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This weekend, thousands of WordPress users and fans (including many hosted here on WordPress.com) are among the people attending the South by Southwest (SxSW) Interactive conference in Austin, TX. To celebrate this, we’re throwing a WordPress BBQ at SxSW tomorrow so that there’s a place for us all to get...
Titan is a fantastic theme, now available on WordPress.com. It’s a highly readable, clean theme, with lots of options: four widget areas, a customizable header, and more. An enticing color scheme and loads of customization make Titan a wonderful theme for you blog. To start things off the header has some...
Rub-a-Dub-Dub in the PubSubHubbub
From the tongue twisting name department we welcome PubSubHubbub, or as some people have shortened it to: PuSH. Like rssCloud, PuSH is a way for services that subscribe to updates from your blog (think Google Reader, Bloglines or Netvibes) to get updates even faster. In a nutshell, instead...
You can now send your WordPress.com posts to Facebook. Joining our Yahoo and Twitter features is the latest in WordPress.com’s Publicize family: Facebook. The feature can be enabled from your Dashboard → My Blogs admin page. Once you enable it, you’ll be directed through an authorization procedure to confirm that you want...
Today WordPress.com was down for approximately 110 minutes, our worst downtime in four years. The outage affected 10.2 million blogs, including our VIPs, and appears to have deprived those blogs of about 5.5 million pageviews. What Happened: We are still gathering details, but it appears an unscheduled change to a core...
We’re often asked when we plan to make our intelligent proofreading technology available for more languages. We’ve been hard at work and today we’re announcing After the Deadline proofreading for French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish. These languages feature After the Deadline’s smart contextual spell checking. We’re also using a great open source...
ADHDCentral.com - Latest ADHD News
ECGs May Help Prevent Deaths in ADHD Kids
A new study suggests that giving ECGs to children who are taking stimulant medications may save 13 children's lives out of every 400,000 screened....
Too Much Small Talk Linked to Unhappiness
Scientists have found that there's a strong correlation between meaningful conversation and happiness....
Vitamin D Strengthens the Immune System
Vitamin D appears to 'arm and trigger' a healthy immune system, a new Danish study suggests....
Medication Breaks May Allow ADHD Kids to Catch Up to Tall Peers
A new study suggests the risk of stunted growth from stimulant medications is relatively minimal, and that "medication vacations" can help prevent them....
IVF Babies More Likely to Have ADHD
Researchers say the overall risk of having ADHD in the population is between 3 and 5 percent, while the risk for kids conceived by IVF is over 27 percent....
Study Links ADHD to Attention Gene
A study of 18 ADHD-afflicted families in a remote region of Columbia has identified a gene linked to ADHD....
ADDER WORLD ADD ADHD Positive Thinking
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Just about every day I receive an email about my eBooks, how to get them, the cost, etc… They are fr-ee, you can share them with anyone that you like, you can repost them, etc… etc… here is the link to all 3 E-books, You do not have to do...
You can’t take it back – what is said is said – ADHD impulsivity
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It’s easier alone. So it seems. Sometimes, the preference to be alone is so great that it is hard to break away from, it’s seductive and oh so quiet. When we are alone there is no one to judge us, no one to condemn us, moreover, there is no one to argue...
To be beat down, criticized, punished and live with regret and guilt all of our days? No. There is another way – a positive, self fulfilling way. I am going to share that way with you. Life is more than we give it credit to be and yet too many of us...
Insecurities Are Not Attractive
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ADHD News From Medical News Today
Many parents wonder how to handle a child who has been diagnosed with ADHD, anxiety or depression - or even one who is struggling with day-to-day stress. In her new book, Mental Health, Naturally: The Family Guide to HolisticCare for a Healthy Mind and Body (American Academy of Pediatrics, March...
Alterations In The Brain's Reward System Related To Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Until now, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was related to alterations in the brain affecting attention and cognitive processes. Researchers at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital for the first time have discovered anomalies in the brain's reward system related to the neural circuits of motivation and gratification......
Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc., announced that its Phase IIa U.S. clinical trial for SPN 810 in children with ADHD and persistent serious conduct problems met the primary endpoints of safety and tolerability, as well as showed statistically significant reduction versus baseline in conduct problems across all doses......
Study Says Lead May Be The Culprit In ADHD
ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, is among the costliest of behavioral disorders. Its combination of inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity leads to accidental injuries, school failure, substance abuse, antisocial behavior and more. Yet despite nearly a century of study, the disorder's roots remain mysterious......
Neural Processing Differences In ADHD In Individuals With And Without Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
The adverse effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on behavioral, cognitive, and social development can lead to a range of symptoms referred to as fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Attention and cognition problems seen in individuals with a history of prenatal alcohol exposure often resemble those linked to attention deficit hyperactivity...
An Australian-German team of scientists at Freie Universitat and the Queensland Brain Institute in Brisbane, Australia, has found a way to measure the attention span of a fly. The findings could lead to further advances in the understanding of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism in humans......
About.com ADD / ADHD
Video: Lessons from a Hyperactive Dyslexic
Paul Orfalea founder of Kinko's talks about turning ADHD, dyslexia, and a bright idea into one of America's best companies. WATCH VIDEO Video: Lessons from a Hyperactive Dyslexic originally appeared on About.com ADD / ADHD on Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 17:44:05.Permalink | Comment | Email this...
Spring Break: Handling Vacations
Spring Break is just around the corner. While the time off allows your child a break from the work of school, there can certainly be increased stress associated with changes in the regular routine. Debbie Phelps, mother of 14-time Olympic gold medal winner Michael Phelps, shares some tips to make...
Teaching Children Self Awareness and Accountability
Teach your child to monitor and to describe his own behavior, to observe himself, and to observe the effect his actions have on the world around him. Try using a parenting technique called "The 4 Whats" Read about The 4 Whats Andersen Ross/Getty Images Teaching Children Self Awareness and Accountability originally...
Share Your Parenting ADHD Kids Blog
Do you write a blog or a website about your experience parenting a child (or children) with ADHD? Tell us about your blog, why you started it, and what you've learned. Share your link and even a photo if you'd like. Go to ADHD Parenting Blogs to share. Andersen Ross/Getty Images Share...
Please Share About Your Adult ADD/ADHD Blog
Do you write a blog or a website about your experience living with adult ADD / ADHD? Tell us about your blog, why you started it, what you've learned, and how the process has been helpful. Click on Adult ADHD Blogs to share. Photo © Microsoft Please Share About Your Adult ADD/ADHD...
Understanding ADHD Medication…
"How does stimulant medicine work in the brain to reduce ADHD symptoms?" --About.com Reader Treatment for ADHD involves several components, but medication is often an essential part of the plan for many kids and adults with ADHD. Understanding how stimulants work is helpful. Click on Understanding Stimulants to read...
Edge Foundation
Life coaching boosts success rates for ADHD students
In case you missed the paper on Sunday, Parade Magazine ran a story about an innovative program that helps reduce the high school dropout rate. Chilling facts about the U.S. high school dropout rate Only 71% of all American high school students will end up graduating. The current generation of teens are less...
Ask the coach: I’m always late!
Dear coach, My boss just wrote me up for lateness. I really want to get to work on time, but I just can’t seem to make it. How do I make my boss understand I’m trying? Signed, Better Late Than Never Dear Late, Yes, being chronically late can be a problem when you have ADHD. ...
Tell us how Edge has helped you!
Edge has set up an audio feedback line so you can tell us how we are doing. Just call (214) 615-6505, enter extension 2908, and start talking. We are currently seeking stories to post on the Edge Foundation website. So if you have a story about how...
Parents know that helping their children learn to sleep through the night is more challenging when a child has ADHD. Why? Children with ADHD have twice the rate of insomnia and sleep disturbances as people who don’t have ADHD. ADHD students need to take their sleep seriously So falling or staying asleep...
