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"ADHD is a trait, a way of living in the world. It only
becomes a
disorder when it
impairs your life." Edward M.
Hallowell, M.D.
Discover More about
ADHD with
Articles, Tips, Strategies, Brain Gym Exercises, and
Information
(Come back often as we add new
resources frequently.)
Articles
What to do When Kids Go off their Meds: Ten Brain-based
Learning Strategies
for ADD/ADHD
Check out strategies to help hyperactive kids as parents
take their kids
off stimulant drugs used to control ADD/ADHD. (A likely
scenario given the recent publicity about heart-related
problems linked to Ritalin.)
Our Kids, ADHD, and the FDA
The FDA issued a warning on February 21, 2007 that
stimulant drugs used to treat ADHD may cause serious
cardiovascular and psychiatric problems. Managing ADHD
without drugs is now a priority for teachers and
parents.
Quiet on a Summer Day: It's Essential for Your Sanity
and Their Brain
Discover Seven fun things kids can do to help increase
skills so necessary in school: sitting quietly and
concentrating. Good for all kids. Essential for ADHD
kids.
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More Tips, Tricks, and Success Strategies for ADHD
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Zaltsman
Exercises for Improving Attention and Organizational
Abilities Fun, real Brain Boosters, and talk about
challenging! They're not just for ADHDers. See if you can
you get your right hand, left hand, one leg, and your
head all doing something different at the same time.
Brain Breaks
Use them in your classroom to enhance learning, increase
brain function, and have fun! Brain Breaks are great for
practicing this week's spelling words and learning the
multiplication tables. More movement equals more
learning.
A Chocolate Cake that's Healthy and yummy: More
protein and less sugar is good for ADHDers (and the rest
of us too). This recipe's easy enough for kids to make
and delicious enough to be gobbled up quickly.
A Bit of Brain Gym®
(and Brain Gym's always good for ADHD)
Caleb Sits in
Hook-ups Try this Brain Gym®
movement to help kids focus and settle down. Reduces
stress in the central nervous system. Try it yourself.
Maria's 2nd
Graders Do The Thinking Cap: Do this Brain Gym to
improve listening.
Tom's Cross
Crawling: Integrate right and left brain with cross
crawls. And improve balance too. Don't want to stand up?
You can do it sitting down too.
Information about
ADHD and Behavior that Looks Like ADHD
Behavior
that
looks like ADHD but Isn't: A Check List for
Your Kids: Use this list to look at all the things that
can produce ADHD-like behavior. They can all be
corrected without drugs.
DSM-IV
Criteria: Find out the specific criteria
psychiatrists and psychologists use to diagnose ADHD.
(Some of these criteria could certainly apply to
ADHD-like behavior
but isn't actually ADHD.)
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