When the school holidays arrive, Andrea Antunes makes sure her son Ruben, ten, has a break — not just from classwork, but from the Ritalin pills he takes each day. Four years ago, Ruben was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), a syndrome which causes hyperactivity, restlessness and inattention. His school told Andrea Ruben [...]
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Archive | Adhd
ADHD: Ritalin prescriptions are soaring but experts warn of serious side-effects | Mail Online
Posted on 09 May 2012.
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Ritalin ‘given to children aged three’ as prescriptions to treat hyperactivity soar | Mail Online
Posted on 08 May 2012.
Prescriptions for ‘chemical cosh’ drugs to treat hyperactivity have soared four-fold in a decade amid evidence that children as young as three are taking the medication. The number of prescriptions for Ritalin leapt from 158,000 in 1999 to 661,463 in 2010, NHS figures have revealed. Psychologists said they were seeing a sharp rise in the [...]
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Ritalin use for ADHD children soars fourfold | The Observer
Posted on 07 May 2012.
Prescriptions of Ritalin for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have quadrupled in a decade, prompting fears it is being pushed on children at the expense of alternative treatments and without appreciation of long-term effects. Figures released by the NHS business services authority to the Liberal Democrat MP Tessa Munt reveal the number of prescriptions of methylphenidate [...]
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Exposing babies in the womb to mobile phones ‘could lead to behavioural problems’, claim U.S. scientists | Mail Online
Posted on 15 March 2012.
Pregnant women who use mobile phones may be putting their babies at risk of developing behavioural problems, scientists have warned. Researchers from Yale University found exposure to radiation from mobiles during pregnancy affects the brain development of offspring, potentially leading to greater activity, anxiety and poor memory. They concluded mobiles could have a negative effect [...]
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BBC News – Care of hanged Dalton-in-Furness boy ‘poorly managed’
Posted on 13 March 2012.
The care of a 10-year-old boy found hanged in his bedroom was “poorly managed” by key agencies, a serious case review has concluded. The boy, from Cumbria, had clinical depression but his situation was not “demonstrably improved” by authorities. The review, by the Local Safeguarding Children Board, was ordered after his death in Dalton-in-Furness, in [...]
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Youngest in school year more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD: research – Telegraph
Posted on 06 March 2012.
Children who were born late in the school year and so are almost 12 months younger than their oldest classmates are more likely to be diagnosed and given medication like Ritalin for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, it was found. They are being ‘inappropriately labelled and treated’ the authors said. Greater caution should be given to [...]
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BBC News – Child mental health: Government invests £22m
Posted on 29 February 2012.
The government in England has said it will invest £22m in child mental health services to help deliver more counselling and talking therapies. One in 10 children aged five to 16 has a mental health problem, data suggests. Ministers say the money will be spent over three years to expand services for this vulnerable group [...]
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SEN pupils ‘falling through gap’
Posted on 24 February 2012.
Many young people with face a “life-long legacy of lost opportunities” after falling through the gap when they leave school, a report warns. The influential Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said it was “shocking” that almost a third of young adults with a statement of special educational needs (SEN) at age 16 are not in [...]
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Zach Avery: Pity poor five-year-old victim of the politically correct gender identity industry | Mail Online
Posted on 22 February 2012.
Once upon a time, a little boy called Zach Avery lived with his parents in a flat in Essex and had his very own bedroom. One day, when Zach was four, he watched a television cartoon about an adventurous eight-year-old girl who likes wearing pink — and instantly fell in love. Her name was Dora [...]
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Children need to hear the sound of music – Telegraph
Posted on 10 February 2012.
Nelson Mandela said that if the cultural life of a country is strong, then its soul is strong. In which case, what on earth should we make of Britain, where recent research tells us that 40 per cent of our children have never visited an art gallery and 60 per cent of them have never [...]
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Anaesthetic use linked to ADHD – Telegraph
Posted on 05 February 2012.