Jodi Sleeper Triplet’s speaks about ADHD coaching
Edge Foundation is pleased to showcase a recent video featuring our coaching instructor, Jodi Sleeper-Triplett. In it Jodi talks about her vision for ADHD coaching including: why Edge Foundation coach training is unique, how coaching helps kids with ADHD take charge of their lives, and how ADHD coaching can...
Edge Foundation welcomes new board members
Edge would like to welcome 5 new board members: Dick Riordan, Dr. Barry Alberstein, Bill Grinstein, Robert M. Tudisco, and Greg Farrell. Each of these men brings a wealth of experience and expertise to our board and we are excited to have them on board. Our new board members’ experience includes...
ScienceDaily: ADD and ADHD News
Possible early glimpse of autism's impact on older siblings
A new study suggests a trend toward developing hyperactivity among typically developing elementary-school-aged siblings of autistic preschoolers and supports the notion that mothers of young, autistic children experience more depression and stress than mothers with typically developing children....
Until now, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was related to alterations in the brain affecting attention and cognitive processes. Researchers in Spain have now discovered anomalies in the brain's reward system related to the neural circuits of motivation and gratification. In children with ADHD, the degree of motivation when carrying out an...
Neural processing differences in ADHD in individuals with and without prenatal alcohol exposure
The adverse effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on behavioral, cognitive, and social development can lead to a range of symptoms referred to as fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Attention and cognition problems seen in individuals with a history of prenatal alcohol exposure often resemble those linked to attention deficit hyperactivity...
Lead may be the culprit in ADHD
ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, is among the costliest of behavioral disorders. New research suggests that the culprit may be an old villain -- lead -- and what's more it explains the causal pathway from exposure to disability....
Children who are mixed-handed, or ambidextrous, are more likely to have mental health, language and scholastic problems in childhood than right- or left-handed children, according to a new study. The researchers behind the study suggest that their findings may help teachers and health professionals to identify children who are particularly...
How to measure attention span of a fly: Implications for ADHD, autism in humans
An Australian-German team of scientists has found a way to measure the attention span of a fly. The findings could lead to further advances in the understanding of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism in humans....
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COMMUNITY EVENTS (The Tuscaloosa News)
TODAY Tuscaloosa Group Alcoholics Anonymous: 9:30 a.m., open discussion nonsmoking; noon, closed discussion; 4:15 p.m., closed discussion, nonsmoking; and 8 p.m., closed discussion, 2025 Jack Warner Parkway. Call 205-759-2497. Al-Anon: 3 and 8 p.m., 2025 Jack Warner Parkway....
Reinhardt: To overcome my yoga ADHD, I vow … is that a snack cake? (Asheville Citizen-Times)
The room is dimly lit, and about 50 of us sit silently on rubber mats....
First clinic for ADHD adults poised to open (Scotland on Sunday)
SCOTLAND'S first service for adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is being launched to cope with rising numbers with the condition needing help....
Saturday Scorecard: The Adderall secret unveiled? (OnMilwaukee.com)
Amid the salacious details of former Brewers catcher Jason Kendall's messy divorce is the revelation that the veteran uses Adderall, a drug prescribed to combat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). With "greenies" and ephedra on the banned list, some players are getting medical waivers to use Adderall, which aids concentration and...
rADDical Resources cuts ribbon (Foster's Daily Democrat)
Courtesy photo rADDical Resources recently became the newest member of the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce, and celebrated the occasion with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at their office in the Thornwood Building on Dover Point Road. Owned by Karen Duffy, rADDical Resources provides life coaching and resources for children and...
Viewer's Voice for March 2 (FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth)
Viewers this week sound off about discipline and children with ADHD, the woman known as "Jihad Jane", the Carrollton Police Department, smart electricity meters and Clarice Tinsley's singing....
