Posts Tagged ‘ADD’

Make a list, check it twice

Most people find the holiday season stressful. Happy, but stressful. Adults and children with ADHD are overwhelmed by this time of year. The overstimulation, lack of routine and bombardment on the senses is palpably mind-blowing. ‘Tis the season to…. Be totally off any regular schedule Abandon any semblance of routine Eat strange, unfamiliar and [...]

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School calendar

While it’s true that the business world considers New Year’s Day as January 1, it is equally true that for anyone with children, the first day of the New School Year is really where it’s at! And here in Arizona, that means sometime in the middle of August. It can even mean July, if your teen [...]

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Teacher conferences

The first time that you ‘know’ something is just not right, it’s often experienced as a feeling in your gut. It’s not yet a fully articulated thought, you’re not even sure that you know what you are thinking. That’s because first you feel it.

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A new blog for families facing ADD and AD/HD

In June 2009, two Phoenix moms met each other for the first time in Pittsburgh, where they were both attending training to be peer teachers for parents facing attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit disorder/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD). The training is provided by CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder), the nation’s leading non-profit organization [...]

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RAK Giveaways

“After Earth” sneak preview

A crash landing leaves teenager Kitai Raige (Jaden Smith) and his legendary father Cypher (Will Smith) stranded on Earth, 1,000 years after cataclysmic events forced humanity’s escape. With Cypher critically injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help, facing uncharted terrain, evolved animal species that now rule the planet, and an [...]

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