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Subject	Date Asked
depresion	11/16/2011
Q: I'm a college student with ADHD, I was wondering if it's true that depression is known to co-exist ... A: Yes, unfortunately depression does sometimes co-exist with ADHD, especially at times when things are ...
Are these signs of dyslexia?	11/4/2011
Q: As a child: 1. Problem reading says text moves, paragraph moves, lines move. 2. Very bad ... A: Yes, some of these are signs of dyslexia, which by the way is a medical term meaning "inability to ...
ADD/ADHD Procrastination problem...	6/10/2011
Q: I'm John De Luna, 22years old and Currently taking Computer Science. you see, ever since I was a kid ... A: Your problem won't go away simply. It has to be attacked and worked on for a long time. ...
Help with Ritalin	4/24/2011
Q: Please tell me what you think of this website? http://www.ritalindeath.com I am now terrified as I ... A: The website is someone's opinion of ritalin...statistically in the US at least, there have not been ...
Dyslexia	1/29/2011
Q: My son is 11 yrs. old. I fought from the time he was 16 months old until he was 5 yrs. old, he was ... A: It is possible that your son has some form of dyslexia, however, given that he has an Asperger's ...
ADHD and custody	1/23/2011
Q: My ex-wife recently put our 8 year old son on ritalin without my knowledge. I only found out when I ... A: It may not be so horrible that your son is taking ritalin. Students have used this medication for ...
horrible	1/11/2011
Q: I get terrible pain in my eye muscles and neck muscles. There are also cysts in my right eye. My eye ... A: What you are describing could be a reaction to either medications, however, I am not a medical ...
Ritalin Overload	11/10/2010
Q: why do all the long term side effect articles on ritalin I read state that those who feel addicted ... A: I don't have the answers to these questions, but even as a professional teacher, I think about the ...
Ritalin Overload	11/9/2010
Q: why do all the long term side effect articles on ritalin I read state that those who feel addicted ... A: I am not a doctor or a pharmacist, so I really don't know much about drugs and their long term ...
school wants to discontinue 504 plan	10/25/2010
Q: My son is a senior in high school. He has a 504 plan for ADD. He has had this since he was in 3rd ... A: The short answer is no. The process for changing a 504 plan is a 504 team meeting. It is not a ...
adhd symptoms	10/20/2010
Q: I am in the process of getting my 8 year old daughter tested for ADHD. She has a very awkward ... A: Some of what you describe sounds a little like ADHD, like bouncing while watching TV and her talking ...
dopamine overload	9/26/2010
Q: When I take Ritalin it feels as if my brain & thoughts are rushing very fast and it doesnt slow ... A: Ritalin is a stimulant drug. It acts by causing the entire neurological system to become more hyper ...
Help - I've become a slow reader!	7/11/2010
Q: This may be outside your realm, but here goes: I'm a single male of 59, semi-retired from work in ... A: I only have one subject that I can relate to the problem you describe and that would be me. I am ...
Softball daughter with ADD	6/10/2010
Q: My 15 year old daughter is a great hitter. She has been asked to join elite teams and does great in ... A: I can't say what exactly is going on with your daughter, but it sounds like she is pushing too hard ...
Rehab for me	4/26/2010
Q: I have been taking Ritalin for 30 years everyday. I have been told to go to rehab because by a ... A: I am assuming that your Ritalin has been prescribed by a Physician, those trained to know the ...
504 accomodations for adhd	4/24/2010
Q: I read the question from Layne's mom regarding his ADHD and sloppy handwriting. I also have a 9 ... A: Since your son's writing is not yet legible, he needs to continue working on fine motor coordination ...
* I THINK MY SON MIGHT HAVE ADD	4/5/2010
Q: I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT MY 5 YEAR OLD SON. HE IS ALWAYS EXTREMLEY ACTIVE ALWAYS RUNNING AROUND, ... A: The only way to truly know whether a child has ADHD is to see a physician who has training in the ...
Son with ADHD	4/4/2010
Q: My son was recently suspended from an art school. In the course of speaking with the registrar, we ... A: FERPA is the Federal law that protects confidential school records. The Family Education Rights ...
Do i have ADHD?	3/30/2010
Q: First of all i request to read my lengthy question and reply to my problem. I am 22 year old from ... A: In the United States only a board certified Physician or Psychologist can make the diagnosis of ...
