which is a UK government benefit) assessor asked me the other day about did I have any hobbies and interests. My first thought was “yes, loads!” but you see he also asked me if I enjoy them regularly……yeah, there lies the stumbling block for me and countless others with PDA I’m...
He's wandering around the classroom, playing in the sink and his grades have dropped. I don't know if this is a coincidence, but I had parent- teacher conferences 3 1/2 wks ago and this was not an issue; he was doing very well. It may not be from the increased dose, but these ...
The violation of parent's rights is when they are not told of the unscientific nature of so-called disorders such as ADHD or the risks of the treatments involving drugs like Ritalin, and they certainly are not told of alternatives to their child's behavior such as undiagnosed allergies or fo...
few kids in this sample who were still on ADHD medications during homeschooling seemed to be primarily those whose homeschooling was structured by the parent and modeled after the education one would receive in a conventional school. Replicating school-at-home can also replicate the problematic beha...
impact of parental engagement on the results of therapy. For example, the prevalence of “family therapy” and “parent training” suggests an acknowledgment of the family’s involvement in addressing conditions such as ADHD, as viewed from a systemic and relational perspective. This is additionally...