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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a mental health issue that continues to draw significant attention from the media, primarily due to two factors: 1. The ever-incre...read more
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Based not only on what we've all heard about medications for ADHD, but also on several children I have known personally, there is no doubt in my mind that children are being ove...read more
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 1.6 million elementary school children are now diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder...read more
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2 12 08 ADHD is well and truly over diagnosed in children. I speak from personal experience when I say this. My eldest son, now twelve years old, has had a problem since he wa...read more
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Five year old boys can be a bit rowdy or this is what I believed was the norm for my son. It was not until he started kindergarten that I was informed it was not normal. With co...read more
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by Jenny Turpin
Restless children in school can be a hand full for a teacher trying to fit in a required curriculum, however it does not mean they are all ADHD. Schools in their ever growing ex...read more
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Nodding off at his desk as I am teaching a lesson on Measures of Central Tendency, my most "active" student is now lethargic, almost on the verge of appearing sedated. I am con...read more
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by Melba Dagan
One cannot pick up a paper or magazine without finding at least one article about ADHD. And every article quotes studies and papers written by lofty organizations detailing the...read more
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I definitely agree that ADHD is over-diagnosed in children. I live in a relatively wealthy mid sized city, and I am facing the same problem. My 11 year old daughter has had a ...read more
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by Amelia Bray
Yes, it really is. Ok, so some children are hyper. Ok some are lazy. Ok some are a mixture of both, but that doesn't mean the ones who are running about your back garden, scream...read more
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by Brandy Gates
When children are diagnosed with attention deficit disorder doctor's just assume that the only form of treatment is putting them on drugs such as ridilin, concerta, vyvanse, and...read more
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Like many kids I got falsely diagnosed with a medical condition because my behavior was a little quirky. Aspergers syndrome which is a illness on the autism spectrum. The doctor...read more
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Yes I believe it is over-diagnosed, however, I'm not going to lay blame on anyone here. There are a number of factors at work. First of all I'm the type of person who thinks t...read more
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You only have to read the latest parent magazine to see another personal story on a family dealing with Adhd. Its become a well known and sought after diagnosis by desperate par...read more
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ADHD! ADHD! That's all I hear when doctors, teachers and parents see a child being very active. Especially when that child is a boy. It's a crying shame how people just accept...read more
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Better living through chemistry. My husband's family jokes about the amount of pills lined up along the kitchen sink prescribed for heart disease, high blood pressure, insom...read more
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The first time that I heard of Attention Deficit Disorder I actually laughed out loud. I thought someone was pulling my leg. Then I realized that there was a body of people th...read more
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A Summary Of The Christian Home and ADHD By James Thomas, M.D. What should a Christian think when you are told your child may be ADHD? This article challenges the outright ...read more
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ADHD and ADD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Attention Deficit Disorder), a disorder that involves the part of the brain that controls impulse, short-term memory, ...read more
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by Jane Hendry
ADHD or educational deficit? It is apparent in our global society that the education systems are failing a sizable number of our children. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Di...read more
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by Ronni Dee
While many parents are getting annoyed at seeing all the literature in magazines, and all the advertisements on television, about new ADHD treatments, findings, or research, I a...read more
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by J. B. Well
As a parent of a child with ADHD, I say "no". When my son was three years old, I thought that his hyper activity was a normal part of being a little boy. After-all, he was not...read more
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by Ann Moody
As a girl growing up in the 1970s, a time when ADHD was NOT the diagnosis du Jour, children who had a hard time sitting still and being quiet were simply sent to the Principal's...read more
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by Shenni Bubb
ADHD is such a controversial topic in lieu of children's health. Some people believe it is a real ailment, while those ignorant to the medical side of the disorder tend to think...read more
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Fast forward many years to the adult that an ADHD child has become and then judge. Better yet, make it your own child. I don't think the problem lies with the diagnosis. No, it ...read more
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