As promised, I was able to locate a few more schools which serve children in Du Page and Cook Counties. I have been focusing specifically on programs that cater to the needs of children on the Autism Spectrum, as this is a very personal issue for me. So, here is some of what I found. ...
In the last decade, there has been great emphasis placed on the complications and treatments associated with children suffering from ADD, Attention Deficit Disorder. With advances in pharmaceutical technology, as well as cognitive behavioral therapy, many children suffering from ADD and ADHD, are realizing significant improvements in academics as well as social interactions at school ...
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder) and Childhood Bipolar Disorder have very similar symptoms. Because of this fact, it is very hard to know if you have the right diagnosis. This can be very hard for struggling parents that are faced with children that just seem very defiant and unorganized. It is sometimes a surprise to ...
Moving to a new city after college was quite an adventure. I had landed a new job several months after graduating and was very much excited to start. The job market wasn’t at its best and I considered myself really lucky to get one. I liked the city and I had visited it several times ...
If you are a parent of a child that has been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, it is essential that you learn the core characteristics of ADHD. While there are several different symptoms of ADHD in children, all of the signs of ADHD are broken down into three individual subtypes. These subtypes, or characteristics, ...
Dealing with ADHD/ODD. For those of you that don’t know what those stand for, ADHD means Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder and ODD means Oppositional Defiance Disorder. These two things are something that I deal with everyday with my 10 year old son. With this article, I am going to explain what it’s like to live ...
My oldest daughter has always had some sensory integration issues, but according to her pediatrician, falls short of actual sensory integration disorder (SID for short). So when I heard about body brushing as a possible therapy for this condition, I decided to research it a bit more. Here is what I found out. Body brushing ...
Every year, thousands of children are diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD). These children are usually prescribed a stimulant medication, such as Ritalin, in order to help them function normally in school and everyday tasks. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, prescriptions for stimulant medications have increased five-hundred percent ...
Our present lives would not exactly be called modern or advanced if we did not have Food Additives. How else would we have access to food produced in places thousands of miles away from where we live? How would we be able to keep those high-paying but time-consuming jobs without ready-to-eat meals? Food additives such ...