10 percent have autism, dyslexia, ADHD, language impairment

Up to 10 percent of the population is affected by specific learning disabilities such as dyslexia and autism, British researchers say.

http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2013/04/19/10-percent-have-autism-dyslexia-ADHD-language-impairment/UPI-33851366345709/

Positive Self Talk Helps ADD

... be like an inoculation against the many negatives that are part of the miasma that surrounds common perceptions of ADD/ADHD. Take the negatives and see them in the lens of mirror traits. Mirror traits are what come to light with a 'disorder' when ...

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art180279.asp

In The Room: Winnipeg Jets goalie Ondrej Pavelec

... ersity students preparing for exams are using a drug typically prescribed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to help them study. more

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2013/04/18/mb-in-the-room-pavelec-winnipeg.html?cmp=rss

House Backs Bill Addressing Psychotropic Drugs for Foster Children

... in the report was prescribed 11 medications in one month, including two antidepressants and two stimulants to treat ADHD, at a cost of $1,088 to the state's Medicaid program. The state has since reformed the system by placing all foster children in ...

http://www.texastribune.org/2013/04/18/house-oks-foster-advocates-informed-consent-bill/

West Ridge Academy Opens New Outpatient Clinic For Youth

... ve, adolescents, young adults and families who find themselves struggling with depression, anxiety, school performance, ADHD, addiction, opposition and other mental or behavioral health issues.

http://www.sys-con.com/node/2623229

ADHD or SSD (Sick Society Disorder)? A Pediatrician's View

Nearly one in five high school boys has been identified as having ADHD , and two-thirds of children with a current ADHD diagnosis are receiving prescription stimulant drugs such as Ritalin and Adderall - yet a recent Kaiser analysis of 850,000 children ages 5-12 in 2010 had only 3.1 percent meeting ADHD criteria when a medical specialist made the ... (more)

http://walnutcreek.patch.com/articles/adhd-or-ssd-sick-society-disorder-a-pediatricians-view

ADHD or SSD (Sick Society Disorder)? A Piedmont Pediatrician's View

Nearly one in five high school boys has been identified as having ADHD , and two-thirds of children with a current ADHD diagnosis are receiving prescription stimulant drugs such as Ritalin and Adderall - yet a recent Kaiser analysis of 850,000 children ages 5-12 in 2010 had only 3.1 percent meeting ADHD criteria when a medical specialist made the ... (more)

http://piedmont.patch.com/articles/adhd-or-ssd-sick-society-disorder-a-piedmont-pediatrician-s-view

How Cocaine May Have Caused The Financial Crisis: CNBC

... illicit drugs, and you didn't have to worry about what else was in it. Some folks on the Street even believed that ADHD drugs could make you a better trader by regulating your dopamine levels. A scientific study backs it up-kind of. No doubt a lot ...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/18/cocaine-financial-crisis_n_3110404.html

Father and son anti-bullying photo goes viral on social media

... ol. Her son is currently returning to a new local school district. She has been an educational advocate for Asperger's, ADHD,...

http://www.examiner.com/article/father-and-son-anti-bullying-photo-goes-viral-on-social-media?cid=rss

Where to begin? Help to navigate school 504 plans, IEPs

... his school life is available on the Internet. That said, I have already let you know he has learning disabilities and ADHD , and we are not ashamed or secretive about it. He knows we love him just as he is and constantly reinforce with him that many ...

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/blogs/moms-at-work/os-help-to-navigate-the-504-plan-and-iep-processes-20130417,0,3707838.post

ADHD meds appear on Winnipeg campuses as 'study drugs'

... students preparing for exams are using a drug typically prescribed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to help them study, even though they don't have prescriptions. One University of Manitoba student told CBC News he recently ...

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2013/04/17/mb-adderall-drugs-university-students-exams-winnipeg.html?cmp=rss

Oh, where to begin? Here's help to navigate the 504 plan and IEP processes

... his school life is available on the Internet. That said, I have already let you know he has learning disabilities and ADHD , and we are not ashamed or secretive about it. He knows we love him just as he is and constantly reinforce with him that many ...

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/blogs/moms-at-work/os-help-to-navigate-the-504-plan-and-iep-processes-20130417,0,3707838.post?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+orlandosentinel%2Ffeatures%2Fmoms+%28Moms+At+Work%29

Canopy Studio and Trapeze Therapy Help Special Needs Kids Soar

... have mostly clients on the autism spectrum. But they are anxious and ready to help special needs children with ADD or ADHD, gross or fine motor delays or spatial integration issues---all of which can be helped with occupational therapy, Kenna says. ...

http://athens.patch.com/articles/canopy-studio-and-trapeze-therapy-help-special-needs-kids-soar

Another View: Too many children being diagnosed as 'hyper'

... Disorder. More than one in 10 American schoolchildren, 6.4 million between ages 4 and 17, have been diagnosed with ADHD, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Two-thirds of these children have been prescribed drugs like ...

http://www.shreveporttimes.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shreveporttimes.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013304180303%26nclick_check%3D1

Larchmont Bakery Owner Benefits Kids With Learning Disabilities

... wholeheartedly endorse their mission to educate, guide and inspire families of children with learning disabilities or ADHD and to change the perception of learning disabilities as a stigmatizing condition. Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities , a ...

http://mamaroneck.dailyvoice.com/neighbors/white-plains-school-head-benefits-kids-learning-disabilities

5 Things: A Wildlife Experience, Talk on ADD/ADHD

2. Dr. Jolene Ross will give a talk at the Belmont Public Library on ADD/ADHD and executive functioning skills .

http://belmont.patch.com/articles/5-things-a8e784ca

Results of Pediatric Clinical Trial of External Trigeminal Nerve...

Subjects received eTNS nightly as monotherapy for the 8-week study period. ADHD symptom severity and cognitive performance were assessed at baseline, four weeks and eight weeks.

http://www.sys-con.com/node/2621468

LifeManagement Center will offer NASCAR simulator at fundraiser

LifeManagement Center, which helps children and adults with ADHD and learning differences, will have a NASCAR simulator during its annual fundraiser at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at The Citadel Holliday Alumni House.

http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130418/PC1606/130419298/1032/lifemanagement-center-will-offer-nascar-simulator-at-fundraiser

Special Needs camps for the summer

... riding. Voyager Day Camp This is a day camp designed to meet the needs of children with learning disabilities and ADHD. The focus is on academics but there are many field trips and activities that are used to enhance learning. Camp Courage This camp ...

http://www.examiner.com/article/special-needs-camps-for-the-summer?cid=rss

America is not perfect

... of their food is fake and full of dangerous chemicals." There are issues, like child obesity, increased prescribing of ADHD and ADD medication and America's general issue with food that is terribly and unethically made. The United States has a ...

http://www.videtteonline.com/index.php?id=38575:america-is-not-perfect&option=com_content&catid=44:viewpointeditorials&Itemid=56