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ADHD And the Role of The Educational Therapist

June 8, 2011

CHADD NYC Audio Presentation – June 2011   Susan Micari, MS, Ed. Board Certified Educational Therapist 365 West End Avenue, suite 101 New York, NY 10024 susan.micari@gmail.com www.susanmicari.com Board of Directors The Association of Educational Therapists

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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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The Most Efficient Way to Respond to Your Emails

February 2, 2011

Responding to Emails:                                                                                                               (By Harold R. Meyer and Susan K. Lasky) Read the email carefully.  Decide how much time you will need to reply, then set a timer to keep track of the amount of time you spent responding to this email. Highlight questions that require an answer (hit ‘Reply’ then you can highlight, underline or list them separately). Reply as [...]

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The Multimodal Treatment of ADHD Study (MTA):Questions and Answers

January 11, 2011

The Multimodal Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Study (MTA):Questions and Answers NIMH Revised November 2009 Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common psychiatric disorder in childhood. Several interventions are effective in treating children with ADHD, including medications and behavior therapy. To examine how intensive treatment with medications compares with intensive behavior therapy, [...]

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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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Are ADHD expenses covered by health insurance or are they tax deductible?

October 19, 2010

Contributed by Susan Lasky We are often asked if our ADHD-related coaching, organizing and parenting services are covered by health insurance or are tax deductible. Always check with your accountant first, but the following information applies to persons with disabilities: According to the Tax Guide for Parents, published by the Family Resource Center on Disabilities, [...]

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Temores y Prejucios Sobre el ADHD (TDAH)

September 29, 2010

El Dr. Brown conduce una discusion sobre los temores y prejuicios que sirven come barreres para tratar el Sindrome de Deficiencia de Atención e Hiperactividad AD/HD por sus siglas en, ingles. Existe una fuerte evidencia cientifica que soporta la validez del diagnostico del AD/HD y la efectividad de los tratamientos disponilbes para este trastorno en [...]

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Sleep Tips When You Have ADHD

May 11, 2010

Many children and adults with ADHD experience sleep problems. These often include problems falling asleep at night, frequent awakening at night, trouble waking up in the morning, and difficulty maintaining alertness during the day. If you are finding that you, your child, your spouse or other loved one is having issues around sleep try these [...]

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