Autism & Hope

Top Ten Autism Research Stories of 2014

The following are Autism Speaks’ “Top Ten” 2014 stories in autism research based on readership and social media shares.

#1 New Meta-analysis Affirms No Association Between Vaccines and Autism A meta-analysis of ten studies involving more than 1.2 million children affirmed that vaccines don’t cause autism. The analysis found that immunization with the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine was…

Adult ADD – 5 tips for job effectiveness

For a lot of people with ADD, work life can be complex. If your operational surroundings are not ADD responsive, then you may well find yourself feeling constantly disordered and hassled out at work. Whether or not you decide to give out information about your analysis with your employer, the subsequent approaches can aid you become more efficient at work.

1. Look for a Profession that you are…

6 Tips For Slowing Down the ADD

If you are a grown up person having ADD, then you may be familiar that at times, slowing down is a very difficult thing to do. There are a lot of jobs to get done and so little time to get them completed. So your mind starts working in a high speed, trying to achieve it all and more, or getting upset about the actuality that it look as if it is not viable to get it all completed. As a result, you…

ADHD – how to plan your child’s treatment successfully

Okay. So at the moment you have taken the action of getting your stressed out child or teenager evaluated by an expert, and he has been identified with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The psychologist, or therapist, or physician now desires to start a healing course. But what are you supposed to know before you “sign off” on any specific healing plan?

Here are some propositions for you…

ADD – how does it affect your child’s schooling and education

It is a difficult task ahead to teach a child with Attention Deficit Disorder. Many schools have identified the problem and addressed the issue because substantial developments have been made to recognize the problem. But still there are some schools that lag behind in their systematic arrangements and cannot always answer individual needs.

The way ADD influences a classroom has been seen even…

Attention Deficit Disorder – The Signs And Symptoms

Diagnosis is difficult in cases of ADD because signs vary from child to child. The symptoms of the disorder may or may not be obvious.

First of all you must be clear that just because your child is hyperactive, he is not suffering from ADD. It is true that more than normal activities are a sign of ADD but not always so. But, at the same time impulsive behavior, or less than normal attention, or…

10 Advantages of Having ADD

There is a widespread mistaken belief in the world that getting Attention Deficit Disorder or ADD is a dreadful thing. Even as the ADD afflicted brain without doubt holds out a few risks, it puts forward a few hard to believe advantages as well. Given below is a listing of mannerisms that I over and over again see in my patrons, friends, and contemporaries with ADD.

1. Empathy

People with ADD…

ADD – the types of its manifestation in kids

Attention Deficit Disorder can take several forms in children. It is not difficult to track the child with ADD who is very chaotic. Boys generally come into this category. But then there are some types of ADD which go undiagnosed because their effects in children are less outwardly evident. This happens mainly in case of girls.

There are many girls who are called “tomboys”. They frequently…

ADD and the gift of resilience

Attention Deficit Disorder puts forth diverse tests to various people. A number of of us have the most difficulty in fixing attention and thinking, even as a few of us have a big trouble in managing feelings. No matter what your biggest problem is, there is one guaranteed way to be thriving in spite of it – the capability to be tough.

Resilience has been defined as the ability of recovering from…

An Introduction to Attention Deficit Disorder

One of the most wrongly diagnosed and wrongly understood neurological conditions in the world is Attention Deficit Disorder or more commonly known with its acronym of ADD. The reality is that the majority of people lacks a proper understanding of the disorder, and also would not be able to identify it if they met a person with ADD. This article, and there is more to follow, intends to give you…

An Introduction To Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder has many manifestations and there are more than five kinds of ADHD. It is a medical condition that is carried in the genes, resulting in certain disorders in the nervous system.

The DSM-IV Diagnostic Manual reports that any single form or “type” of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder could be categorized under the diagnostic chapter of ADHD. This…

Attention Deficit Disorder – Getting Your Facts Right

With all that is written about ADHD, most of us tend to think of a bad little lad running about ruining whatever comes his way. So we often believe that we can spot the child with ADD while we are out. Well the naughty little boy is there fine, but did we ever spare a thought about the little girl who sits quiet and withdrawn with her mother, one who is overtly polite, terribly afraid to speak…

Attention Deficit Disorder – How It Affects Families

Attention Deficit Disorder usually comes with a lot of frustration and blame. Often the diagnosis happens late and so, the disease–related problems are often misunderstood. This may result in serious emotional and mental scars when the family tries to deal with ADD–related issues. Thus, this disorder is difficult for the diseased child, the parents and the siblings.

The child who is suffering…

Attention Deficit Disorder – Is It A Disease or Just A Phase

When you were a kid, didn’t you run about all the time for no particular cause? Didn’t you continuously turn your concentration from one thing to the other? Didn’t you have a tough time sitting motionless? Didn’t you have a tough time concentrating on one thing, for long span of time? You were a kid and you behaved the manner in which nearly all children do. You did not reflect about things, you…

Attention Deficit Disorder – Is It Really That

Attention Deficit Disorder or ADD is most frequently identified in boys of primary school age. Indications consist of lack of concentration, being restless, reckless mannerisms, or lack of focus. But what brings about these indications, in fact? And should every one of the occurrences of ADD be treated?

In a few occurrences, the indications of ADD may in fact be indicative of a more severe…