CorePsych Blog
DSM 5 Diagnosis: Psychiatric Institution Lockdown
Must see! Even if you are only slightly interested in the DSM 5 validity flap, you must absolutely listen to this piece by Clay Shirky from Nibipedia. The issues that arise with change and continuity 1. Institutions vs Collaborative models 2. Economics of Institutional Challenges the 80-20 Rule 3. The Negative Impact of...
Psychiatric Diagnosis and DSM 5: Maps to Nowhere
If you are lost, forget being found with this bible. Don't be worried, you won't have to change anything you are doing... it's the same old 19th Century stuff, trimmed up to tweak the descriptive language, with no improvements there for patient care, and no new science. Boring. ...
Intuniv for ADHD: Metabolic Challenges
This post is the fifth, with four others, documenting Intuniv Overview, Dosing Details, Drug Interactions and Addiction Indications. Please review all of these posts for more informed use of Intuniv ...
Do consider attending the Holistic Health Virtual Conference, - I look forward to presenting there on Wednesday Jan 27, and am sending out this unique offer for folks who attend. ...
Comprehensive Psych Medication Strategies
We're Way Beyond Labels at CorePsych - Psychiatric meds simply won't work if we don't understand the entire neurotransmitter process. In this new game of pure neurotransmission, numbers matter. ...
Holistic Psychiatry is CorePsych
Neuroscience evidence changes thinking: This January 26 & 27, just a few weeks away, you will have an opportunity to take a deeper step into that change process: The Holistic Health Virtual Conference: Empowering Whole People - I hope you can join me there. ...
ADD ADHD Information Library blogs
DrugWatch : Resource for Parents
DrugWatch.com is a comprehensive Web site containing information about many medications, including common prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs available worldwide. The Web site features an A-Z index of the medications, making it easy for patients to find information about specific drugs, such as Adderall, Ritalin, Vyvanse, and Concerta, which are commonly...
Hope is More Valuable Than Money
I Think Everybody is Really Good at Something Summary: As I was reading an economics blog I came across a link to this article that I would highly recommend to all of you who are parents or teachers of ADHD students, Aspergers students, or others with “learning differences.” Even though the...
Environmental Toxins, Chemicals, and Learning Problems ADHD
The Learning and Developmental Disabilities Initiative (LDDI) released the first-ever biomonitoring report identifying toxic chemical pollution in people from the learning and developmental disability community. Mind, Disrupted: How toxic chemicals may affect how we think and who we are examines 61 toxic chemicals present in project participants in the context...
Early Reports on Intuniv for ADHD Intuniv is a new medication for the treatment of ADHD in children and teens that just recently gained its approval from the FDA and was available to pharmacies in early November, 2009. Intuniv is not a stimulant medication, and may be helpful to the estimated 25-30%...
INTUNIV Once-a-day Now Available for ADHD
What is INTUNIV for ADHD? The active ingredient in INTUNIV is Guanfacine, normally thought of as the blood pressure medicine Tenex. INTUNIV is not a blood pressure medication, however. It is approved for the treatment of ADHD. INTUNIV is not a stimulant, and its action on the brain is different than...
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Dr Doug on ADHD Headlines: DrugWatch : Resource for Parents
DrugWatch.com is a comprehensive Web site containing information about many medications, including common prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs available worldwide. The Web site features an A-Z index of the medications, making it easy for patients to find information about specific drugs, such as Adderall, Ritalin, Vyvanse, and Concerta, which are commonly...
Dr Doug on ADHD Headlines: Hope is More Valuable Than Money
I Think Everybody is Really Good at Something Summary: As I was reading an economics blog I came across a link to this article that I would highly recommend to all of you who are parents or teachers of ADHD students, Aspergers students, or others with “learning differences.” Even though the...
Dr Doug on ADHD Headlines: Environmental Toxins, Chemicals, and Learning Problems ADHD
The Learning and Developmental Disabilities Initiative (LDDI) released the first-ever biomonitoring report identifying toxic chemical pollution in people from the learning and developmental disability community. Mind, Disrupted: How toxic chemicals may affect how we think and who we are examines 61 toxic chemicals present in project participants in the context...
