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Movies Used to Improve Knowledge of ADHD-Term Life
Promising new research uses movies to better investigate brain functions in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).Tamara Vanderwal, M.D., associate research scientist at the Yale Child Study Center said watching a movie helps kids stay still while obtaining a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) examination.
“There are only a handful of fMRI studies on awake...
6 Things I Want You to Know About Raising a Child with Cystic Fibrosis
Raising a child with a health condition can be a lot of things: stressful, a blessing, educating, hopeful, tiring, eye-opening, frightening, and heartbreaking. And until you’ve done it or been close to someone who has, you just don’t know what it’s like. Sometimes you don’t know what to say or how to help. May...
11 Common Signs & Symptoms Of ADHD In Toddlers
Signs and Symptoms Of ADHD in Toddlers:
Your toddler is adorable but braving his tantrums can be hell! Well, toddlers are like that – angels one moment and monsters the very next!
But is there something more serious hiding behind your little one’s non-stop activity? Is he just a busy bee or is his hyperactivity a...
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10 Best Sports for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
I am often asked “What are the best sport activities for my child?”. When it comes to kids withSensory Processing Disorder (SPD) they do best with activities that are rich with resistive muscle activity (think push /pull) and rich with movement in all directions (up/down/angular/rotary). Activities that have firm predictable tactile pressure work well. These are...
My Child has Sickle Cell Disease. 5 Little Things You Can Do That Make a Big Difference.-Term Life
Sickle cell disease is the most common genetic disorder in the United States, much more common than people realize. There are about 100,000 people in the U.S. living with sickle cell: with a large part of that number being children.
Here are some tips on how to care for, or improve the care of a...
3 Facts I Want to Tell the Young Woman Just Diagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis: Term Life
I know. The doctor has just left the room. Your stomach is churning. You’re confused. Your mind is racing. Tests have just confirmed that an unexpected hurdle has just forced its way into your life — uninvited and definitely unwelcome. You have just been diagnosed withmultiple sclerosis (MS).
According to the doctor, this neurological disease will...
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10 Best Sports for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
I am often asked “What are the best sport activities for my child?”. When it comes to kids withSensory Processing Disorder (SPD) they do best with activities that are rich with resistive muscle activity (think push /pull) and rich with movement in all directions (up/down/angular/rotary). Activities that have firm predictable tactile pressure work well. These are...
My Child has Sickle Cell Disease. 5 Little Things You Can Do That Make a Big Difference.-Term Life
Sickle cell disease is the most common genetic disorder in the United States, much more common than people realize. There are about 100,000 people in the U.S. living with sickle cell: with a large part of that number being children.
Here are some tips on how to care for, or improve the care of a...
3 Facts I Want to Tell the Young Woman Just Diagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis: Term Life
I know. The doctor has just left the room. Your stomach is churning. You’re confused. Your mind is racing. Tests have just confirmed that an unexpected hurdle has just forced its way into your life — uninvited and definitely unwelcome. You have just been diagnosed withmultiple sclerosis (MS).
According to the doctor, this neurological disease will...
Six Signs that ADHD May Be Part of Your Marriage
Wondering if your marriage problems might be explained by the presence of ADHD? Here are six signs that you should look for:1. There is a seriously unbalanced distribution of responsibility in your household. A partner with ADHD often has trouble following through on tasks that are boring or need full attention. To compensate, non-ADHD...
Signs of Auditory Processing Disorder-Term Life
There is a story occasionally recalled by the American comedian and chat show host Rosie O’Donnell that should arguably be told to every parent on the planet.
It begins during a visit to the barber with her then six-year-old son Blake. The youngster asks for a “little haircut”, and when pressed on precisely what he...
