including ‘ADHD an A-Z’ When I told my therapist that I thought I was autistic, she dismissed it because I was nothing like the autistic children that she worked with. I accepted this at face ...
He says it is a huge impost and he worries about families who cannot afford treatment for their children. GPs are advocating for a pilot program that will allow for ADHD diagnosis and treatment ...
Research shows he may be right. In a study published in the Journal of Attention Disorders in 2009, researchers found that children ages 6 to 14 with ADHD displayed a significantly lower incidence ...
Pelham, Jr., who passed away last year, found that behavioral therapy—when used first—was less expensive and more effective than medication in treating children with ADHD. Building on this ...
“To give children with ADHD the best chance to thrive, I believe families, medical professionals, and educators should focus on behavioral and academic interventions first and add medication only if ...
In this post, I would like to delve into ADHD, how it presents, and how it develops, and empower parents and children to focus on skill building. ADHD is the most common childhood behavioral ...
Its symptoms often overlap with those of autism, dyslexia and other conditions that, like ADHD, are thought to be caused by how the brain develops. All told, 10-15% of children have patterns of ...
ADHD diagnoses have been rising steadily in recent years, with a recent study suggesting as many as 1 in 9 children have it. The neurodevelopmental condition is characterized by hyperactivity ...
he number of Indonesian children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has continued to increase, according to a study by Gadjah Mada University (UGM), with the current data showing ...
As a parent and Chariho School Committee member, I’m always open to discussion about the Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment with a goal to explain the context and constraints of the test.
A psychiatrist and integrative psychotherapist working in the NHS adult ADHD service alongside his private practice on Harley Street London, Dr James Kustow is an internationally renowned mental ...
There is no difference between neurotypical (NT) and neurodivergent (ND) children; every child will ... Garnett – who is autistic and has ADHD – knows a teacher might have good intentions ...