ADHD

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Questions to Ask Your Doctor about ADHD(Free Handout)

Overview


Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a psychiatric disorder and, more specifically, a chronic neurobehavioral syndrome. ADHD manifests as inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. The term attention-deficit disorder (ADD) refers to the condition without hyperactivity.

People with ADHD tend to overlook details and to miss information. Because of attention deficit, people with ADHD become averse to tasks tha...Read the full article

[gardengal]

In 1973 I worked with a nun in Wichita,Ks named Sr Aegidia Worth who used the Doman-Delacado method of working with children who were ADHD or other people with TBI from other causes such as car accidents. Doman-Delacado refers to 2 Drs in Philidelphia, PA who developed these techniques which involved working on eye-hand coordination a lot with creeping & crawling, parallel bars etc. I am now a child psych nurse & would like to find information on this method to use with our children if anyone "out there" can tell me where to access it. Thank you!

[napernurse]

I have longtime interest in ped neurobehavioral/development & implications for psych. Am also familiar with Dolman-Delicato methods. There was an older doc in Oak Park, IL using technique---a Dr. Dunn, but not sure if still in practice. Suggest websites below for other neurobehavioral organization/integration methods that may provide assist for L/D, adhd, behavioral and motor/balance/coordination issues.

www.inpp.org.uk (books by Sally Goddard Blythe at amazon)
www.inpp.us Palatine, IL colleague Lawrence Beuret, MD

http://stoppingadhd.com/ (Miriam Bender Achievement Center)
Two PhDs in Indianapolis (Drs. Bender, O'Dell & Cook were connected with Purdue University) using crawling against resistance etc...Nancy O'Dell & Patricia Cook authored "Stopping ADHD" available through amazon.

www.handle.org out of Seattle, but with traveling clinics for appointments
Dore Centers for dyslexia+ (think they have left Chicago area, but still active elsewhere & in UK)

Will be interested to learn of other providers & methods from this forum feedback.