An excellent #ADHD OVERVIEW from @drhallowell ADHD is a neurological condition that is usually genetically transmitted. It is characterized by distractibility, impulsivity and restlessness or hyperactivity. These symptoms are present from childhood on, and with a much greater intensity than in the everyday person, so that they interfere with everyday functioning. http://www.drhallowell.com/add-adhd/
#ADHD Richmond on @BBCRadio4 9pm Dec 6 w/ @MaudsleyNHS In All in the Mind Claudia Hammond interviews Professor Phillip Asherson from the Maudsley Hospital on his research into ADHD and mind wandering. Investigating the link, Professor Asherson says” it’s still a hypothesis but based very much on the experience of people with ADHD, that mindwandering …
#ADHD Richmond on @BBCRadio4 9pm Dec 6 w/ @MaudsleyNHS Read More »
Why #Parents & Drs Should Think About #ADHD in Preschool via @nytimes “If your child does have A.D.H.D., then you have to be a lot more consistent than most parents need to be in managing your child,”
Is It #ADHD or Something Else? It Could Be Both! via @PsychCentral Untreated ADHD can wreak stress and chaos on everyday life, which will only make it harder to cope with any other mental health condition. So keep in mind that just because you have one condition doesn’t mean don’t also have ADHD, and just …
Is It #ADHD or Something Else? It Could Be Both! via @PsychCentral Read More »
7 Types of #ADHD: Limbic ADHD via @ADHDVideoClub Cause: Too much activity in the limbic part of the brain (the mood control center); decreased prefrontal cortex activity, whether concentrating on a task or at rest. http://margitcrane.com/7-types-of-adhd-limbic-adhd/
Challenges with #ADHD and Finding a Social Skills Group A parent needs help finding a social skills programme for a child with ADHD. Dr. Michael Oberschneider offers advice and more tips. We have a course for Yrs 9-11. Take a look at this why-try-b flyer and get in touch http://patch.com/virginia/ashburn/ask-dr-mike-challenges-adhd-finding-social-skills-group
Video: #schools & #teaching – dated? Change is needed esp. for #ADHD https://www.facebook.com/viralthread/videos/569410533248648/
Remember #ADHD #IDPD #IDPD2016 International Day of Persons with #Disabilities + #CRPD 10th Ann. Dec 3 Disability is often used to refer to individual functioning, including physical impairment, sensory impairment, cognitive impairment, intellectual impairment, mental illness, and various types of chronic disease. http://www.un.org/en/events/disabilitiesday/
@littlegemtv seeks #ADHD families for @sky1 prog. The programme will tell the story of six families over the course of 5 years. They want to capture and embrace each family’s journey – the highs, the lows, the challenges and the joys of family life over this time period. … It is very rare for a documentary series to …
. @littlegemtv seeks #ADHD families for @sky1 prog. Read More »
#ADHD Richmond launches a Closed Member Forum for #parents #carers to chat privately Simply, ask to become a member @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/AdhdRichmond/ Please respect each other; use NO foul language; be courteous. Anyone found contravening our rules will be removed
