ADHD

New Study Finds ADHD Linked to Pesticide ExposureA new study has revealed that children exposed to higher amounts of a common pesticide found on commercially-grown produce are more likely to have ADHD than those exposed to lesser amounts. Effects...

Nondrug Options for ADHD An article in the June 17, 2008 issue of the New York Times states that almost a third of the 2.5 million children who have been prescribed stimulant drugs for attention and hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) have experienced...

Test day jitters are striking earlier than ever. In most states, standardized testing aligned with the Common Core begins in second or third grade, but a few states administer standardized tests as early as kindergarten. Many children experience ...

Is your child fidgety, always on the go, or easily distracted? Maybe he has ADHD. Take this two-part quiz and find out if your child's symptoms fit the ADHD profile. (If you haven't taken the first part of the quiz, answer the questions here). ...

Is your child easily distracted or always on the go? Take this two-part quiz and find out if your child's symptoms fit the ADHD profile. ...

Discover some of the telltale signs of ADHD and find resources to help your child. ...

Find out about one of the side effects of Ritalin: dilation of the pupils. ...

View a list of prescription drugs and their potential side effects, benefits, and drawbacks. ...

Dealing with ADHD: One Woman's Story My own experience with special needs has been learning to cope with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). My older daughter was always different from other children her age. Of course, as her mom, ...

ADHD: Establishing Routines One of the first steps in reducing household chaos is to establish routines. That means determining what situations occur regularly and then establishing a structure or sequence to be repeated every single day. Routine...

Many kids unwind -- and unravel -- after school. This doesn't necessarily mean the parents are doing anything wrong. ...

Medication for Kids: Neither Curse nor Cure Theodore: In the beginning, I thought medicine was going to fix everything. It didn't. Then for a while I didn't appreciate the medicine, but when my parents told me about the effects that they and my t...

Educational Strategies for Children with ADD My boyhood buddy, Spook, was a man of many talents. By the age of fifteen, he was famous across west Texas for his talent as a horse trainer. He was a horse whisperer who had a way with both mustangs a...

The Good Stress Challenge for Kids with ADDThe challenge is the goal you set for yourself or your child. Because of the link between biological and psychological actions, I recommend a physical goal. But you want to plan an activity that can be d...

Children with ADHD require an environment that demands accountability from everyone, consistently and fairly. ...

The ADD Label Children and adults associate a wide variety of images and feelings with the diagnosis of attention deficit disorder. It might surprise you to know that some contradict others. I've had parents and children say they were relieved. O...

Teaching Children with ADD to Get What They NeedChildren with ADD need to learn how to meet their basic human needs--or receive payoffs--with productive, safe, and beneficial behavior, as opposed to the negative and often dangerous behavior they ...

ADD: The Challenge for Parents and SiblingsThe treatment of an ADD child begins in the healing home--not at school, not at the psychologist's or doctor's office. If a child's parents and other family members do not invest their time, effort, and ...