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“Is the Diagnosis of ADHD a ‘Mess?'”

“‘I think the current diagnosis of ADHD is a mess and has been wildly overdone.  It blames a variety of symptoms entirely on the child’s brain, and ignores the child’s environment and the interaction with it."  (Dr. William B. Carey, pediatrician, researcher, and...

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“10 Whys”

Here are 10 "Whys" that I don't have ready answers for: 1).  Why are 504 Plans templated?  Shouldn't they be made specifically for each child.  Every 504 I've ever seen has "extra time," for example.  What if the child doesn't need extra time? 2) Why teach phonics if...

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“Dazed & Confused”

"What is meant by the phrase, "Italy was a quilt of city states?" "The government was like a blanket covering city-states of Italy." "The two spaceships, Eagle and Columbia, separate.  They orbit in sight of each other one last time.  Then the Eagle begins to...

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Opposite & Challenging

In many households there are temperamentally rigid and inflexible children who cause a great deal of distress. With their limited coping skills, such children become quite volatile and reactive to frustration. Jeff and Rose are the bleary eyed parents of three...

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From the Archives: 12-Year-Old Boy Truths

(***Had thought about answering some emails regaring  the last few posts, but life got in the way. So I thought I would pull one out from the archives.) -------------------------------------------------------------- Since I was once a 12 year old boy (in the far...

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Uncomplicating

When a child is school struggling, 99.9% of the time the parents get it.  They know there’s something up.  They are looking for validation. This is where it gets murky. When the parents raise the question of dyslexia with the school, typically they are told that the...

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Screens, Distractability & ADHD

"Children surrounded by fast-paced visual stimuli  at the expense of face-to-face adult modeling, interactive language, reflective problem- solving, creative play, and sustained attention may be expected to arrive at school unprepared for academic learning—and to fall...

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“Is ADHD a Valid Disorder?”

“‘I think the current diagnosis of ADHD is a mess and has been wildly overdone.  It blames a variety of symptoms entirely on the child’s brain, and ignores the child’s environment and the interaction with it."  (Dr. William B. Carey, pediatrician, researcher, and...

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