Adhd And Hyperactive Behavior

Do Food Additives Make Hyperactivity Worse in Kids with ADHD? (Maybe it’s a Food Allergy…) by Dr. Bob M. Doctor of Philosophy

Many parents ask me about the effects of diet and food additives on kids with ADHD, so I wanted to weigh in on this topic.In a well-known UK study last year, the effects of artificial food color and additives (AFCA) on kids found that food additives mak ... Read on »

Diet Not Main Contributor to ADHD, Hyperactivity by Jeremiah D. Doctor of Philosophy

... tivity. It is noted that genes, parental behavior (such as smoking), and other factors contribute just as much.This article, frankly, confuses me. It appears to use the terms ADHD and hyperactivity interchangeably, when they are not. An individual can be hyperactive for any number of reasons, and the word describes a state the individual is in. ADH ... Read on »

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by Noman Khan Parenting is exhausting and challenging, but parenting a child with ADHD presents unique challenges. Less than 10% of the population has ADHD, but ADHD is a family, school and community affair. A 2 year old child should be able to attend to a ... Read on »

The Manganese and Hyperactivity Connection by Nicolas I. Patient Expert

In a previous post, we examined whether lead exposure was responsible for worsening ADHD symptoms. We saw that there is a solid (although still somewhat hypothetical) connection between lead and hyperactive behavior. This lead to the blog's conclusion that hi ... Read on »

Hyperactivity in ADHD and Exercise are Good For Your Brain by Drs. Fernettte & Brock E. Medical Doctor

... ana in corpore sano." A sound mind in a sound body. - Juvenal In studies of 8- to 12-year-old boys, Psychology Professor Mark D. Rapport found that children with and without ADHD sat relatively still while watching Star Wars and painting on a computer program. but all became more active when asked to perform challenging working memory tasks like r ... Read on »

ADHD Diagnosis - The Label Search: Hyperactivity, Impulsivity? by Chuck Medical Doctor

Image by Jerrold via FlickrADHDHyperactive Diagnosis: Labels By Description Miss the MarkThe Treatment Challenge: If we shoot our best medications by appearances, by description, and thereby miss the pe ... Read on »

Another Contributing Factor For Hyperactivity? by Dr. Rory S. Doctor of Psychology

People's HealthBlogger Awards 2008 - Best 100 Winner!

ADHD can be confused and mistaken for so many different medical and psychological conditions. It’s one of the reasons that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is grossly ... Read on »

Hyperactivity predictors by JohnL Doctor of Philosophy

... oys of mothers who (b) smoked during pregnanacy, (c) were depressed, and were said to (d) use “hostile parenting.” Here’s a link to the abstract.Development and Prediction of Hyperactive Symptoms From 2 to 7 Years in a Population-Based Sample Elisa Romano, PhD, Richard E. Tremblay, PhD, Abdeljelil Farhat, PhD, and Sylvana Côté, PhD PEDIATRICS Vol ... Read on »

leptin and hyperactivity by Laura Patient Expert

One perplexing symptom of anorexia is the underfed person seems to have more energy than those around them. Parents are perplexed to discover an emaciated child with a compromised heart muscle secretly doing ab crunches in bed. This is usually seen as just more proof of the person's "desire to be thin." I have always found that condescending impli ... Read on »

Etiologic Classification of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder by Cheryl Patient Expert

... with medication, a frequent reason for parental concern. Key Words: attention deficit • hyperactivity • etiology • environmental • viral • nicotine • thyroid Abbreviations: ADHD—attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder • GRTH—generalized resistance to thyroid hormone Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a neurobiological syndrome tha ... Read on »

Adhd And Hyperactive Behavior - Articles

Related Searches

Related Discussions

Wellsphere Info

Wellsphere Blogs