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Understanding Girls with ADHD: Symptoms and Strategies

10/12/2015
From GreatSchools
By GreatSchools Staff
October 3, 2015

Girls with ADHD often suffer in silence — and remain undiagnosed. When their symptoms finally surface, they can be dangerous. Learn what to watch for in your daughter — and how to help her.

Mrs. Dawson’s fourth-grade students assemble in small groups to work on a project. She asks Steven and Julie to join three other students. A mother helping in the classroom notices Steven is better behaved than during her last visit. While he still wriggles in his seat and occasionally interrupts a classmate, he doesn’t pound his desk and talk non-stop like he used to. He also smiles now and is more cooperative.

Julie is her usual chatty, polite self. She smiles and waves her hands as she talks to the group. Today, though, the other girls in the group seem annoyed with Julie.



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Coming of Age: Autism and the Transition to Adulthood

10/12/2015
From Media Planet's Blog "Future of Personal Health"

By Linda J Walder, Founder and Executive Director
The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation for Adult Autism

“If you've met one person with autism, you've met one person with autism.”

Jimmy Scancarella, stock room clerk and “go-to” employee at PPI-Time Zero, Fairfield, New Jersey
In the next decade, 500,000 children with an autism diagnosis will become adults. But what do we really know about them? What are their hopes and abilities, and what can we as a society do to provide the opportunities and support they will need to live, work and attain their individual goals?

Updating the Dialogue

It’s time to get real about adult autism and the diverse individuality of this population. What does it mean to “get real about adult autism?” First, we need to acknowledge the misconceptions and misinformation that exists.


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Fidgeting Helps Kids with ADHD Learn

10/12/2015
Friday, October 9, 2015Fidgeting Helps Kids with ADHD Learn From Smart Kids with LD
June 1, 2015

“Sit still.”

That’s been the mantra for legions of parents, teachers, and others trying to get children with ADHD to concentrate. But new research shows that not sitting still is exactly what those children need to do in order to learn.

According to a study at the University of Central Florida, children with hyperactive attention disorders perform better when moving. Foot-tapping, leg-swinging, chair-scooting, and all that other annoying squirming helps those children engage executive functions and stay alert.



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