Special Needs: ADHD

Special Needs: ADHD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD affects millions of people in the United States. Find answers to the hottest questions about ADHD. Is it just a children's disease? How can I help those with ADHD? Is medication always the answer? Is there alternative therapy? Keep reading!
Suggested Reading Tips for parents raising children with special needs ADD/ADHD: Symptoms and treatment The pros and cons of medicating children with ADD or ADHD Understanding the myths and facts about ADHD ADHD News No Recent News Available A Word from our Sponsor Is ADHD overdiagnosed in children? Yes by Dr. Deborah Bauers Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a mental health issue that continues to draw significant...More> 35 articles Debate It No by Steve Hansell According to the National Institute of Mental Health, three to five percent of all children suffer...More> 6 articles Debate It Does ADHD increase stranger danger? Yes by Pat Lunsford Does Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) increase stranger danger? Of course it does. I ...More> 4 articles Debate It No by Jane Allyson My first reaction to this question was, of course children with ADHD are vulnerable to stranger dang...More> 6 articles Debate It	US ADHD Statistics In the United States, more than 4,000,000 children under the age of 18 will be diagnosed with ADHD. The discorder is characterized by an impaired ability to concentrate, exaggerated distractability, overly high activity level, apparent short attention span and poor impulse control. Diagnosis of children under 18: 1999-2001: 7,368,667 2002-2004: 8,323,411 2005-2007: 8,478,206 9.5% of boys under the age of 18 has been diagnosed with ADHD, and 5.9% of all girls in the United States. Children of Asian, Hawaiian, Pacific Islander and Native American descent are hardly ever impacted by ADHD. The least affected group of children is of pure Hispanic descent. An overwhelming number of diagnoses are of non-Hispanic children, followed by non-Hispanic black children and those of mixed descent. More than 5% of children diagnosed with ADHD have other learning disabilities. In 2006, 2,900,000 prescriptions were written for children between the ages of 4 and 17 for ADHD. Discover more statistics about ADHD from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). ADHD study tips: Study cards for learning disabled kids by Jishi Santos STUDY CARDS FOR ADHD STUDENTSIf you have a hyperactive child in your class there are a number of ways in which you can assess your approach to helping them study. ADHD was not so called in the 1960's ...More> 2 articles Write The Feingold Diet and how it can help ADHD by Lori O'Day For many people, especially children, medications commonly used for ADHD (such as Ritalin, Adderall, Concerta, Straterra...) are not an option. For varying reasons, some people have an intolerance for...More> 1 articles Write Write about ADHD Managing employees with ADHD How do you overcome the challenges of the ADHD employee? What are the side effects of ADHD medicine? What does the pamphlet tell you and not tell you? ADHD Research on the benefits of magnesium and calcium How do magnesium and calcium factor into ADHD symptoms? The link between restless leg syndrome and ADD or ADHD What does ADHD have to do with RLS? Tips on transitioning to college for students with ADHD Help make the switch from high school to college easier with best tips. How a life coach can help you battle ADHD What does a life coach provide for a person with ADHD? Teens with ADHD by Jennifer Reffner Some days are quiet and calm, other days I want to run screaming into the night. My 6th period class has only 6 students, but some days I swear they are as rambunctious as 30. These students all have ...More> 5 articles Write Googles
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