ADHD - Do not want to do Meds	3/20/2010
Q: My 9 year old son is diagnosed with PDD NOS and ADHD. His school has suggested to me to medicate ... A: I am not a physician and thus cannot give you medical advise. However, I can tell you that in my ...
adhd tutoring	3/17/2010
Q: If a child with ADHD having a 504 plan in place needs tutoring is the public school mandated to ... A: The simple answer is NO. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of the Handicapped is a civil rights ...
my son	2/19/2010
Q: my son is in the 5th grade, he was dignosed with ADD in the 3rd grade. he came home the other day ... A: You son's 504 plan could include a paragraph that implements a procedure to have his papers checked ...
concerts xl	2/2/2010
Q: My grandaughter takes I'm a day Her behavior at school is not good she started at a new school for ... A: The first part of you question seems to be missing, but I am assuming that your granddaughter takes ...
ADD, LD and learning foreign languages	1/15/2010
Q: My sophomore son was diagnosed 2 years ago with ADD and a reading disability termed "fluency/rate" ... A: You are correct, his fluency problem in reading is an indication that his brain processes language ...
Help with a rigid teacher...	1/14/2010
Q: I am the mother of a 7 year old boy, who although is undiagnosed as of yet (we live in Canada and ... A: Let me start that whether there is a diagnosis or not, NO child should be treated the way that you ...
ADHD and Autism	12/24/2009
Q: I have a step-brother and sister who are 12 year old. My brother has ADHD and often channels his ... A: Your description of your step-brother is not that of a typical ADHD child. ADHD is an acronym that ...
People With Special Needs	11/2/2009
Q: I am sorry if this question has nothing to do with your topic. I am only 13 years old and I am ... A: You are correct, your questions are outside my area of expertise. My expertise is within the area ...
13 yr.old son with ADD and school issues	10/16/2009
Q: I have a 13 year old son in the 8th grade with a diagnosis of ADD. He currently takes 30mg vyvanse ... A: You have described some of the classic symptoms of ADD. In your son's case it is based in his ...
My 12 Yr Old Sons Anger Outbursts	10/13/2009
Q: I need some advice or input about my son's behavior. He has anger management issues...the slightest ... A: There are two types of Attention Deficit Disorder and all persons who have an ADD or ADHD problem ...
ADD? Medicate?	10/6/2009
Q: I hope you are well. And can maybe offer some advice? Firstly thank y ou for your time. My son is ... A: First...At age 6 years old it is difficult to diagnose Attention Deficit Disorder, especially when a ...
ADHD/Sensory Issues	9/15/2009
Q: I am the mother of a 3-year-old girl. We have gone through a lot of transitions in her life for ... A: Sounds like many doors are closed to you. Counseling is a good idea, someone who is knowledgeable ...
Could my child be ADD?	9/14/2009
Q: I have a 29 months old boy, he's very late in speech, he said a few words but not repeatedly the ... A: You are on the right path by seeking out speech therapy. The speech delay may be due to ADD or ...
ADHD/Sensory Issues	9/2/2009
Q: I am the mother of a 3-year-old girl. We have gone through a lot of transitions in her life for ... A: At your daughter's age it would be very difficult to state that she clearly has sensory integration ...
my children ages 4 and 2 and a half wandering if they have adhd	6/30/2009
Q: I have 2 girls 1 of them just turned 4 and the other will be 3 near christmas. i wander if they may ... A: It is very difficult to diagnose ADHD at such a young age. What you describe may well be ADHD, but ...
my 17 year old is out of control	5/18/2009
Q: I am a mother of a 17 year old boy who has been diagnosed with persuasive developmental disorder ... A: Sounds like you have your hands very full. My biggest concern is that at age 17 this young man is ...
ADD	2/26/2009
Q: How valuable is QEEG/SPECT analysis in diagnosing ADD/ADHD? My 16 year old son was diagnosed with ... A: I am not familiar with this instrument. Rather than the actual test I would be more concerned with ...
Reading Comprehension Problems	2/16/2009
Q: My 12 yr old granddaughter has always scored low in reading comprehension, hence, she does poorly in ... A: Attention Deficit disorder has two types, one is Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, which shows ...
My 4 year old thinks everything is a joke	2/16/2009
Q: As I comment above, my son Sebastian is 4 years old. He thinks everything is a joke. When he is not ... A: Children always display their worst in the place they are most comfortable, in this case his home. ...
College student/ADD	9/18/2008
Q: My daughter is in her 3rd year of college. This year she cannot concentrate on her work, cannot ... A: If she gets a diagnosis of ADD or ADHD then she can get some assistance in the form of ...
My son	9/10/2008
Q: My son is 8 and in 3rd grade. At the age of 6 he was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome, ADHD, OCD, ... A: Flipping letters and syllables isn't always the clear symptom, although the older the student is, ...
