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Study Links Video Games, Attention Problems
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"The Iowa State University study found that kids who exceed the recommended two hours of daily screen time per day are almost twice as likely to have attention problems."
July 7, 2010
Shire ADHD drug gets new FDA approval
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"The medication, which is administered by transdermal patch, had been approved previously by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for patients age 6 to 12."
July 6, 2010
World's Largest ADHD Study Underway At UQ, Australia
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"Brisbane researchers are almost halfway through the biggest ever study into Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) - and they are seeking additional research participants."
July 5, 2010
ADHD drugs have no long-term growth effects: study
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"Neither attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) nor medications used to treat it have a long-term impact on kids' growth, a new study published online in The Journal of Pediatrics suggests...All of the study's authors have relationships with drug companies, some of which make stimulants. The lead author, Harvard University's Dr. Joseph Biederman, was once called out by Iowa Senator Charles E. Grassley for the consulting fees he has received from such drug makers. The current study was funded by the government, a philanthropic fund, and the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation."
June 18, 2010
The Journal Of Neurotherapy Announces Neurofeedback To Be An Efficacious And Specific Modality For The Treatment Of ADHD
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"The Journal of Neurotherapy announces the publication of "A Position Paper on Neurofeedback for the Treatment of ADHD," in which the authors demonstrate that neurofeedback is a safe and efficacious treatment intervention for AD/HD, meeting a rating level of 5: Efficacious and Specific. The issue 14(2) of the journal is available online."
June 17, 2010
Helping Students With Autism Tap Abilities
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"What works for one autistic student doesn't work for the next. Sometimes what works one day doesn't work the next. But as the population of students with autism has increased, educators have found several methods to be helpful."
June 14, 2010
Do you still have ADHD?
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"At least one-third of children diagnosed with ADD/ADHD will continue to have significant symptoms into adulthood."
May 19, 2010
Research links pesticides with ADHD in children
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"While the study couldn't prove that pesticides used in agriculture contribute to childhood learning problems, experts said the research is persuasive."
May 17, 2010
Minorities Face Barriers To Effective ADHD Treatments, MSU Study Contends
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"In the May issue of the Journal of Attention Disorders, the researchers argue schools and communities should do a better job of getting information to minority families about the combined benefit of medication and counseling for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder."
May 13, 2010
Ending Guesswork In Prescribing ADHD Drug
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"Children with ADHD who carry a specific type of dopamine receptor gene respond better to the drug methylphenidate (MPH) than those without the genotype, according to new research from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center."
May 5, 2010
Leveling the Playing Field for Autistic Students
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"The goal of Fowler's program is to teach her students to express themselves better so they are successful in their academic careers. She works toward not only helping them be successful at the middle school level but to prepare them for general education high school classes."
Apr. 28, 2010
Device aims to perfect diagnoses of ADHD
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"According to the company that manufactures the device and the McLean Hospital psychiatrist who invented it, the Quotient’s motion tracker can help a doctor determine whether a child has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD."
Apr. 28, 2010
When language is blocked, music may offer detour
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"Supported by a grant from the Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation, Schlaug and colleagues have tested the eight-week, daily therapy in about 10 children, and they have measured improved speech production and increased speech output."
Apr. 16, 2010
ADHD Linked To Interaction Of Genetics And Psychology
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"Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Behavioral and Brain Functions found that ADHD behaviors in children and adolescents were associated with interactions between low and high serotonin activity and self-blame in relation to inter-parental conflict."
Apr. 16, 2010
Synergy Between Behavioral And Pharmacologic Interventions For ADHD
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"These findings suggest that stimulant medication tends to normalize brain function in children with ADHD and enables them to better maintain attention and restrain impulsive responses. Motivational incentives also seem to play a role in modulating similar neural circuits and work additively with medication to improve performance in children with ADHD."
Apr. 7, 2010
ADHD Symptoms May Decline From One Grade to Next, Duke Study Finds
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"The findings underscore the importance of annually reevaluating children diagnosed with attention disorders such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) to avoid treating them for problems at school that may no longer be evident, said David Rabiner, lead author of the study and a faculty member in Duke’s Department of Psychology and Neuroscience and Center for Child and Family Policy."
