Study suggests the real deficit underlying Attention Deficit Disorders is not Attention, but Working Memory
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Many parents have observed that their child with ADHD stays attentive and engaged during ‘high interest’ activities, e.g., while playing video games, but has considerable problems staying focused on less inherently engaging tasks, e.g., doing schoolwork. This discrepancy in attention during preferred and non-preferred activities has led some to speculate that children with ADHD don’t have underlying neurocognitive deficits that explain their attention difficulties, but that they simply don’t try as hard when they are not interested or motivated.
Surprisingly, there has been little res...
Source: SharpBrains - October 26, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Dr. David Rabiner Tags: Attention and ADD/ADHD Cognitive Neuroscience Education & Lifelong Learning academic ADHD-diagnosis cognitive-abilities deficits math neurocognitive neurocognitive deficits Star Wars video-games visual-attention Working-memory Source Type: blogs
Why We All Have Clutter and How to Get Rid of It
I feel like a massive hypocrite writing this piece, because substantial messes are found in virtually every square foot of my home.
In fact, the last time I broached the topic of clutter in a blog, I posted a photo of my book piles and nut collection and was immediately contacted by a hoarding show to be “fixed” by an expert.
Even though I fail miserably at decluttering my home, I do know it’s an important piece of mental health — that our environments affect us more than we’d like to believe. And it’s not even the Post-its all over your desk, the plastic dog toys strewn about the floor, or the hom...
Source: World of Psychology - October 12, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Anxiety and Panic Depression Mental Health and Wellness OCD Self-Help Stress cleaning habits clutter Concentration hoarding neatness Procrastination stress reduction Stress Relief tidiness Source Type: blogs
ADHD and Adults: 8 Effective Shortcuts for Home and Work
When you have ADHD, you might feel bad — frustrated, angry, ashamed — that you can’t accomplish certain tasks like everyone else. Why is it so hard to make a meal? Why do I forget my wallet every time?
You might feel bad that you can’t use the same methods. Why do I need a creative approach just to do laundry? It’s so simple!
“The ADHD mind is wired differently than someone without ADHD, and it’s not fair to assume they should do things the same way,” said Nikki Kinzer, a certified ADHD coach dedicated to helping people with ADHD build positive life habits, reduce stress, and take back control of th...
Source: World of Psychology - September 8, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: ADHD and ADD Creativity Disorders General Habits Industrial and Workplace Self-Help Success & Achievement Adult Adhd Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Attentiveness Career Goals Memory Procrastination Productivity Source Type: blogs
Studies reinforce the critical importance of ADHD treatment monitoring
In this study, nearly 600 7-10 year old children with the combined type of ADHD were randomly assigned to one of four treatment conditions: medication treatment, behavior therapy, combined treatment (medication + behavior therapy), or community care, i.e., treatment in the community. Children assigned to the first three groups received their treatment through the study. Those assigned to the community care group received whatever treatment their parents chose to pursue in the community; nearly two-thirds of the time this included medication treatment.
Medication treatment in the MTA Study began with a rigorous titration tr...
Source: SharpBrains - August 22, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Dr. David Rabiner Tags: Attention and ADD/ADHD Cognitive Neuroscience ADHD monitoring ADHD treatment monitoring ADHD-Treatment behavior rating scales behavior-therapy dietary treatment hyperactivity impulsivity medication-treatment psychiatry Source Type: blogs
Questions About The FDA ’s New Framework For Digital Health
In June 2017, the new Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Scott Gottlieb pre-announced his agency’s Digital Health Innovation Action Plan that indicates notable shifts in the agency’s approach to digital health technologies. This plan is an important step in FDA regulation of this area, a process that began in 2011 with a draft guidance, followed by significant congressional actions. The new changes should not be surprising, given critiques published by Gottlieb prior to re-joining the FDA. In 2014, he wrote that smartphones are “purposely dumbed down” due to the “risk of unwieldy FDA regulation,” a...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - August 16, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Nathan G. Cortez, Nicolas Terry and I. Glenn Cohen Tags: Featured Health IT 21st Century Cures Act digital health Food and Drug Administration medical devices mHealth mobile health Scott Gottlieb Source Type: blogs
Topsy-Turvy Brand Name Drug Pricing?
On August 7, 2017, The
New York Times with ProPublica
(an independent, non-profit investigative new agency) reported
that some drug companies have struck deals with insurers to require that
prescriptions be dispensed for the more expensive brand name drug rather than
the less expensive generic alternative! Has the world turned upside down? What
has happened? Perhaps one could respond: Follow the money.
Pharmaceutical companies have apparently cut a deal with
health insurance companies and pharmacy benefits managers for some drug
products so that middle men pay prices that are very competitive, at least as
competitive as th...
Source: blog.bioethics.net - August 10, 2017 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Bioethics Today Tags: Health Care Drug Drug Pricing Pharmacy Ethics syndicated Source Type: blogs
5 Things to Teach Your Child to Avoid Impulsivity & Behavioral Issues
Parenting a child with impulsivity and behavioral issues is one tough task, and in some cases when parents visit me and ask for help, they believe it is impossible to teach their kid to avoid these behaviors. Well, in this article I will be walking you through the things to teach your child in order to avoid impulsivity and bad behaviors.
First off, you have to understand what the cause of these behaviors is. If your kid cannot just help it, then he or she may have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or some other condition that is not entirely his or her fault. And as a parent, it is important to know that it is not ...
