Monday, July 22, 2013
Thursday, July 18, 2013
ADHD Symptoms, Test: 'Cap' Accurately Diagnoses Children By Brainwave Evaluation
The FDA approved a brainwave-measuring cap that helps accurately diagnose children with ADHD.
ADHD Symptoms, Test: 'Cap' Accurately Diagnoses Children By Brainwave Evaluation
Monday, July 15, 2013
Children who are wrongly labelled mentally ill are making billions for drug firms
For any parent, having to accept your child needs psychiatric drugs must be agonising. But when Susan Bevis's 13-year-old daughter Amy suffered a breakdown after a vicious campaign of school bullying, it seemed the only option - as instructed by NHS psychiatrists.
Children who are wrongly labelled mentally ill are making billions for drug firms
Children who are wrongly labelled mentally ill are making billions for drug firms
Thursday, July 11, 2013
A Nation of Kids on Speed
Walk into any American high school and nearly one in five boys in the hallways will have a diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, 11% of all American children ages 4 to 17—over six million—have ADHD, a 16% increase since 2007. When you consider that in Britain roughly 3% of children have been similarly diagnosed, the figure is even more startling. Now comes worse news: In the U.S., being told that you have ADHD—and thus receiving some variety of amphetamine to treat it—has become more likely.
A Nation of Kids on Speed
A Nation of Kids on Speed
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
ADHD Drugs Don't Boost Kids' Grades
It's no longer shocking to hear of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder—and others simply facing a big test—taking ADHD medicine to boost their performance in school. But new studies point to a problem: There's little evidence that the drugs actually improve academic outcomes.
ADHD Drugs Don't Boost Kids' Grades
ADHD Drugs Don't Boost Kids' Grades
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Autistic Boy With Higher IQ Than Einstein Discovers His Gift After Removal From State-Run Therapy
In yet another example of how an out-of-control Goliath state system can cause more harm than good, a teenage boy who was diagnosed with autism at a young age has risen to stellar heights after quitting the special ed system with the help of his concerned mother.
Autistic Boy With Higher IQ Than Einstein Discovers His Gift After Removal From State-Run Therapy
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