Mar. 22, 2010
New genetic autism test beats older tests
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"A new genetic test for autism, known as chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA), finds more genetic abnormalities than two older tests, a study shows."
Mar. 15, 2010
ECG screening found cost-effective in kids with ADHD considered for stimulant drugs
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"A report in Circulation published online March 8, 2010 examines how cost-effective it would be to screen treatment candidates with electrocardiography [1]. Children who test positive for heart abnormalities could avoid the stimulants, which are thought to increase the risk of sudden cardiac death."
Mar. 8, 2010
Ritalin May Work By Enhancing Brain’s Dopamine
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"Ritalin — a popular medication prescribed to treat attention deficit disorder — may not only help in enhancing a person’s ability to focus and concentrate. New animal research suggests it may also help enhance the speed of learning."
Mar. 8, 2010
Resources for Parents of Students With Learning Disabilities
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"Parents should do their homework so they can contribute to an individualized learning plan for a student with a learning disability."
Feb. 27, 2010
Nudging Schools to Help Students With Learning Disabilities
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"The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, passed in 1990 as a successor to a similar law from 1975, is meant to give all children with learning disabilities an appropriate education in the least restrictive environment possible."
Feb. 26, 2010
What to Do if You Suspect Learning Disability
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"How to determine whether your child has a learning disability and navigate the local school system’s obligations in that assessment."
Feb. 19, 2010
Do ADHD Medications Stunt Children’s Growth?
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"Recent studies have concluded that while there is some apparent effect on growth -- i.e. ADHD children taking stimulants while still growing may experience less growth than their peers -- if a child stops taking the stimulant that has affected their height, they can “catch up” in the growth pace of their peers."
Feb. 18, 2010
Study identifies gene linked with ADHD
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"Compared with other young adults, those conceived through IVF were found to be healthy...The offspring did, however, report, unusually high levels of depression...and much higher levels of attention deficit disorder/attention deficit hyperactivity disorders."
Feb. 17, 2010
Study identifies gene linked with ADHD
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"Researchers from the United States, Colombia, Germany, Norway and Spain said they discovered ADHD is linked with the Latrophilin 3 gene after examining data from members of 18 ADHD-afflicted families in an isolated region of Colombia."
Feb. 16, 2010
New Changes to the Guidelines for Diagnosing Children and Adults
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"DSM-V -- which is currently in the planning stages and is slated to be published in 2013 -- will bring changes for the attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) community, perhaps by treating these as two separate disorders, rather than subtypes of the same condition."
Feb. 12, 2010
ADHD Brain May Be a Little Different
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"A link appears to exist between attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and anomalies in the brain's reward system, a new study suggests."
Feb. 11, 2010
Asperger's Officially Placed Inside Autism Spectrum
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"A new draft fifth edition released Wednesday moves Asperger's officially into the autism category, provoking a wide range of responses among people with Asperger's."
Feb. 11, 2010
Brain Development And Toxic Chemicals
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"The Learning and Developmental Disabilities Initiative (LDDI) released the first-ever biomonitoring report identifying toxic chemical pollution in people from the learning and developmental disability community."
Feb. 5, 2010
Film makes all the difference
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"A film that addresses the challenges and gifts of teens with a high-functioning form of autism."
Feb. 2, 2010
Disconnect Between Brain Regions in ADHD
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"Two brain areas fail to connect when children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder attempt a task that measures attention, according to researchers at the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain and M.I.N.D. Institute."
Feb. 2, 2010
Guanfacine extended release for ADHD
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"Guanfacine extended release (GXR)—a selective α-2 adrenergic agonist FDA-approved for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)—has demonstrated efficacy for inattentive and hyperactive/impulsive symptom domains in 2 large trials lasting 8 and 9 weeks."
Feb. 2, 2010
New Treatment for Hyperactivity in Children: Thought-Operated Computer System
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"A new thought-operated computer system which can reduce the symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children will be rolled out across the UK this month."
