Category: Adhd

IF KINDERGARTNERS DON'T HAVE THESE, THEY MIGHT FAIL

5/24/2021

Does your kindergartner struggle with planning, problem solving and controlling their impulses? If so, they’re at risk for serious academic difficulties during elementary school.

As a group, these are called “executive functioning” skills and also include

1...starting and finishing tasks...

2. moving from one activity to another...

3...using memory skills...

4...having adequate working speed

5...maintaining emotional stability and...

6...paying attention consistently.

Regardless of a student’s intelligence, having executive functioning deficits does not allow them to “show what they know”.

They struggle to keep up with the classroom pace and have problems with production such as turning in work or doing well on tests.

Kindergarten students can be tested to determine their profile of strengths and weaknesses, so have a diagnostic assessment done and get started on interventions.

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WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS DIAGNOSIS?

2/26/2021

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Have you ever wondered about the great men and women of history and if they lived today, would have been diagnosed with “something”?

Leonardo da Vinci might have had Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Despite being a prolific painter, sculptor, engineer, architect and inventor, many of his ideas couldn’t be created because they were well ahead of the science of his time.

Though records show he spent an excessive amount of time planning, he struggled mightily to finish anything.

He was restless and couldn’t stick to one thing at a time.

He was a chronic procrastinator.

He rarely slept, was insatiably curious and highly distractible.

But, the ADHD may have allowed him to think freely and may have contributed to his accomplishments.

If he had more “stick-to-it-iveness”, how many more of his pieces would be hanging in galleries!

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THESE BABIES NEED TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY.

1/28/2021

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Today, more and more children are conceived through in vitro fertilization and ovulation induction, we’re learning that those interventions have risks.

Previously, IVF has been associated with Autism, ADHD, Cerebral Palsy and genetic disorders.

There’s evidence that both IVF and ovulation induction are linked to an increased risk for childhood cancer.

Researchers concluded that tumors, both cancerous and non-cancerous, were seen much more frequently in children who were medically conceived than those children who were conceived naturally.

This means that babies conceived using fertility treatments should be monitored carefully for their overall health throughout childhood.

Talk with your doctor about concerns for your child’s risk for cancers related to medical conception.

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WOMEN'S HORMONES IMPACT TREATMENT FOR ADHD

1/11/2021

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Are you female? Do you have Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder? Do you take medications for it? Then, listen carefully.

When girls hit puberty, they metabolize ADHD medication differently. Puberty causes the medicine to be metabolized more quickly because of higher levels of estrogen and progesterone.

When the medication no longer works, doses are increased which may actually worsen symptoms.

An increase in dosage benefits boys, but not girls. Girls may need a completely different medicine.

If you see your tweenage or teenage ADHD daughter becoming more aggressive and she starts having academic problems, ask questions. These behaviors may be the first signs of substance abuse.

Girls with ADHD have higher rates of depression than girls without it. Medication is just one of the tools.

She may need behavioral support and help with time management and organization.

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SCREEN TIME=ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER

9/25/2020

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Does your 3-year old spend more than an hour in front of screens? What about your 5-year old? Do they spend more than 2 hours there? If so, serious behavioral problems may be in their future. Also, they’re 7 times more likely to have a diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

Despite knowing this, the average 3 year old spends 1 1/2 hours a day in front of a screen.

Science tells us that screen time has a significant impact at age five. The recommended amount of screen time for children under 5 should be 0 to 30 minutes daily.

Good quality sleep offers only slight protection against the effects of screen time. Sports, however, have a highly protective effect. The more time kids spent in organized sports, the less likely they were to have behavioral problems.

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IF KINDERGARTNERS DON'T HAVE THESE, THEY MIGHT FAIL

WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS DIAGNOSIS?

THESE BABIES NEED TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY.

WOMEN'S HORMONES IMPACT TREATMENT FOR ADHD

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