ADHD across the life span About 1/3 of children who are diagnosed with ADHD are said to no longer meet criteria for it when they reach adulthood. Still, this leaves a majority of the children diagnosed with ADHD, experiencing the symptoms throughout their life time. Children with more severe impairments or co-morbid conditions (such as […]
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What is creativity? Creativity, according to dictionary.com, is “the use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work”. Creative people are generally described as people who are good at coming up with new ideas, generating novel solutions and in general thinking “outside of the box”. When one thinks of
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There’s a young girl in elementary school always day dreaming in her own world and taking home lower test grades. During parent teacher conferences, the teacher tells her parents that the child needs to make more of an effort, care more about her studies and try to focus. Now in the same class is a
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For most of my life, I have envied my friends who own dogs or cats. When my roommate went home on breaks, she would send me photos of her and her dog on walks, in her bed and just hanging out. “I will never love anyone as much as I love Rocky” she declared, “Rocky’s
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Can social media and addiction really be linked? Upon googling the term ‘addicted”, this was the definition that appeared: to be physically and mentally dependent on a particular substance, and unable to stop taking it without incurring adverse effects. Many people are probably thinking, no way am I addicted to social media. Addiction is something
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Most adults in America would consider themselves “avid coffee drinkers”, with the average American drinking about two cups per day. Personally, I have been known to refuse to have conversations before I have my morning coffee because “I am not fully awake yet”. We use coffee, which contains caffeine, as a way to feel alert,
During play therapy, the therapist works with the child, viewing the child as a plant, a being that has been growing and has been affected by its surroundings. The energy to help the child grow exists in the child already, and the therapist is responsible for facilitating the “child- plants” health. During play therapy,
Finding out your child has an ADHD diagnosis.. It can be overwhelming as a parent or caregiver to discover your child has ADHD. Before your evaluation with the child psychologist you noticed your child acting out at school and at home or day dreaming excessively. But after having the diagnosis confirmed, it can be stressful