesdays - Aug. 11th thru Sept 29th, 2010 - 0 views
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Click here to download the flyer (PDF) Kids: You will learn how to avoid getting into trouble, make and keep friends, excel in school and feel good about yourself. Parents: You will learn the basics of ADHD, strategies for coping with your child’s behaviors/emotional/social difficulties and ways to cope with stress in the family. Best of All—You get to do it Together! What: 8 groups, lasting one hour each Wednesdays from 4 - 5 p.m. (for ages 5 - 9) Wednesdays from 6 - 7 p.m. (for ages 10 - 14) When: Group begins August 11th and will end on September 29th Location: Head Quarters for Heart Change building, 225 N. 23rd. Street, Billings, MT
Rick Riordan on Four Ways to Get Kids with ADHD to Read - Speakeasy - WSJ - 0 views
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My sixteen-year-old son Haley recently came into my office and announced that he’d finished a six-hundred-page manuscript. I suppose that would be unusual coming from any sixteen-year-old, but given my son’s background, it’s especially stunning. Haley is ADHD and dyslexic. At seven, he hated school. He would hide under the dining room table to avoid reading or doing his homework. My novels about Percy Jackson began as bedtime stories for him – a father’s desperate attempt to keep his son interested in reading. That’s also why I made Percy Jackson ADHD and dyslexic, and made those two conditions indicators of Olympian blood.
Flying with ADHD/ADD Children on Airplanes: Is Good Behavior Possible? | Mom Blog: Pare... - 0 views
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Traveling with an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) child could spell disaster. But instead of having to sit still and behave for hours on the plane -- or get in trouble for not doing so -- one ADD/ADHD boy made friends, made his parents proud, and had a great flight!
ADHD: Why Some Entrepreneurs Call It A "Superpower" - SmartMoney.com - 0 views
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People who have it sometimes like to call it their superpower, but in reality, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is a learning disability. Still, it's surprisingly common among high-achieving business founders, and entrepreneurs afflicted with it are in good company, with Kinko's founder Paul Orfalea and JetBlue founder David Neeleman among the many who talk openly about their having attention-deficit issues. It stands to reason that ADHD would thrive among those calling the shots. While they are often labeled as misfits inside big organizations, their restless creativity dovetails with the high-drama problem-solving associated with running a start-up.
Researchers Develop ADHD Decision-Making Guide - 0 views
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Pediatricians and researchers at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have developed a first-of-its kind tool to help parents and health care providers better treat ADHD (attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder). The new, three-part survey helps steer families and doctors toward “shared decision-making,” an approach proven to improve healthcare results in adults, but not widely used in pediatric settings. The results of the CHOP study are published in the journal Academic Pediatrics.
5 Ways To Turn Your Child's Hyperactivity Into Productivity | Friendship Circle -- Spec... - 0 views
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There’s a fine line between a naturally active child and a child who is affected by hyperactivity disorder. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) tends to become noticeable early on in childhood, at around 2 or three years old, but because most kids are naturally prone to daydreaming, fidgety behavior and a short attention span, ADHD is often not recognized until much later on in life.
Mark Bertin, M.D.: ADHD Goes to School - 0 views
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When a child has a language delay, people tend to accept this fact at face value: Joseph is 6 but speaks like a 3-year-old. While understandably upsetting to many parents, no one expects Joseph to speak differently before he is able. There's a scramble to start services and a patient approach while allowing language to develop. The same attitude does not hold for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). ADHD is a developmental delay in a broad skill set called executive function. A huge body of research defines it as a medical disorder; neither parents nor children benefit when people suggest otherwise.
Click here to register for all 4 parts of the "Amazing Brain" webinar series What:
This session will describe the prefrontal cortex's role in attention, behavior and emotion and how abnormal development in this area of the brain contributes to ADHD, ODD and bipolar disorder. Dr. Arnsten will also underscore the role of stress in causing prefrontal cortical dysfunction and emerging treatments.
Goals and Objectives:
1) The role of the prefrontal cortex in the top-down regulation of attention, behavior and emotion.
2) How abnormal development and dysfunction of the prefrontal cortex contributes to childhood disorders such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Oppositional Defiant Disorder and bipolar disorder.
3) How prefrontal cortical circuits are modulated by the arousal systems, and how stress exposure or lead poisoning can cause prefrontal cortical dysfunction that mimics ADHD.
4) New data on how medications used to treat ADHD can strengthen prefrontal cortical regulation through catecholamine actions on prefrontal network connections. The purpose of this webinar series is to introduce clinicians to exciting developments in neuroscience that provides complex and new understanding of developmental and behavioral disorders in children. Participants will gain a greater understanding of the structure and functioning of areas of the brain, novel ways to study the brain and emerging treatments. When:
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
10:00 am - 11:00 am Mountain
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