|
ADHD misdiagnoses exposed (Daily Telegraph) TWO of Australia's most senior medical experts have blown the whistle on the misdiagnosis of ADHD, with at least one in three children wrongly diagnosed. us.rd.yahoo.com
Children misdiagnosed with ADHD (Adelaide Now) AT LEAST one in three Australian children is misdiagnosed with ADHD when they may have something much simpler like learning difficulties, a leading child psychiatrist has said. us.rd.yahoo.com
ADD/ADHD Week - Naughty or Sick? (Scoop.co.nz) “Naughty! Your child’s just being naughty!†This is a common diagnostic response by doctors when they get told about difficult behaviour in children. But is this true? In Dr Rodney Ford’s opinion, many of these children are actually sick. us.rd.yahoo.com
Alert over ADHD guidelines (The Australian) GUIDELINES for managing attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder have alarmed leading education researchers, who warn they will cause an exponential increase in children being labelled as having ADHD by schools chasing funding. us.rd.yahoo.com
Found: Missing 14 year old (News 1130) Police say they've located a 14 year old who was missing from North Delta since yesterday afternoon. Dolton Hiebert has developmental disabilities and is currently off his ADHD medication while visiting ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Therapy as First-line Treatment for ADHD (Psych Central) Unfortunately, when parents learn that their child is diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, a pharmaceutical intervention is often called upon. New findings from the largest-ever study on the best treatments for ADHD suggests the initial preference for stimulant-based drugs is misguided, say researchers at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention. Research by ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Healthy Sports: Phelps’ accomplishments offer hope for children suffering with ADHD (The Norwich Bulletin) As the 2008 Olympic Games draw to a close, one story has attracted the attention of the world. It is about a young boy born with oversized hands and feet, the wingspan of a condor and misshapen ears. us.rd.yahoo.com
Once-a-day ADHD drug welcomed (NZCity) 20 August 2008 A paediatrician says full funding of a once-a-day treatment for the condition Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder will have a massive impact on sufferers. us.rd.yahoo.com
Private tutor able to help Delta student learn to control ADHD (Southeast Missourian) Cody Kneir used to sit in his classes at Delta Elementary School and feel like "just running around," he said. us.rd.yahoo.com
Schools prepared to work with students who have ADHD (Southeast Missourian) Michael Phelps might be a gold-medalist Olympian, but one out of every 30 children in a U.S. classroom has something in common with him: They have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. us.rd.yahoo.com
|