MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'adhd children'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:25:58 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4615270&cid=t_228614_129_f&fid=27216&url=http%3A%2F%2Flifewithadhd.com%2Fadhd-books%2Fhow-to-reach-and-teach-children-with-addadhd-practical-techniques-strategies-and-interventions-jb-ed-reach-and-teach.php Price 19.61 Listprice $32.95 Description Sandra Rief offers myriad real-life case studies, interviews, and student intervention plans for children with ADD/ADHD. In addition, the book contains best teaching practices and countless strategies for enhancing classroom performance for all types of students. This invaluable resource offers proven suggestions for: Engaging students’ attention and active participation Keeping students on-task and productive Preventing and managing behavioral problems in the classroom Differentiating instruction and addressing students’ diverse learning styles Building a partnership with parents and much more. ….more info Read More (Source: Life With ADHD) Life With ADHD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4615270 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4615270 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4535854&cid=t_228614_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fadhd-and-late-bedtimes-dont-mix-for.html (Source: Sleep Education) Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4535854 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:12:00 +0100 4535854 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4522144&cid=t_228614_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F02%2F25%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-february-25-2011%2F This article looks at different types of narcissism (even healthy ones) and provides information that may make you rethink the way you perceive narcissists. (Source: World of Psychology) World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4522144 Sat, 26 Feb 2011 02:18:48 +0100 4522144 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4119081&cid=t_228614_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F10%2F27%2Fmedhelp-scare-mongering-and-adhd%2F Hey, what’s the best way to link Halloween and an increasingly common childhood concern, such as attention deficit disorder? How about some scare-mongering in the form of an ostensibly educational article? I received an email newsletter from the website, MedHelp.org, that encouraged me to learn about “8 ADHD Culprits Lurking in Your Home: Could your home be a haven for toxins that can cause ADHD?” Hmmm, I thought, I didn’t know that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was caused by toxins in my home! I like to think I keep up with the research literature, so this was a potentially eye-opening article. Then I clicked through and found one of those infuriating “photo galleries” that show a stock photo next to each explanation of the toxin. Thes... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4119081 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:10:45 +0100 4119081 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3865348&cid=t_228614_122_f&fid=35056&url=http%3A%2F%2Frenegadeneurologist.com%2Fadhd-and-obesity-is-there-a-link%2F Warning: preg_match_all() [function.preg-match-all]: Compilation failed: unrecognized character after (? or (?- at offset 2 in /home/perlren/public_html/wp-content/plugins/abd-clickable-links.php on line 30 Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/perlren/public_html/wp-content/plugins/abd-clickable-links.php on line 50 From HealthCentral.com: There are many behaviors seen in children and adults with ADHD that just make sense, when you consider that the core symptoms are, among other things, inattention, impulsivity, distractibility and more. People with ADHD typically are sensory seeking, even though it may not always look that way, especially if the individual has the inattentive sub-type. For example, many who are impulsive might find themselves having problems in the ... Renegade Neurologist - A Blog by David Perlmutter, MD, FACN blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3865348 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:05:44 +0100 3865348 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3224760&cid=t_228614_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fchild-symptoms-of-adhd-sleep-loss-can.html Australian pediatric sleep expert Dr. Chris Seton recently told the Sydney Morning-Herald that it is very possible to confuse symptoms of ADHD with the effects of sleep deprivation in children.“A tired five-year-old and a five-year-old with ADHD can both act in the same way," he said. "There's probably a common pathway, but so far researchers have been unable to find what it is."Last year the Sleep Education Blog reported that children respond to sleep loss in a different way than adults. Sleep-deprived adults tend to be sleepy and sluggish during the day. But sleep-deprived children are often hyperactive. What could be keeping your child from getting enough sleep? Typically, a combination of biological, social and educational factors.Recently the Sleep Education Blog reported that child... Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3224760 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:01:00 +0100 3224760 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3078994&cid=t_228614_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fsleep-hyperactive-boys.html A new study examined the link between sleep duration and hyperactivity in preschool children.The study involved 2,057 mothers in Quebec. They answered annual questionnaires until their child reached 5 years of age.Results show that nightly sleep duration and hyperactivity were significantly associated. Highly hyperactive children were five times more likely to have a short sleep duration. Short sleepers were four times more likely to have high hyperactivity.Boys were more likely than girls to be a hyperactive, short sleeper. Other risk factors included living in a low-income home and having a mother with a low education.“Hyperactivity problems may interfere with night-time sleep,” senior author Jacques Montplaisir said in a news release. “We found that children who didn't sleep long ... Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3078994 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:21:00 +0100 3078994 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3012046&cid=t_228614_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fadhd-sleep-disorders-in-children.html A new study examined sleep problems in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.The Italian study involved 55 children with ADHD. They had an average age of about 9 years. They completed a sleep interview and were monitored during an overnight sleep study.Results show that most of the children had disturbed, fragmentary sleep at night. The authors found a significant difference in almost all sleep variables between ADHD children and controls. Fifty percent of the children struggled with restlessness; 21 percent had a complaint of snoring; and about 12 percent had leg discomfort at night related to restless legs syndrome.Many of the children also had parasomnias. About 48 percent were sleepwalkers; 38 percent had sleep terrors; and almost 29 percent had confusional arousals.In... Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3012046 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:26:00 +0100 3012046 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2899002&cid=t_228614_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F10%2F16%2Ffriday-flashback-for-october-16-2009%2F This articles note the tripling of Ritalin prescriptions over 5 years (1990-1995), and not surprisingly, prescriptions for ADHD medications have grown exponentially since then. Is ADHD a serious problem in children? Absolutely. But can it be too-quickly diagnosed without a thorough mental health evaluation of the child? Yes, even today. 5 Years Ago on Psych Central A Patient’s Suicide, a Psychiatrist’s Pain Five years ago we highlighted this story from The New York Times, where a psychiatrist describes his first experience with one of his patients committing suicide. While not for the feint of heart, it remains a poignant story worth reading. FDA Orders Strong Antidepressant Warnings The first black box warnings hit antidepressant medications 5 years ago, and despite warnin... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2899002 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:03:19 +0100 2899002 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2757825&cid=t_228614_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F09%2F01%2Fadhd-stimulants-children-and-sudden-death%2F Imagine if your child was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADHD) and was started on a course of stimulant psychiatric medications (like Ritalin), a standard treatment used for ADHD. Now imagine that suddenly, your child dies for no apparent reason. Your child would be in a very small but significant group of children who die while on stimulant medications. I cannot emphasize this enough, however — this is a tiny, tiny group. This fact is likely to be glossed over in many mainstream media reports about this study. Gould et al. (2009) studied state vital statistics from 1985-1996 and found that in 564 cases of sudden death in children ranging from ages 7 through 19, 10 (1.8%) of the sudden unexplained death cases were treated with a stimulant at the time of their death, as c... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2757825 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:27:00 +0100 2757825 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2423328&cid=t_228614_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fstudy-links-adhd-to-sleep-problems-in.html A study in the journal Sleep examines sleep problems in older children and teens with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Results show that older children and teens are more likely to have a variety of sleep problems if they were diagnosed with ADHD when they were younger. These problems include insomnia, sleep terrors, nightmares, bruxism and snoring.Study author Dr. Susan Shur-Fen Gau told the AASM that in children some symptoms of ADHD and sleep problems often overlap. These symptoms include inattention, hyperactivity, behavioral problems and impaired academic performance. “In some patients with ADHD, symptoms are caused or exaggerated by primary sleep disorders,” Shur-Fen Gau said. “Therefore treatment of the sleep disorder will improve ADHD symptoms.”The study involved 2... Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2423328 Mon, 18 May 2009 17:38:00 +0100 2423328 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405721&cid=t_228614_122_f&fid=35065&url=http%3A%2F%2Feideneurolearningblog.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fdifferent-brain-networks-for-novelty.html This may come as no great surprise to parents or teachers, but still the implications are significant for the classroom: different brain networks exist for attention depending on whether it is novelty-induced or voluntary. So it should come as no great surprise that a child with strong attention for novelty things or ideas (perplexing puzzle, a strange objects, etc.), may still be seen to thoroughly struggle when trying hard to direct his or her attention (voluntary control). A novel stimulus captures attention passively (whether you want it to or not)while other brain pathways are responsible for attention under voluntary control.It's those voluntary attention networks that are also more likely to take time to develop in children (including high IQ kids).If we really appreciate this neuro... Eide Neurolearning Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405721 Mon, 11 May 2009 07:01:00 +0100 2405721 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2375328&cid=t_228614_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fstudy-links-sleep-loss-to-adhd-symptoms.html A new study links sleep loss to behavioral symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children.The study in Finland involved 280 children. They had an average age of 8 years.Results show that children who slept less than 7.7 hours at night had a higher score for hyperactivity and impulsivity. They also had a higher total score on the ADHD Rating Scale.The results were significant. But they did not confirm that sleep loss causes ADHD symptoms.“Intervention studies are needed to confirm the causality,” study author Dr. Juulia Paavonen said in a University of Helsinki statement.Another recent study found that children with ADHD get about 33 minutes less sleep per night than other children. The AASM reports that children between the ages of 7 and 12 need about nine to 10 hours... Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2375328 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:35:00 +0100 2375328 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240888&cid=t_228614_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F03%2F06%2Fa-childs-adhd-can-stress-your-marriage%2F This article describes some of the research that’s been done that looks at the connection between ADHD and marital relationships. In one of the experiments, the researcher videotaped interactions between parents with difficult children and non-difficult children: Regardless of whether they had children with ADHD, [...] the parents asked to work with difficult children were four times as likely to exchange negative criticism and questions, or to ignore each other and trade nonverbal barbs, than the parents in the other group. And regardless of whether they were dealing with easy or difficult children, parents who had ADHD children at home were three times as likely to be negative toward each other as parents who did not. Put another way, the parents of children with ADHD simply had ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240888 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:19:11 +0100 2240888 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2246444&cid=t_228614_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fparents-pay-attention-to-sleep-problems.html New research continues to examine the link between sleep and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children.The latest study appears in the March 1 issue of the journal Sleep. It finds that children with ADHD get about 33 minutes less sleep per night than other children. They also get less rapid eye movement (REM) sleep.The authors suggest that there may be an underlying sleep problem that is specific to ADHD. So does this mean that sleep problems are the cause of ADHD? Not quite.“I do not believe that sleep per se is the cause of ADHD, but it may make the symptoms worse in children with sleep problems," said lead author Reut Gruber, PhD.So sleep problems may cause ADHD-like symptoms. Sleep problems also can make ADHD symptoms more severe. But not every child with ADHD has a sleep ... Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2246444 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:47:00 +0100 2246444 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2227215&cid=t_228614_109_f&fid=35044&url=http%3A%2F%2Fadultaddstrengths.com%2F2009%2F03%2F01%2F%25e2%2580%259cyour-attention-please-full-text%2F Conclusion When Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps was in the fifth grade, his mother and physician discussed whether he might have ADHD. A string of disciplinary issues at school and his inability to concentrate led them to consider that his problems went beyond those of an ordinary, high-energy child. At age nine, he began taking Ritalin. Two years later, again after having consulted their family physician, Michael’s mother agreed to take him off the medication. The stigma of going to the school nurse’s office to take a pill at lunch was too great, and Michael had asked to stop taking them. By that time, Michael’s talents were becoming obvious to his swimming coach, and plans were being laid for his participation in the Olympics. Michael’s condition was correctly diagnosed, treated... Adult ADD Strengths blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2227215 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:03:04 +0100 2227215 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2169845&cid=t_228614_122_f&fid=35065&url=http%3A%2F%2Feideneurolearningblog.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F02%2Finto-game-children-adults-process.html Using a virtual reality paradigm, Swiss researchers showed striking differences between how adults and children processed a realistic virtual reality environment. Whereas adults were able to activate prefrontal areas associated with self-reflection, regulation of emotions, and stimulus-independent thoughts, children appeared more reactive and subcortical in their responses, and unlike adults, they could not inhibit or downregulate their visual responses to the game The researchers conclude: "These findings highlight the relative susceptibility of children to the experience of presence in simulated environments and may have important consequences for pedagogical and educational interventions. One consequence might be that one should be more reluctant to expose children to emotional virtual ... Eide Neurolearning Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2169845 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:01:00 +0100 2169845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1423163&cid=t_228614_150_f&fid=34768&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmagossip.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2Fwhat-are-we-doing-to-our-children.html American children take anti-psychotic medicines at about six times the rate of children in the United Kingdom, according to a comparison based on a new U.K. study. And with scant long-term safety data, it's likely the drugs are being over-prescribed for both U.S. and U.K. children, research suggests.Among the most commonly used drugs were those to treat autism and hyperactivity.In the U.K. study, there were 595 anti-psychotic prescriptions for children in 1992, or a rate of fewer than four children per 10,000 using the drugs. By 2005, 2,917 prescriptions were written, or a rate of seven children per 10,000 — a near-doubling, said lead author Fariz Rani, a researcher at the University of London's School of Pharmacy.The study is in the May edition of the journal Pediatrics.More (Source: Ph... PharmaGossip blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1423163 Tue, 06 May 2008 12:43:00 +0100 1423163 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=487405&cid=t_228614_122_f&fid=35065&url=http%3A%2F%2Feideneurolearningblog.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Fvideo-games-training-brain-visuals.html Who's gaming in your house? You change your brain depending on how you use it, so what are we doing?This latest study from Rochester shows that action-based video games can broaden and visual spatial attention - for central as well as peripheral targets. Is this a good thing? Well, like a lot of brain activities, it depends. For many disciplines requiring motion-related visual spatial expertise (fighter pilot, air flight controller, soldier, cinematographer, spatial modeling researcher), this could definitely be a good thing. For individuals with limited visual spans due to wiring differences (dyslexia, autism, prematurity, etc.), this might also be very valuable. But for those 1st and 2nd graders whose are complaining they aren't paying attention, probably not. When resources are scarce, ... Eide Neurolearning Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=487405 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:07:00 +0100 487405