Feb. 2, 2010
Mixed-Handedness Puts Kids At Higher Risk For ADHD, Other Learning Problems
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"Researchers found that ambidextrous children were twice as likely to have difficulties with language, and by ages 15 to 16, they were twice as likely to exhibit symptoms of ADHD."
Jan. 27, 2010
School districts spend thousands on litigation over special education
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"Perry Zirkel, an education and law professor at Lehigh University and a special education expert, said due process hearings have increased nationally over the last two decades."
Jan. 27, 2010
DCPS Invests in Special Education
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"D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) Chancellor Michelle Rhee and District Mayor Adrian
Fenty unveiled a new, state-of-the art diagnostic testing facility on Wed., Jan. 13 at the Walker Jones Education Campus in Northwest."
Jan. 21, 2010
ADHD Symptoms Linked to Phthalate Chemicals
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"A new study finds that exposure to phthalate chemicals may be linked to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in school-aged children."
Jan. 12, 2010
Study: Youth now have more mental health issues
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"A new study has found that five times as many high school and college students are dealing with anxiety and other mental health issues as youth of the same age who were studied in the Great Depression era."
Jan. 11, 2010
Earlier Bedtimes May Fight Teen Depression
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"Teens Who Regularly Sleep 5 or Fewer Hours Are 71% More Likely to Report Depression."
Jan. 1, 2010
Study may show whether neurofeedback helps people with ADHD and other disorders
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"The costly, controversial therapy is getting its first federally funded test."
Dec. 17, 2009
Coping with and diagnosing ADD and ADHD
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"Doctors say too many parents are asking the question, "Does my child have attention deficit disorder?"
Nov. 12, 2009
Dyslexia May Make It Tough to Tune Out School Noise
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"Students with developmental dyslexia may not be able to focus on the teacher's voice in noisy school settings that include banging lockers, scraping chairs and other auditory distractions, a U.S. study has found."
Nov. 11, 2009
(Opinion) Handwriting and Fine Motor Skills: New Insights into Autism
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"New study, published in the November 10 issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, identifies fine motor control as a root source of some of the problems categorized as autism spectrum disorders (ASD)."
Nov. 11, 2009
A camera that reads text aloud
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"Simple menus on a high-contrast screen cater to low-vision users. A thick battery guarantees 4 hours of unplugged use and 30 hours of standby time. A 5-megapixel camera on the bottom of the reader captures images of pages; optical recognition software converts the images into digital text. Text-to-speech software creates an audio file that users can transfer to another device or play aloud on the reader at an adjustable pace."
Nov. 10, 2009
Change IDEA, task force says
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"The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is up for congressional reauthorization in 2010, and the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) last week released a report that offers data and insight and makes recommendations."
Nov. 9, 2009
Childhood: Autism Diagnoses Rising, U.S. Reports
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"Prevalence estimates for autism-related disorders have increased so quickly over the past decade — to 1 in 150 in 2007, from 1 in 300 in the early 2000s."
Oct. 5, 2009
Autism-related challenges expected to grow exponentially in the coming years
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"As the number of school-age children diagnosed with autism continues to rise at an alarming rate, parents and special-education teachers are trying desperately to make school leaders aware of the often-overlooked education needs and costs associated with the condition."
Sept. 19, 2009
The Game Plan
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"Interactive Education Academy, a school for special-needs students near Bloomingdale High, has introduced a new fitness program that also incorporates motor skills, coordination and classroom work."
Sept. 16, 2009
The National Review: Special-Education Needs Help
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"Officially reported disability rates in public schools are entirely unreliable and are almost certainly inflated indicators of how many students are actually disabled."
Sept. 15, 2009
Researchers may have found ADHD cause
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"The report may have an impact on how ADHD is treated. According to the main researcher of that study, it's also a wake-up call for teachers. Now that we know motivation is a major factor here, teachers may be encouraged to find new ways to engage children with ADHD."
Sept. 8, 2009
ADHD Tied to Brain's Reward Pathway
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"A problem in the brain's reward center may be behind symptoms like inattention associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD)."
