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Mistakes Improve Children’s Learning – Marilyn Price-Mitchell, Ph.D.

September 13, 2011

Helping Kids See the Good Side of Getting Things Wrong Published on September 7, 2011 by Marilyn Price-Mitchell, Ph.D. in The Moment of Youth Everyone makes mistakes and children are no exception. What’s important is how we learn from them. Yet, children grow up in a society that pressures them to be perfect and intelligent [...]

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The Truth About Attention Deficit Disorder by Thomas E. Brown, Ph.D.

August 27, 2011

Blogs The Mysteries of ADD published originally on the web for Psychology Today magazine. Tom Brown’s website www.DrThomasEBrown.com The truth about attention deficit disorder by Thomas E. Brown, Ph.D. The Mysteries of ADD and High IQ The five truths about attention deficit disorder. Published on August 16, 2011 by Thomas E. Brown, Ph.D. in The [...]

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High IQ Kids With ADHD – Thomas E. Brown, Ph.D.

July 26, 2011

Bright students are not immune from the cognitive difficulties that plague other children and adolescents with attention deficit disorder, a new Yale study has found. For the complete report: High-IQ-Kids-with-ADHD Youth with high IQs and ADHD suffered difficulty with working memory, processing speed, organization and focus, according to the study published online July 26 in [...]

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Discount Prescriptions

May 19, 2011

As a resident of New York, you and your family have access to a statewide Prescription Assistance Program (PAP). Create and print your FREE discount prescription drug card below. This card will provide you with Rx medication savings of up to 75% at more than 56,000 pharmacies across the country including A&P, CVS/pharmacy, Hannaford, Kinney, Kmart, Pathmark, Stop [...]

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TDAH: ¿Mi niño la tiene?

April 28, 2011

¿Cuáles son las señas de la TDAH? TDAH es la abreviación de trastorno por déficit de atención e hiperactividad. Los niños con TDAH pueden tener un comportamiento hiperactivo, falta de atención y dificultad para concentrarse. La mayoría de los niños con TDAH tienen señas tanto de hiperactividad como de problemas de atención. Sin embargo, algunos [...]

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Edward (Ned) Hallowell, M.D. on ADHD

April 19, 2011
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Learning disabilities and ADHD. (Written for kids)

April 11, 2011

Learning disabilities and ADHD Learning disabilities affect how you understand, remember, and respond to new information. They can cause problems in several areas, including speaking, reading, writing, and doing math. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is not a learning disability, but it definitely can affect a person’s ability to learn. And if you have ADHD, [...]

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ADHD As A Psychiatrist Views and Treats It

December 14, 2010

Learn from Glen S. Hirsch, M.D., a nationally recognized expert in diagnosis and psychopharmacology, how a psychiatrist diagnoses this disorder, when and how the question of medication comes into play and, if appropriate, how the choice of a specific medication is made, how to titrate for maximum benefit and how to determine whether the medicine is working at [...]

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ADHD And Teens

October 5, 2010

Download the pdf ADHD and Teens:  Information for Teens

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Does My Child Have ADHD – Video by NIMH

September 16, 2010
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