Drugs used to sedate children for surgery could have subtle effects on the developing brain, believe doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. They found repeated exposure to anaethesic while young appeared to more than double the chance of developing ADHD. Specifically, those who had undergone anaesthesia at least two times by the age [...]
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ADHD diet study: Eating more healthily could improve behaviour of children with ADHD | Mail Online
Posted on 12 January 2012.
Simply eating more healthily can improve the behavior of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder if therapy and medication fails to work, a study has revealed. Researchers said that there was conflicting evidence on the impact of supplements and restricted diets for people suffering from ADHD – and in some cases they were no better [...]
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Children of those with diabetes are more likely to suffer from attention deficit disorder | Mail Online
Posted on 03 January 2012.
The children of relatively poor parents with a form of diabetes are much more likely to suffer from attention deficit disorder (ADHD), according to a new study. Researchers found youngsters exposed to maternal gestational diabetes mellitus and low socio-economic status, particularly in combination, appear to be at an increased risk of developing childhood ADHD. Gestational [...]
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Hyperactive nation: Shortage of ADHD drugs as production can’t keep pace with demand from patients
Posted on 03 January 2012.
U.S. manufacturers of the drug to control hyperactive patients are struggling keep up with demand.
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The tough little marine with plenty of fight
Posted on 26 November 2011.
Even leukaemia will not stop Deryn Blackwell fulfilling his dreams says Genevieve Fox.
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Parent of a child with ADHD? Have a free car under £1.5bn taxpayer-funded scheme
Posted on 09 October 2011.
Lack of checks means programme set up to help the disabled is open to abuse
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Mother ‘prescribes’ coffee to counter the effects of seven-year-old son’s ADHD
Posted on 08 September 2011.
It’s more usually regarded as a morning pick-me-up, but coffee may help to calm attention deficit hyperactivity disorder sufferers down.
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Secondhand smoke ‘could increase risk of ADHD in children by 50%’
Posted on 13 July 2011.
Passive smoking may be to blame for 274,100 cases of ADHD and learning disabilities
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Childhood autism spikes in geek heartlands
Posted on 21 June 2011.
Researchers analysed data on autism prevalence on 62,000 schoolchildren in three Dutch cities, each with populations of around quarter a million.
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Positive feedback gives kids with ADHD a head start
Posted on 05 June 2011.
POSITIVE feedback could help children at risk of attention problems excel at learning exercises, maybe even enabling them to overtake their peers.
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Four held over child’s plunge death
Posted on 02 June 2011.
Police were questioning four people tonight after a six-year-old boy died when he plunged from the eighth floor of a tower block.
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Doing time with Mum
Posted on 24 May 2011.
Each year thousands of children lose their mothers to prison. Some younger ones are born and brought up inside. But are mother and baby units really the best option? By Beth Gardiner
Posted in Adhd, Adopting and Fostering, Autism, Books and Reading, Divorce and children, Parents in prison, Pregnancy and Childbirth, TeenagersComments Off
‘Chemical cosh’ boom: Demand for ADHD drugs soars 70% in five years
Posted on 20 May 2011.
* Over 12,000 prescriptions for Ritalin and similar medications written out each week
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Stress in pregnancy ‘makes child unruly’
Posted on 07 May 2011.
Mother’s anxiety can raise baby’s risk of ADHD
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Cry-baby ‘link to behavioural problems’
Posted on 21 April 2011.
Babies who cry excessively and have problems feeding and sleeping have a greater risk of serious behavioural problems later in life, say scientists.
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Crying babies ‘more likely to grow into problem children’
Posted on 21 April 2011.
Babies who persistently cry are more likely to become problem children with behavioural disorders, researchers say.
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ADHD diet success
Posted on 17 February 2011.
We welcome publication of the results of the Netherlands study on the impact of a restricted diet on young children with ADHD (Report, 5 February).
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Controversial diet may improve ADHD, researchers say
Posted on 08 February 2011.
