Tag Archives: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Prescription video game for ADHD

March 02, 2022  |   Posted by :   |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers,For teens   |   Comments Off on Prescription video game for ADHD

Akili is a video game that helps train the brain in focus and ignoring distractions. It is not pbeing recognized as a form of treatment with research to back up their claims: https://www.akiliinteractive.com/ https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210929005457/en/PureTech-Founded-Entity-Akili-Announces-Topline-Results-from-Shionogi-Phase-2-Study-in-Japan

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Attention and recess time

August 31, 2018  |   Posted by :   |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers   |   Comments Off on Attention and recess time

A school in Texas school has found that increasing the recess time of kindergartners and first graders has led to improvements in sitting still and attention: https://returntonow.net/2017/11/21/texas-school-beaths-adhd-tripling-recess-time/

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Homework

November 13, 2017  |   Posted by :   |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers,For teens   |   Comments Off on Homework

A new app to help kids with learning disabilities interfere with written homework: SnapType makes it easy for kids with learning disabilities to do their homework  

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ADHD and medication

August 29, 2016  |   Posted by :   |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers   |   Comments Off on ADHD and medication

A summary on ADHD and meds: http://www.berkeleywellness.com/healthy-mind/mood/article/adhd-medication-what-parents-should-know

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ADHD and sleep

June 09, 2016  |   Posted by :   |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers   |   Comments Off on ADHD and sleep

A new study suggests that kids with ADHD are likely to also have a variety of sleep issues:   http://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/childhood-adhd/news/20160608/sound-sleep-elusive-for-many-kids-with-adhd  

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Telepsychiatry and ADHD med management

May 05, 2016  |   Posted by :   |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers   |   Comments Off on Telepsychiatry and ADHD med management

A new study found that managing medications for ADHD via telepsychiatry was more effective than the more common practice of transferring med management to primary care: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26258927  

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CDC Recommends Behavior Therapy as First Line of Treatment for Young Children with ADHD

May 03, 2016  |   Posted by :   |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers   |   Comments Off on CDC Recommends Behavior Therapy as First Line of Treatment for Young Children with ADHD

http://www.chadd.org/Understanding-ADHD/About-ADHD/ADHD-Weekly-Archive/Newsletter-Article.aspx?id=52#sthash.OnaQjIjy.dpuf

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