Latest ADHD Headlines: Brain Development And Toxic Chemicals
The Learning and Developmental Disabilities Initiative (LDDI) released the first-ever biomonitoring report identifying toxic chemical pollution in people from the learning and developmental disability community......
Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc., announced that its Phase IIa U.S. clinical trial for SPN 810 in children with ADHD and persistent serious conduct problems met the primary endpoints of safety and tolerability, as well as showed statistically significant reduction versus baseline in conduct problems across all doses......
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Study Looks At Cost-Effectiveness of ECG in Hyperactive Kids
MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) — Electrocardiogram screening to check for heart problems in hypera...
Myths in a fat Attention Deficit chaos abound, they are believed through several uninformed individu...
Last week was the most disgustingly busy week of my life which is why posting has been light (ok the...
This could have been me, earlier today, protecting my young (more on that below) Officially, it is P...
I don’t think it’s a secret that I love coffee, and drink a couple cups a day. I vaugely...
Learning to Listen Like a Lover not a Journalist.
I decided to try methylphenidate because I couldn’t seem to see anything through. Whether or n...
My ADD / ADHD Blog
Wow, I can't believe it's March already!! I know that April 15th may seem like a long time away but it's really not. It's really time to start thinking about your taxes and maybe even......
I'm writing this blog post from Sun City Center, Florida which has been unseasonably cold since I got here on Tuesday night. I am here until this coming Tuesday visiting my parents on vacation. I......
ADHD Coach Talk #1 in Self Help
My Internet radio show ADHD Coach Talk is the most popular Self Help Show on Blog Talk Radio. If you have missed any of the episodes you can listen to them in the ADHD Coach......
You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!
Is your ADHD interfering in your life? Do you have trouble getting through your ADHD reading list? Are you ready to take the next step to better manage your life? Then it's time to do......
ADD / ADHD and Internet Addiction
This Wednesday at 2:00 pm EST I will be joined on ADHD Coach Talk by Kevin Roberts. He and I will be talking about ADD/ADHD and Internet Addiction. I'm really excited to have Kevin on......
What a Busy Week in my ADD World!
Wow, what a busy week we've had at ADDClasses.com. I've been really busy behind the scenes!! We re-launched the ADD Parents Club! The ADD Action Club is going strong and the members love the new......
ADHD News
Feeling Depressed or Anxious? Screen Yourself Online
You've been feeling particularly anxious, depressed, or irritable lately. How do you know if it's time to seek help? While not a substitute for diagnosis by a medical professional, a number of online questionnaires, including a new one discussed in a study published in the March-April issue of Annals of...
Cats attracted to ADHD drug, a feline poison
SALT LAKE CITY Since 2004, drugs designed for use by people have been the leading source of poisonings among companion animals, according to the national Animal Poison Control Center in Urbana, Ill....
Indiana's love affair with drugs - Are they patients or criminals? Chronic Pain Rights
Author and science writer Michael Pollan observed the following about Americans' illegal-psychiatric drug hypocrisy: "Historians of the future will wonder how a people possessed of such a deep faith in the power of drugs also found themselves fighting a war against certain other drugs with not-dissimilar powers" We hate drugs....
Effectual ADHD Supplements May Naturally Boost Attention Span
Even with the drastic increase in prescriptions for ADHD medications, some parents with ADHD kids as well as adults with the illness are turning to natural ADHD supplements as an effective and more natural alternative....
Study: Thousands of Israeli kids incorrectly prescribed Ritalin
Thousands of Israeli children are prescribed Ritalin for attention disorders, but actually have undiagnosed psychological problems that necessitate different treatment, according to a study released this month....
Cases: Fake Nostalgia for a Pre-Therapy Past
Old Gus sat on his customary bar stool in the corner, tossing down the bourbon and tossing out the barbs....