My son	9/9/2008
Q: My son is 8 and in 3rd grade. At the age of 6 he was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome, ADHD, OCD, ... A: None of those disorders would be that related to what you describe with the reading. Tourette's ...
auditory processing disorder and visual spatial disorder	8/22/2008
Q: I've been told, at no surprise to me, that my son has an auditory processing disorder. It seems his ... A: Both disorders are within brain functioning. We don't know that there is damage to the brain or if ...
Tutoring w/ ADHD	8/18/2008
Q: I am a seventeen year old high school senior. A friend of mine recently started a volunteer tutoring ... A: You have taken on a noble project. It sounds as if the place that you are tutoring is simply too ...
At wits end: 7-yr-old son not doing homework or any work	7/18/2008
Q: My son has ADHD and my husband does not want to medicate. I have to ask him 10 times to do ... A: I would set up a system, just because that is what I do. When my kids (4) were little, I set up a ...
At wits end: 7-yr-old son not doing homework or any work	7/18/2008
Q: My son has ADHD and my husband does not want to medicate. I have to ask him 10 times to do ... A: The answer for your son is not simple. ADHD is a condition in which the brain of the child does not ...
ADHD, OMG! Please help me!	6/25/2008
Q: ok, I've discovered that I do have ADHD. and worse, my parent know nothing about it. So, I think ... A: Attention Deficit Disorder, with Hyperactivity or not is a real condition. In labs we have used MRI ...
18 year old with ADD can't sleep	5/21/2008
Q: Our 18 year old son has great trouble sleeping at night. He is very athletic, works out, wrestles ... A: Lack of appropriate sleep will cause what your son is experiencing, or at least contribute. We have ...
adhd	5/7/2008
Q: my daughter has adhd , diagnosised nov2007,currently in second grade in a (iep)class room for ... A: If the instruction is individualized and intense, then she needs for time in the resource room, but ...
Teen ADD	5/7/2008
Q: My daughter is 17, and was "unofficially" dx'd with ADD by her pediatrician when she was a Freshman. ... A: There is no magic. Only about 50% of those prescribed medicine for ADD respond favorably to it. ...
adhd	5/6/2008
Q: my daughter has adhd , diagnosised nov2007,currently in second grade in a (iep)class room for ... A: In my 30+ years of experience, I have rarely seen retention in a grade help a child. I have seen ...
School and ADD	4/16/2008
Q: My son is in the 7th grade. He was diagnosed with ADD when he was in the 1st grade. As you can ... A: The attentive type of ADD is the most difficult to get a good grip on. What we need to do for these ...
exercises	3/18/2008
Q: hey, I was diagnosed with ADD 4 or 5 years ago when I went to public school. I was originally ... A: I think I already answered this question, so if this is repeated information, just ignore it. Rural ...
adhd and sports	3/8/2008
Q: My daughter was diagnosed with ADHD at 10yrs. She is 13 now and in Jr hi. I have not had much ... A: The simple answer is: if your daughter is not able to participate in sports because the school is ...
ADD	2/26/2008
Q: I am confused about my child. She in in 3rd grade and are showing signs of ADD, but not all. Is ... A: Few ADD children display all of the symptoms that are connected to the disorder, each is unique, as ...
Help me! Sooo-oo tired after fighting sleep all night. AGAIN!	2/13/2008
Q: I've just spent the whole of the night awake fighting and fighting and fighting sleep. Why do I do ... A: I don't know of the problem you speak, although, my wife has similar sleep patterns. She has also ...
16 year old son	2/4/2008
Q: My son, who is adopted (at 18 months), was struggling in school. We had him tested at age 16 and ... A: The life results for people with ADHD is very different now. I am hoping the things you have shared ...
?'s	1/26/2008
Q: i have a question. i read someones comment when they said about 8 months ago they started working ... A: ADD is an acronym for Attention Deficit Disorder, which is also sometimes also referred to as ADHD, ...
504 plan	1/22/2008
Q: I have a 16 year old son with ADD who is in the 9th grade. he didn't pass 8th grade and his ... A: The short answer is that the only way a 504 plan can be changed is by a 504 Team, which includes the ...
ADD	12/15/2007
Q: My son has ADD. He started taking meds when he was in third grade, he is now in his 2nd year of ... A: He may not need the medication all his life. You should be checking in with the doctor at least ...