A new study published in the journal The Lancet on February 5 suggests a restrictive diet may help some kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) improve their behavior and get off their medications
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Unscrupulous parents seek ADHD diagnosis for benefits
Posted on 07 February 2011.
Head teachers claim stimulants are being over-prescribed to young children, who they suspect are not sufferers of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). They say unscrupulous parents of troubled youngsters are pushing for an ADHD diagnosis to claim disability benefits.
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Cutting out some suspect foods could help calm ADHD children
Posted on 04 February 2011.
Children with ADHD should be tried on special diets to trace foods that may trigger disruptive behaviour, doctors claim.
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Ritalin tore my son and our family apart
Posted on 02 February 2011.
From a best-selling children’s author, a damning indictment of the ADHD drug
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Shire and Kids Company are a step closer to understanding troubled children
Posted on 30 January 2011.
A chief executive of a blue-chip company is not often found lounging on an armchair strewn with beaded throws, in a room boasting its own wishing tree.
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‘Faulty switch’ found in ADHD children
Posted on 06 January 2011.
Children with hyperactivity disorder have a faulty “off-switch” when it comes to their minds wandering, scientists have found.
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ADHD stops children being able to switch off daydreaming brain
Posted on 06 January 2011.
Children with attention deficit disorder have brains that cannot stop daydreaming, claims a new study.
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Children with high blood pressure ‘more likely to have learning disabilities’
Posted on 10 November 2010.
Children who have high blood pressure are four times more likely to have learning disabilities
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How ADHD forced my son out of school
Posted on 23 October 2010.
How ADHD forced my son out of school
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A genetic cause for ADHD won’t necessarily reduce the stigma attached
Posted on 10 October 2010.
A genetic cause for ADHD won’t necessarily reduce the stigma attached
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ADHD leads to depression in teens
Posted on 05 October 2010.
ADHD leads to depression in teens
Posted in Adhd, Autism, Health, Internet Kids, Parents, Tweens and TeensComments Off
First gene link seen to contested child disorder
Posted on 01 October 2010.
First gene link seen to contested child disorder
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It’s not ADHD, Sir, it’s in my genes. . .
Posted on 01 October 2010.
It’s not ADHD, Sir, it’s in my genes. . .
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ADHD is ‘in a child’s genes’ as scientists provide hope to ending bad behaviour stigma
Posted on 01 October 2010.
ADHD is ‘in a child’s genes’ as scientists provide hope to ending bad behaviour stigma
Posted in Adhd, Autism, Health, Internet Kids, ParentsComments Off
Have gene findings taken the stigma from ADHD?
Posted on 01 October 2010.
Have gene findings taken the stigma from ADHD?
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Bad behaviour down to genes, not poor parenting, says study
Posted on 30 September 2010.
Bad behaviour down to genes, not poor parenting, says study
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Hyperactive children may suffer from genetic disorder, says study
Posted on 30 September 2010.
Hyperactive children may suffer from genetic disorder, says study
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ADHD is ‘in a child’s genes’ as scientists provide hope to ending bad behaviour stigma
Posted on 30 September 2010.
ADHD is ‘in a child’s genes’ as scientists provide hope to ending bad behaviour stigma
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Parents of ADHD children to be offered training
Posted on 22 September 2010.
Parents of ADHD children to be offered training
Posted in Adhd, Autism, Internet Kids, Learning, ParentsComments Off
What is a Tangle and why would you want one?
Posted on 26 August 2010.
Tangles are useful to keep fidgety fingers busy. They can be pulled apart, colours changed, twisted and twiddled with. Parents use them in party bags, teachers use them in schools.
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Summer babies ‘more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD’
Posted on 18 August 2010.
Summer babies ‘more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD’
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Medikidz * Competition *
Posted on 28 July 2010.
Medikidz competition
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Seven year-old boy inspires Medikidz ‘What’s Up with William? graphic comic to raise awareness for National Transplant Week
Posted on 28 July 2010.
Medikidz comics for children explain medical conditions clearly and simply
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