Why the ADHD Brain Chooses the Less Important Task — and How CBT Improves...
“Procrastivity” and its Role in ADHD A combination of “procrastinate” and “activity,” the term “procrastivity” aptly describes a tussle common among adults with ADHD who are always busy but never seem...
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Listen to “How to Communicate and Connect with a Defiant, Explosive Child”...
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View ArticleQ: How Can My Son Repair His Social Reputation?
FREE WEBINAR REPLAY WITH RYAN WEXELBLATT Listen to “The Social Lives of Boys with ADHD” Q: “My 10 year old has had a rough time socially due to his inflexibility and strong reactions to situations in...
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Theme Park Thermal Camera Helps Spot Breast Cancer
In 2017, the FDA warned health care providers and thermography device makers not to mislead people into believing thermal imaging could take the place of a mammogram.
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How Young Is Too Young to Leave Kids Home Alone?
Nearly every social worker said leaving a child 6 years or younger home alone for four or more hours represented neglect. More than 80% agreed if the child was 8 or younger, as did more than half if...
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Los Angeles Vape District A Black-Market Gateway
A seedy section of downtown Los Angeles has become the go-to place for those who trade in wholesale — and sometimes counterfeit — vaping products. As more people fall ill with a mysterious lung...
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Kids' Trampoline Injuries Take Another Bounce Upwards
Overall, trampoline-related fractures accounted for about 3.6% of all broken bones occurring among American kids in 2008, but that number rose to nearly 6.2% by 2017, the study found.
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Many Women Are Sharing Breast Milk, and That Has Health Experts Worried
There is a risk of dilution, or contamination with viruses or bacteria, particularly with donor milk obtained online, explained Dr. Lori Feldman-Winter, who chairs the AAP's Section on Breastfeeding.
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One Region Is Being Hit Hardest by U.S. Opioid Crisis
Fueled mainly by fentanyl and heroin, overdose (OD) deaths are soaring in an area that runs east from Minnesota and Illinois and north from West Virginia and Virginia, according to the U.S. Centers...
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Don't Delay Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Surgery
Longer delays in surgery for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) breast cancer lead to a higher risk of invasive ductal carcinoma and a slightly lower survival rate, researchers found.
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Most Popular BP Drugs Might Not Be the Best
Crunching the numbers, the Columbia team calculated that about 3,100 major cardiovascular events among the patients who first took ACE inhibitors could have been prevented if they'd first been treated...
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One-Third of Kids Too Sleepy to Succeed in School
High schoolers should get between eight and 10 hours a night, while kids aged 6 to 12 should clock in between nine and 12 hours of shut-eye nightly, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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Exercise Can Lower Older Women's Fracture Risk
Each year, more than 300,000 people in the United States aged 65 or older are hospitalized for a broken hip, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Listen to “IEP or a 504 Plan: Which Is Best for Your Child?” with Matt Cohen,...
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Listen to “Organized and Motivated: Executive Function Fixes for Teens with...
Listen to “Organized and Motivated: Executive Function Fixes for Teens with ADHD” with Sharon Saline, Psy.D. Click the play button below to listen, or click the download icon to download the podcast...
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2019 LD Awareness Month – Week Five: Stay Connected!
Download this week’s Calendar in PDF form here. Sunday, October 27th: #SuccessStorySunday Hear about Joe’s Success Overcoming Illiteracy as an Adult Have you joined us yet? Become a Member Today! Are...
View Article“What Is That Smell?!?”
With three elementary-age boys in the house, it has come to my attention that basic hygiene is not something to be taken for granted. The boys have been taught to take care of their bodies and...
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Listen to “The Best Kind of Discipline: Behavioral Parent Training for...
Listen to “The Best Kind of Discipline: Behavioral Parent Training for Children with ADHD” with Carla Counts Allan, Ph.D. Click the play button below to listen, or click the download icon to download...
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Experts Support Weight-Loss Surgery for Obese Kids
Weight-loss surgery should be more widely used to treat severely obese children and teens, a leading pediatricians' group says.
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Could More Coffee Bring a Healthier Microbiome?
A new study found the microbiomes of regular coffee drinkers were considerably healthier than those who consumed little to no coffee.
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