Developmental Discovery

Natural Meds, Electronic Diagnosis, Disconnect

1. Quotient system electronically diagnoses ADHD, oh look a bunny — Engadget
   

   Quotient system electronically diagnoses ADHD oh look a bunny Engadget (@ADHDFEVER)

   [ed note: "We think the same could be done far cheaper with a webcam and a Yurex leg odometer, but the FDA has recently seen fit to clear parent company BioBehavioral Diagnostics to start marketing this thing, so look for these to crop up in every elementary school faster than a twitchy kid can say Ritalin."]

2. Medication Natural
   

   Parents are Turning to Adhd Natural Remedies – (@medicationnatrl)

   [ed note: "More and more people are turning to ADHD natural remedies to help their children and loved ones. Some of these natural remedies for ADHD will be listed here for you to have some information on."]

3. Disconnect between brain regions in ADHD
   

   ScienceDaily reports ADHD may not be a mental disorder but a brain issue (@skyler)

   [ed note: "The brains of the children with ADHD apparently prepare to attend to upcoming stimuli differently than do typically developing children."]

4. Australian Greens call for action on ADHD | Rachel Siewert
   

   RT @GreensWA: Australian Greens call for action on ADHD: Senator Rachel Siewert has called for a review of the use of ADHD medic… (@NatJsworld)

   [ed note: "Senator Rachel Siewert has called for a review of the use of ADHD medication following publication of a report from the University of Western Australia that suggests the use of stimulant medication for children not only fails to help them academically but may also harm them physically."]

5. News | The University of Sydney
   

   RT @adhd_tweets: New breakthrough in diagnosis of ADHD (University of Sydney News) The accuracy and efficiency of identifying Attentio.. (@draga00)

   [ed note: "They found they could pinpoint young people with ADHD with 96 per cent accuracy through the tests, which detected variations in sustained attention, impulsivity, inhibition, intrusions and response variability. This accuracy also means that unaffected children/adolescents are not detected falsely. Previously tests that focus only on attention have only been able to identify ADHD with around 70 per cent accuracy."]

6. Does Your Child Really Have ADD or ADHD? 4 Tell-tale Clues You Must Know About – Mom Bloggers Club:
   

   RT @kmunse: Does Your Child Really Have ADD or ADHD? 4 Tell tale Clues You Must Know About (@EZF_TopMoms)

   [ed note: "There are six different types of ADD according to Daniel G. Amen author of Healing ADD. However there are a few core symptoms that are common to all types of ADD."]

7. Rich online resources now available for women with ADHD
   

   Rich online resources now available for women with ADHD – (@GabriellaWest)

   [ed note: "Others do very well in the career world, especially in entrepreneurial ventures, but find they take on too much and have little balance in their frantic lives."]

8. Tips for Parenting ADHD Kids: Free seminar to educate and support parents of children with ADHD
   

   RT @kidzabuzz: Tips for Parenting ADHD Kids: Free seminar to educate and support (@perthtones)

   [ed note: "ADHD kids require lots of direction and parents need to be especially proactive and intentional," stated Dr. Elkins. "But it's important to learn when and when not to respond to certain behaviors and how to do so in a way that ultimately reinforces the child's positive self-image."]

9. Children “missing out on sleep”
   

   RT @thekidscoach: A good night sleep could reduce ADHD and hyperactivity #children #bedtime (@Litland)

   [ed note: "Half of the children who took part in the questionnaire said they were not getting enough sleep and could do with more, the programme-makers say. A similar number of children said they were staying up to play on computer games or their mobile phones or to watch television."]

10. Does too much sugar make children hyperactive?
    

    RT @Open2News It’s a fact that too much sugar makes kids hyperactive… isn’t it? Maybe not… (@ernmander)

    [ed note: "One is a biological mechanism, that is your body reacts adversely to sugar in some way, or alternatively there’s the psychological mechanism which is that you believe that is true and it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy."]

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