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A little update
Sorry for the lack of posts around here for the past few days. After messing around with numerous different themes and layouts, I decided that it was a necessary evil to take some time and design a theme specifically for the way I would like to see information laid out here at ADHDFamilies.
While there was one theme that nearly did everything that I wanted it to, it had the unfortunate drawback of not being open source, and one of the basic tenants of this site is that it is free. Free for you to use, free to be republished…
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Apparently even search engine spiders get ADHD
At least that's what was stated at search engine squaretable, where they claim that the search engine crawler must have ADHD, because it visited some sites up to 1,000 times in a single day. While this was most likely some sort of glitch in Yahoo!'s algorithms, I find the statement itself to be a bit over the top. We all know ...
Using Exercise to Treat ADHD
Psychiatrist John Ratey claims exercise is "the single most important tool people have to optimize brain function." Dr. Ratey is a Harvard University professor and an expert on ADHD. His thoughts: If you get your body in shape, your mind will follow. Dr. Ratey details his findings in working with exercise and the brain in his new book "Spark: The Revolutionary New ...
Make understanding, not war.
Last week I shared my opinions on a post that author and life coach Ronit Baras made on her blog Family Matters. Miss Baras and I agree on some points and disagree on others, this is quite normal when discussing ADHD or behavioral disorders in general and does not cause me any undue concern. Several of my readers took the ...
Give me music or give me death. Or: Methods for improving productivity.
I recently wrote that I had finally figured out the reason that I have been unable to keep up with the day-to-day task of writing here. In actuality the problem had affected my productivity far more profoundly than just interfering with my writing habits, it had affected every aspect of my life. It was not due to a lack of ...
Schoolpop: Fundraising for Schools of all Sizes
It's a fact of life that many kids with ADHD end up in specialized schools, private schools or even continuation schools. If that is the case in your life then you know that raising tuition or even raising funds for extracurricular activities can be a challenge for both the school and the parents, but ultimately these funding issues ultimately impact ...
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Time to move? Get the best rates possible.»As a military family, we end up moving a bit more frequently than most people do. These moves may be as short as one base to the next in the same state, or they might be to places such as Germany, Japan or Korea. The government pays to move our things, but only up to a certain weight limit. At times there’s just some stuff we have to move for ourselves.
It’s times like those that send us looking for affordable international shipping. We may be shipping just a little on our own, but the prices are generally pretty steep…
ADHD in the News
American Heart Association Recommends Screenings for Kids With ADHD»
The American heart Association has released a recommendation to have children diagnosed with ADHD undergo a screening for heart problems before being prescribed stimulant based medication. According to the AHA, these drugs can lead to heart problems or cause severe symptoms in children who have existing heart problems.
The Association is not recommending that children be taken off medication, but they are concerned about the overall health of patients treated for long periods with stimulants, due to the strain it can place on the heart. Dr. Victoria Vetter, a pediatric cardiologist and head of the committee that made the recommendation…
Bipolar Disorder in the News
Mental Health Notes thinks TMZ.com has made an A.S.S. of themselves»Alicia Sparks of Mental Health Notes has awarded what she calls the A.S.S. Award (for Mental Health Notes’ Abusive Supporter of Stigma). Miss Sparks is granting this award based on an article published by TMZ.com titled Are Dairy and Milk Making Brit Split?, in which the author makes more than one rather provocative and supposedly cute “quips” about bipolar disorder and schizophrenia in connection with claims from PETA that certain cases of the condition may be worsened by the consumption of meat and dairy products.
Regardless of whether the research from PETA is valid or whether I agree with their…
ADHD Blog Entries
This is probably the funniest thing ever!»Have you ever wondered if dogs suffered from ADHD? Well, now you don’t have to. Apparently there is a medication on the market to help your pooch handle his impulsive behavior.
This is a spoof! Please don’t take this seriously. I died laughing when I saw it so I thought I’d share!
Bipolar Disorder Blog Entries
God Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder.»No, I’m not making this up. I found this blog post over at antipsychiatry that cites a press conference statement by Rev. Dr. J. Henry Jurgens, a practicing psychiatrist and doctor of divinity at Yale University Divinity School.
The good Reverend makes a good argument of it, i’ll admit that, but to be honest, I think I’d have to consider the alternatives to making a statement like this one pretty carefully. I mean honestly, the being he’s just diagnosed has been known to turn people to pillars of salt, cause floods, earthquakes and send forth plagues of locust. (not to mention…
