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ADHD Kids: 5 Simple Concentration Building Techniques

Jun 8th, 2010

ADHD Kids: 5 Simple Concentration Building Techniques

Imagine that you are living inside of a video game, where everything is coming at you at once and every sight, sound and sensation is a distraction. For a child with ADHD, getting through a typical day is something like that — and it explains a great deal about how they experience the world. The good news is, there is something you can do to help your ADHD child improve their concentration skills.

Defining ADHD: Disorder Or Difference?

May 15th, 2010

Defining ADHD: Disorder Or Difference?

The word 'disorder' conjures up images of illness, disease and serious disabilities. As a society we have created a monster with ADHD, and it has fueled our perception that medicating our children can solve all their problems-and ours. Suppose we changed the last D in ADHD from 'disorder' to 'difference.' We could then say that a child with ADHD has some significant differences in his cognitive ability, emotional sensitivity and activity level when compared to other children.

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