What to do about ADHD in children?-英语点津
17 years, 1 month ago

What to do about ADHD in children?-英语点津

China Daily  

What to do about ADHD in children? Children who forget easily and never seem to finish tasks or pay attention might be found to have A.D.D. The study also found that only about half the Finnish children diagnosed with A.D.H.D. The study also found more evidence that A.D.H.D. Even if drugs are used, experts say children with A.D.H.D.

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ADHD should not be treated as a disorder
1 month, 3 weeks ago

ADHD should not be treated as a disorder

Live Mint  

NOT LONG ago, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder was thought to affect only school-aged boys—the naughty ones who could not sit still in class and were always getting into trouble. 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. The characteristics around which the ADHD diagnostic …

Teachers, counsellors see more ADHD symptoms in children in Bengaluru
2 months ago

Teachers, counsellors see more ADHD symptoms in children in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical and mental health of people is continuing to be researched even five years after the pandemic began. Teachers across the city say they are seeing at least two cases of ADHD symptoms in each class. “Across all classes, there are at least 40 students who have ADHD symptoms, including varying degrees …

‘Do I have ADHD?’: The number of people asking is skyrocketing
2 months ago

‘Do I have ADHD?’: The number of people asking is skyrocketing

The Independent  

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Growing impact of ADHD on children: Expert shares reasons, tips to manage
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Growing impact of ADHD on children: Expert shares reasons, tips to manage

Hindustan Times  

ADHD, also known as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, is a common neurodevelopmental disorder, usually affecting children. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Praveen Gupta, Principal Director & Chief of Neurology, Fortis Hospital, said, “ADHD is a significant cause of poor exam and scholastic performance in children in school, and unfortunately, it is not properly diagnosed.” Impact of ADHD on …

How A Teacher’s Observation Led To My Child’s ADHD Diagnosis
6 months, 3 weeks ago

How A Teacher’s Observation Led To My Child’s ADHD Diagnosis

Huff Post  

The author and her daughter after many years of a struggle for answers Photo Courtesy Of Lisa McCarty In the Fall of 2022, I stood barefoot on my deck, phone in my ear, brown leaves gathered around my feet, listening to my daughter’s fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Barlow. Melissa Danielson, a statistician with the CDC’s National Center on Birth Defects …

CDC report finds 1 in 9 American kids has been diagnosed with ADHD
10 months ago

CDC report finds 1 in 9 American kids has been diagnosed with ADHD

NPR  

CDC report finds 1 in 9 American kids has been diagnosed with ADHD A new CDC report finds that in 2022, over 7 million children and adolescents in the U.S. had gotten an ADHD diagnosis at some point in their lives. A new report from federal researchers finds that one out of every nine kids have been diagnosed with ADHD …

One in SEVEN boys under 17 have been diagnosed with ADHD - as doctors slam 'preposterously high' figure that is four-fold the prevalence in the UK
1 year ago

One in SEVEN boys under 17 have been diagnosed with ADHD - as doctors slam 'preposterously high' figure that is four-fold the prevalence in the UK

Daily Mail  

One in seven boys now have attention-deficit hyperactive disorder in the US, a shocking Government report suggests — as diagnoses surge to up to triple those in European nations. The above chart shows ADHD rates in the US compared to other countries In, Germany rates among boys are around six percent, according to a 2019 study from researchers at the …

Kate Silverton says being too quick to diagnose children with ADHD can be 'debilitating' for them
1 year ago

Kate Silverton says being too quick to diagnose children with ADHD can be 'debilitating' for them

Daily Mail  

We shouldn't be so quick to diagnose children with ADHD as such 'labels' can be 'debilitating', Kate Silverton has said. The newsreader-turned-child therapist has warned against prematurely putting children on ADHD medication as they may simply be struggling to deal with difficult emotions. 'I know for parents it is terribly distressing when their children are behaving in ways which they …

5 Things Parents Of Kids With ADHD Should Do During Back-To-School Season
1 year, 7 months ago

5 Things Parents Of Kids With ADHD Should Do During Back-To-School Season

Huff Post  

kali9 via Getty Images Let your child's teacher know what strategies have — and haven't — worked for them in the past. “Most schools just aren’t developed with the ADHD brain in mind,” Lori Long, a child psychologist with The Childhood Collective, told HuffPost. Leading with your child’s interests and strengths is helpful because it “gives your child’s teacher something …

ADHD treatment may be needed by hundreds of thousands more children, experts suggest
6 years, 7 months ago

ADHD treatment may be needed by hundreds of thousands more children, experts suggest

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “If you don’t recognise and diagnose you don’t have the option to think about the …

ADHD: 'Being different is not an illness'
9 years, 3 months ago

ADHD: 'Being different is not an illness'

The Independent  

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The truth about ADHD: Over-diagnosis linked to cause championed by Michelle Rhee
11 years, 1 month ago

The truth about ADHD: Over-diagnosis linked to cause championed by Michelle Rhee

Salon  

There has been a lot of public agonizing lately about the steep rise in diagnoses of ADHD over the last two decades. But many states passed these accountability laws as early as the 1980s, and within a few years of passage, ADHD diagnoses started going up in those states, the authors found, especially for kids near the poverty line. ADHD …

CDC report: ADHD diagnosis on the rise in the United States
12 years ago

CDC report: ADHD diagnosis on the rise in the United States

Salon  

According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, close to one in five high school age boys and 11 percent of all school-age children in the United States have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Unfortunately, misuse appears to be growing at an alarming rate.” “There’s a tremendous push where if the kid’s behavior is …

A much misunderstood problem
12 years ago

A much misunderstood problem

The Hindu  

A preschooler who tears through the house like a tornado, a 4-year-old who talks incessantly and blurts out the answer even before hearing the full question, a 6-year-old who butts into a game and is surprised when the others reject him, an 8-year-old day-dreamer who is never able to find her homework folder, and is unable to focus for long …

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