Help w/ adult son who is now a father!	12/9/2007
Q: I desperately need advice. My son is 19 yo and a father of a beautiful 3 1/2 month old little girl ... A: My take is that you have a large problem here. On one hand you want to be a helpful mother, on the ...
wellbutrin for my 9 year old	12/8/2007
Q: My son was recently diagnosed with ADD and was first started on concerta 27mg, he had a rare ... A: I would not give my child wellbutrin, especially given the reactions to the other medications. It ...
Concerned Brother	12/1/2007
Q: I have a brother with the behavior problems that come with ADHD such as at 15 he is cursing people ... A: This is always a difficult area to determine when you don't know the person described. I believe ...
How to motivate an ADD(?) teenager	10/30/2007
Q: I have a stepson whom we gained custody of at age 9. Up until that point, he lived with his mother ... A: All 15 year olds, regardless of ADD or not seek out the path of least resistance. This particular ...
ADHD, ADD, and Asperger	4/20/2007
Q: I always thought that people with ADHD had a hard time concentrating and people with Asperger or ... A: ADHD people usually have a hard time concentrating, but that is not to say that all do. Each ADHD, ...
Adult Adhd	7/18/2006
Q: I'm currently going to RN school. I'm a adult ADHD. I'm struggling especially with Chemistry. All ... A: Memory is something that you can learn techniques to assist with, like lists, palm devices, etc., ...
getting help from school	3/5/2006
Q: The school gave my 9 year old a core eval.It showed below average short term memory and proccessing ... A: There are a few things that are required of the school now that you have seen a physician and have a ...
ADD and SI	1/12/2006
Q: She eats really healthy (including breakfast cereals) but her behavior has often been tied to blood ... A: I am not a medical doctor, so take my advise as somewhat novice...but, I have been studying diet ...
ADD and SI	1/8/2006
Q: We too are struggling with sleep issues and impulse control. It seems to cycle. She is having focus ... A: I wish you lived in our area. In my private practice we have assembled what we call the "power ...
ADD and SI	1/7/2006
Q: I have a child with SI issues. I have heard that many people think that ADD is sometimes really an ... A: Wow...this is a good question. The symptoms of Sensory Integration are also some of the symptoms ...
ADHD-for college paper	11/28/2005
Q: What is the training educational professionals, i.e.-teachers,principals,teacher aides, and nurses ... A: The training for educational personnel regarding ADD and ADHD is not very consistent across the ...
504 plan	9/13/2005
Q: I have a nine year old son named Layne. Layne was diagnosed with ADHS after being held back in the ... A: A 504 Plan comes from the 1973 Law, Rehabilitation of the Handicapped and is the education section ...
special eduacation laws	9/12/2005
Q: I would like to know what some of the laws are for special education with teenagers with ADDHD. A: There are a series of laws that effect persons with ADHD or ADD. It all started with the Americans ...
ADD	2/28/2005
Q: -Do teachers understand what a child with ADD goes through? -Do you think ADD effects the child's ... A: Yes, I believe that SOME teachers understand what a child with ADD goes through. Some have either ...
ritilin	2/24/2005
Q: I have some questions about two of my kids that are on ritilin. First, has it been found in studies ... A: That is an interesting program proposal. However, I don't believe that students learn as much in ...
ADD & homework	9/14/2004
Q: My son, Ben, is 13 and in the 8th grade. He is on medication for ADHD. The school year has just ... A: I would recommend that you have "back-up" systems in place. While he might have the responsibility ...
ADD & homework	9/13/2004
Q: My son, Ben, is 13 and in the 8th grade. He is on medication for ADHD. The school year has just ... A: Yes, you are describing direct effects of ADD. Often time they beleive the homework is done when it ...
Bipolar vs. ADD	8/27/2004
Q: I am recalling a conversation that I had with a woman about 8 months ago. She said something to the ... A: ADD individuals have brain waves that spike much larger than "normal" individuals. When medicated, ...
add	7/13/2004
Q: Could you tell me about effective alternative ADD treatments and alternative medications to ritilan. ... A: ADD is unique to each individual, and therefore, treatments that work for one, don't necessarily ...
ADHD	7/5/2004
Q: I am doing research for a college project on the probablity of children treated with stimulants ... A: I have not kept hard data, however from my experience I have not noticed any greater incidence of ...
ADHD help!	4/23/2004
Q: Yes my daughter is on medication, she takes 10 mg of ritalin in the morning and then 10 mg at lunch ... A: This is a tough one. The medications are working at school...good! The problem that occurs if she ...
ADHD help!	4/22/2004
Q: My daughter will be 10 next month; she was diagnosed as being ADHD 2 years ago. Lately she has ... A: My initial reaction has to do with the diagnosis. When diagnosed, was she medicated and is she now? ...

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