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Are we too quick to medicate children?, a good round-up of the issue from the Las Angeles Times. Whilst The Guardian has a piece on the rise of students using brain boosting drugs such as Ritalin
The Spoof! has a short piece on PHADD (Pseudo Hyperactivity Attention Deficit Disorder)
Questionable Study Claims ADHD is Under-Diagnosed
Good Vibrations, a new, drug-free treatment for ADHD?
Understanding Chelation therapy, a brief round-up of this dubious autism therapy.
National Institutes of Health will intensify its efforts to find the causes of autism.
No explanation for ’scary’ rise in autism in New Zealand
A Dore Program presentation at the Hallowell Center in Sudbury, MA.
Experts Demand End to Child Drugging in the US.
Shire reveals the effect size for it ADHD medication, Vyvanse.
Study on Concerta shows significant effect on ADHD sufferers.
Find Out More:
Books:
- Engaging Autism: Helping Children Relate, Communicate and Think with the DIR Floortime Approach
- Reaching Out, Joining in: Teaching Social Skills to Young Children With Autism (Topics in Autism)
- Infinity Walk: Preparing Your Mind to Learn!
- 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 (123 Magic)
- Stopping ADHD
November 10th, 2007
ADD / ADHD, ADD / ADHD Medication, ADD / ADHD Treatment, Autism, Autism Treatment, Autism and Mercury, Dore Achievement Centres, Dyslexia
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