Source: World of Psychology - August 9, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Manpreet Lehal, LPCS Tags: ADHD and ADD Children and Teens Parenting Students Success & Achievement Anger Management Attention Deficit Disorder behavioral problems Child Development Conduct Disorder Impulsive Behavior Impulsivity Source Type: blogs
Converting Effector T Cells into Regulatory T Cells
Slow progress is being made in the development of means to adjust the operation and configuration of the immune system, especially when it comes to damping inflammation. Present approaches used in the clinic are blunt, suppressing immune activity as a whole, or at least large swathes of it, and have significant side-effects. More sophisticated ways to adjust immune cell behavior may have applications in reducing some of the consequences of the disarray of the immune system that occurs with age. In particular, if the chronic inflammation and overactivity of the aged immune system could be reduced, some benefits might be rea...
Source: Fight Aging! - August 3, 2017 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
How Do US Vaccine Rates, Policies and Children ’s Health Compare to Other Countries?
Conclusion
The US has the highest vaccination rate of all industrialized countries. US children are experiencing a health epidemic with more chronic diseases than ever before in our history. The US has the highest infant mortality in a study comparing America with 29 other developed countries. Children in the US suffered with more autism than in all other countries studied.
Studies comparing vaccinated and unvaccinated show conclusively that unvaccinated children enjoy far superior health. Research and data demonstrate that vaccines cause neurological damage and contribute to significant health damage.
Vaccines are a major...
Source: vactruth.com - July 29, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Michelle Goldstein Tags: Logical Michelle Goldstein Recent Articles Top Picks autism truth about vaccines vaccine injuries Source Type: blogs
Special Needs Parents: Taking It Day by Day
In conclusion, I’m not a typical special needs parent. I’m not worried day and night about my child’s distant future.
There’s just enough in one day to worry about. (Source: World of Psychology)
Source: World of Psychology - July 16, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Laura Yeager Tags: ADHD and ADD Anxiety and Panic Aspergers Autism Caregivers Children and Teens Personal Students Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Asperger Syndrome Education National Purposeful Parenting Month Special Needs Source Type: blogs
Sharing The Neurocognitive Profile of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Review of Meta-Analyses via BrowZine
The Neurocognitive Profile of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Review of Meta-AnalysesPievsky, Michelle A.; McGrath, Robert E.Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology: Articles in pressUniversity of Minnesota Users:http://api.thirdiron.com/v2/libraries/56/articles/124234381/contentNon-University of Minnesota Users: (Full text may not be available)https://academic.oup.com/acn/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/arclin/acx055Accessed with BrowZine, supported by University of Minnesota. (Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner))
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - July 14, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: blogs
Adults with ADHD: How I Overcome My Biggest Challenges to Get Things Done
People with ADHD often see themselves as unproductive, or worse, as lazy and incompetent. Getting things done, especially boring, tedious tasks, may feel impossible, and you might feel utterly demoralized.
But it isn’t that you’re ineffective or inept or hopeless.
The problem really resides in not having the right ADHD-friendly strategies, according to Roberto Olivardia, Ph.D, a clinical instructor and psychologist who specializes in working with individuals with ADHD and also has ADHD. He suggested adults with ADHD think of themselves as “producers in progress.”
Challenge: Sinking Motivation
For Olivardia the bigg...
Source: World of Psychology - July 3, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: ADHD and ADD Creativity Disorders General Self-Help Success & Achievement ADHD and productivity ADHD coach ADHD Solutions ADHD tips ADHD-friendly strategies attention Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Bonnie Mincu Dana R Source Type: blogs
5 Must-Read Articles, and an Online Course, to Help Children with ADHD
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— Dr. David Rabiner, Research Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University and founder of the Attention Research Update.
Given the ongoing changes and controversies surrounding ADHD diagnosis and treatment, let us highlight 5 key articles written by Duke University’s Dr. David Rabiner to summarize recent scientific findings and their implications, plus a very relevant online course to help parents and professionals help children with ADHD.
1. Study finds large gaps between research and practice in ADHD diagnosis and treatment
Key insight: Evidence-based guideline...
Source: SharpBrains - June 21, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Attention and ADD/ADHD Cognitive Neuroscience Education & Lifelong Learning Health & Wellness ADHD-diagnosis ADHD-Treatment behavior management behavioral-therapy behavioral-treatment brain-development diet DSM DSM diagnostic crite Source Type: blogs
What Is Intention Deficit Disorder?
Most who are reading this article are familiar with the term ADHD which is defined as “a brain disorder marked by an ongoing pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development.”
What is less familiar is the term, “intention deficit disorder,” a different way to look at the problems associated with attention deficit disorder. What is intention deficit disorder and how can it be helped?
Before delving into intention deficit disorder, it may be helpful to review symptoms commonly associated with ADHD:
inability to sustain focus
challenges remaining...
Source: World of Psychology - June 19, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Edie Weinstein, MSW, LSW Tags: ADHD and ADD Habits Mindfulness Personal Self-Help Stress Success & Achievement idd intention deficit intention deficit disorder Source Type: blogs
I Chose Not to Medicate My ADHD — Here ’s Why
A white room.
The day I was diagnosed, they brought me into a (not kidding) white room with a metal table. There was a machine at the head of the table. The machine kind of reminded me of a shrunken MRI scanner, but I didn’t have much of a chance to study it.
I laid down, and they put wires all over my head and my chest. The wires were gooey (“How am I going to get that out of my hair?”). Mom had kept me awake for most of the night, so when they told me to go to sleep, and I was out like a light. I was eight years old.
Mom had resisted getting me tested, despite my teachers pushing for it. I was easily distracted,...
Source: World of Psychology - June 13, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jordan Storz Tags: ADHD and ADD Alternative and Nutritional Supplements Children and Teens Medications Personal Students Success & Achievement Academic Achievement Attention Deficit Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Mood Swings Motivation Scho Source Type: blogs
