There is no single medical or physical test to diagnose ADD/ADHD. To determine if you or your child has ADD/ADHD, a professional psychologist or psychiatrist will need to conduct a comprehensive evaluation, which has been standardized by medical and psychological associations of your or your child’s symptoms. Some symptoms of ADD/ADHD such as concentration problems […]
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School accommodations are changes to materials or procedures that enable students with disabilities to access grade-level learning and testing. If your child has a documented disability, you may be eligible for accommodations. Accommodations are not intended to change or lower the standards of the content being assessed. They are used to reduce or eliminate the
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Almost everyone experiences difficulties when it comes to choosing their career path. Career Assessment can give you the information you need to make important career decisions and to gain a better understanding of yourself. A Career Assessment can help students or individuals who want to make career choices identify a career path that is relevant
The effect of video games playing is a research area that is constantly being analyzed by psychologists and scientists, as the percentage of children and adults who play video games is increasing. Over the years studies have shown that playing video games can increase heart rate, blood pressure and obesity. Playing too much video games
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I Can Resist Anything but Temptation – ADD/ADHD Men and a Lack of Impulse Control Is your garage full of thousands of dollars’ worth of useless products that your ADD/ADHD husband bought while watching late-night infomercials? Have you had to extricate yourself from one too many time-share purchases he locked you into when you briefly
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As an ADHD psychologist in NYC, it quickly becomes apparent that those suffering from ADHD often struggle to complete even the most mundane of daily tasks. Any concoction of impulsiveness, anxiety, or distractedness can interfere with an individual’s ability to complete their goals, often eliciting a feeling of helplessness. Although each individual’s relationship with ADHD
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“My wife is the Jekyll and Hyde of Staten Island. She can go from lovely to livid in seconds. Sometimes I think our 3-year-old has greater frustration tolerance than she does.” — Jack, New York Jack’s wife has ADD/ADHD. The traditional view of ADD/ADHD as a problem of attention and focus has broadened in the
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A recent New York Times article lifts the veil on what has become an open secret in many top performing high schools in the nation: Prescription stimulants used to help children with ADHD are being sold on the black market to healthy students seeking a quick fix to increase focus, concentration and test performance. The
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