... Autism I remember asking the spe[censored]ts "are you sure it is Autism and not ADHD?" Up to the age of 11 months he was progressing normally then I noticed he seemed avoidant, it was hard to engage hi ...
As new Foster Carers are first placement was a young person with severe attachment and ADHD .We were out of our depth from the word go and the placement broke down after the young person ran away and made ...
my son has support part time 1 2 1 in school for his adhd, and does well, but struggles/wande rs/fails with no support in afternoons. how do i get more support for him? ...
... to qualify and as many of us know from experience children with ASD/ADHD/Dyslex ia/Dyspraxia/ML D may not present with health problems and unless there is recognition of the impact that thier LD has on ...
My sons SENCO is ,to be frank,,USELESS. She has promised my poor boy,who has ADHD and hyper mobility .She,as a start,said my son was guaranteed a daily help with writing,and the pain he feels whilst writing.Well,he ...
my grandson has adhd and autism. his pediatrician has a specialty is childhood behavior. he has fought allegan cnty autism spe[censored]t on this, this person says that he is not autistic. i have worked ...
What a wonderful article A Tale of Two Sisters is. It is hard to get articles written from the perspective of a sibling. I have 3 children, one of whom is on the autism spectrum, one with adhd,the my oldest ...
So sad to see Adhd not being given the full respect as a very damaging disability. A play session may be in a quiet room and a child may be fully engaged but it doesn't mean the child doesn't have adh ...
... to day care of children with complex medical special needs or behavioural problems such as Foetal Alcohol Syndrome disorders, autism or ADHD time something was done! ...
I FOUND THIS READING VERY INTERESTING I HAVE A SON WITH ADHD AND TOURETTS AND I FOUND SOME ,NOT ALL TEACHERS MADE HIS BEHAVIOUR WORSE AND TEACHERS WITH MORE UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE OF ADHD HE DID FAR ...
It is sad to see stories like this circulating. Medication can be a very effective treatment for adhd. Most children who fail to keep treatment up are in the lower socio-economica l groups and fail to ...
My son was medicated to try and fit him into an educational system that doesn't work for children that have ADHD. I now home school him, he no longer needs medication and he is free to be the bright interestin ...
Mary Mountstephen looks at the value of physical exercise in contributing to improvements in cognitive performance and concentration for children with ADHD
There is growing interest among academic ...
... e living with ADHD in the UK.
Lack of awareness
So why is this happening? The primary issue seems to be lack of awareness of the condition coupled with huge stigma. For many years, ADHD was labell ...
Jo Alesbrook looks at how ADHD impacts on a pupil’s daily functioning and what teachers can do to help
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is thought ...
Half of children with the condition may be undiagnosed
School staff say training does not equip them to recognise signs of ADHD
Most teachers (72 per cent) believe that attention deficit hyperactivity ...
... with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Dr Tony Lloyd, CEO of the ADHD Foundation, wants the health service to reduce the risk and cost of these young people developing related mental health ...
Often controversial, it divides opinion like few conditions can. Geoff Kewley and Neil Rutterford examine the facts, the fiction and the way forward for ADHD management in school
In the past 15 years, ...
Researchers at Birkbeck, University of London’s “Babylab” are launching a new £2.5 million project called Studying Autism and ADHD Risk in Siblings (STAARS) which will map brain development from birth ...
