A Young Boy’s Description of ADHD
A young boy describes life as an ADHDer. I recommend watching this in full screen so that you can easily read the English subtitles. Print PDF
PDF Might Boarding School Be A Solution For Some ADHD Children?
Parents looking for a way to help their child cope with ADHD often face a difficult challenge. Families even turn to ADHD Schools in an attempt to teach their children how to gain control of their ADHD. While expensive, these schools offer the latest in behavioral therapy and ADHD treatment methods. Many of the schools [...]
Camp Runamuck: A Summer Camp for ADHDers
Welcome to Camp Runamuck! Camp Runamuck, established in 1994, is located in Chester County Pennsylvania, 2 hours northwest of New York City. The Camp is set on a 100 acre campus with indoor and outdoor swimming pools, hockey rinks and gymnasiums. Camp Runamuck also has a large lake, an in-house ice cream parlor and a [...]
The Total Transformation Program® – Does It Work?
[The impetus for this post was a recent comment on this blog] Total Transformation Infomercial What is the Total Transformation Program®? According to their website, “The Total Transformation is a child behavior modification program for child behavior problems like oppositional defiance disorder and child anger issues.”1 It “offers practical, real world solutions for the most [...]
Helping ADHD Children Master Time
“Children with attention deficit disorder often struggle to understand sequence, tell time, and prioritize — with their education paying the price. Find out how to help your ADHD student comprehend clocks, calendars, and other time management skills.” See: Helping ADHD Children Master Time Print PDF
The A.D.D.ers Dream Classroom
A classroom filled with adjustable-height desks. They allow students to stand and fidget at their desks and still get their work done. See: Students Stand When Called Upon, and When Not Print PDF
A.D.H.D. From A Child’s Viewpoint
Abstract below is from “I Have Always Felt Different”: The Experience of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Childhood Please note that this link opens up an Adobe PDF file. Childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most important psychiatric problems of our time. This study examined the experience of childhood ADHD within the contexts that are [...]
Rolling into Reading
"The Rolling into Reading program combines gymnastics with sensory processing skills which is proven to help with ADHD, dyslexia, sensory processing disorder and developmental delays." Source: Oroville Mercury Register – Rolling into Reading benefits local kids Print PDF
Negative Impact of Drugs on Children with ADHD
[A]fter longer-term analysis, the report's co-author, Professor William Pelham of the University of Buffalo, said: "I think that we exaggerated the beneficial impact of medication in the first study. "We had thought that children medicated longer would have better outcomes. That didn't happen to be the case. "There's no indication that medication's better than nothing [...]
In the A.D.D. Blogosphere
This posting focuses on one particular website – Your ADD / ADHD News – and, most specifically, those postings that deal with the issue of A.D.D. and young girls and women.1 (NOTE: Sorry to say that most of the links below are no longer valid. (Nov. 11,2010)) Young Girls Girls & ADHD: Are You Missing [...]
Women, Girls and A.D.D./A.D.H.D.
The three links below come from the same site: Northern County Psychiatric Associates1 Women, Girls and Attention Deficit Disorder Treatment of Women and Girls with AD/HD AD/HD, ADD in Women Kathleen Nadeau has written extensively about women, girls and A.D./H.D. See: The National Center for Girls and Women with AD/HD You might want to read [...]