Sept. 8, 2009
9 Drug-Free Approaches to Managing ADHD
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"The latest results from the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD, the largest investigation of the benefits of medication against behavioral therapy, found that stimulants' effects wane over time."
August 12, 2009
New Research Evaluates The Impact Of Working Memory Training And Stimulant Medication On Kids With ADHD
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"A study to be published in the August 2009 edition of Applied Cognitive Psychology sheds new light on how Cogmed Working Memory Training and stimulant medication address working memory impairments in children with ADHD."
July 21, 2009
Fetal Alcohol Disorders Often Misdiagnosed as ADHD
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"Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are often initially diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, since the two problems can manifest in similar ways, a new study shows."
July 17, 2009
Search For an Early ADHD Diagnosis
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"A new Canadian study of eye movements may aid in understanding childhood brain development and healthy aging."
July 15, 2009
Hands-On Camp Is Designed to Help Autistic Kids
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"An award-winning St. Mary's County educator who works with disabled students full time is experimenting this month with summer camps tailored toward helping autistic children."
July 12, 2009
Stanford To Offer Bipolar Education Day On July 25
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"The Stanford University School of Medicine will host its fifth annual Bipolar Education Day on July 25. Individuals with bipolar disorder, their families, caregivers, friends and interested community members are invited to attend. The free event will be held at the William R. Hewlett Teaching Center at 370 Serra St., located on the main campus."
July 8, 2009
Perception of ADHD Behavior May Be Placebo-Induced
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"A recent review of research by University at Buffalo pediatric psychologists suggests that medication, or the assumption of medication, may produce a placebo effect — not in the children, but in their teachers, parents or other adults who evaluate them."
July 1, 2009
Hundreds of Genes Could Be Linked to ADHD
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"Variations would explain different attention-disorder symptoms, study suggests."
June 25, 2009
Irritability should be considered when diagnosing bipolar disorder in children
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"Diagnosing children with bipolar disorder is challenging and controversial.Some children with bipolar disorder are diagnosed based on irritable mood alone. Findings support current diagnostic criteria."
June 23, 2009
Court Says Parents of Special-Education Students Can Seek Reimbursement
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"In a decision that could cost school districts millions of dollars, the United States Supreme Court ruled on Monday that parents of special-education students may seek government reimbursement for private school tuition, even if they have never received special-education services in public school.."
June 23, 2009
Study Links ADHD Drugs To Sudden Death In Children
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"A new study by researchers in the US suggests there may be a link between the use of stimulant drugs for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and sudden cardiac death in healthy children, but the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), who funded the study with the National Institute of Mental Health, said because of its limitations, parents and carers should not stop giving children such medication on the basis of this study."
June 16, 2009
Bipolar Disorder 'misdiagnosed In A Quarter Of Cases'
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"Dr Gangineni and Dr Annear said: "Our study found that bipolar disorder was misdiagnosed as unipolar disorder in more than 25% of the patients who first see a mental health professional."
June 7, 2009
FDA Warnings Influence Depression Diagnosis
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"Government warnings about suicidality among children taking antidepressants appear to be associated with unintended and persistent changes in the diagnosis and treatment of depression in children and adults."
June 2, 2009
Post-High School Outcomes of Youth with Disabilities up to 4 Years After High School
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"The report uses data from the third wave of data collection from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2) to provide information on youth with disabilities who had been out of secondary school up to 4 years in several key domains."
June 2, 2009
Antidepressants Ineffective for Autism Symptoms
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"According to background information in the study, the use of antidepressants in children with autism spectrum disorder took off before there was strong scientific proof about its effectiveness."
June 2, 2009
Combined Data From Four Large-Scale Studies Demonstrate The Efficacy And Tolerability Of Seroquel In Bipolar Depression
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"Results presented today at the 162nd American Psychiatric Association (APA) congress in San Francisco, CA, demonstrated the efficacy and tolerability of SEROQUEL® (quetiapine fumarate) for treating depressive episodes in bipolar disorder."
May 25, 2009 Archive of News Items Related to Attention Deficit Disorder & Special Needs
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