IN THE NEWS
Old armory building gives chance to students with learning challenges
Washington Post
An independent school that focuses on helping 9th- to 12th-graders who have ADHD, dyslexia and other learning challenges, WRUS currently rents space at Chesapeake College and purchased the armory in November for about $475000. In addition to providing ...
Washington Post
An independent school that focuses on helping 9th- to 12th-graders who have ADHD, dyslexia and other learning challenges, WRUS currently rents space at Chesapeake College and purchased the armory in November for about $475000. In addition to providing ...
FDA to Review Link Between Food Colors, ADHD in Kids
Food Product DesignWASHINGTON—The US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Food Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting March 30-31, 2011, to determine if there is sufficient evidence to establish an association between the consumption of synthetic color additives ... [editor's note: see follow-up from CHADD down the page in the BLOGS section]
Food Product DesignWASHINGTON—The US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Food Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting March 30-31, 2011, to determine if there is sufficient evidence to establish an association between the consumption of synthetic color additives ... [editor's note: see follow-up from CHADD down the page in the BLOGS section]
Myths, Misconceptions, and Stigma Tied to ADHD
MSN Health & FitnessADHD is a medical disorder, not a condition of the child's will. A child with ADHD does not choose to misbehave. ADHD is caused by bad parenting. All the child needs is good discipline. ADHD is not caused by bad parenting. But parenting techniques can ...
MSN Health & FitnessADHD is a medical disorder, not a condition of the child's will. A child with ADHD does not choose to misbehave. ADHD is caused by bad parenting. All the child needs is good discipline. ADHD is not caused by bad parenting. But parenting techniques can ...
RESOURCES
Top 10 Articles of the Month on ADDitudeMag.com
Are you confused by ingredient lists, nutrition labels, health claims and marketing hype? Fooducate is here to help. Managed by a team of parents, dietitians, and techies, they realize that at the supermarket you have very little time to analyze food labels and extract the information that is important to you. They help you make better choices for you and your family.
There's the Fooducate iPhone app to:
Fooducate analyzes information found in each product's nutrition panel and ingredient list.
There's the Fooducate iPhone app to:
- Automatically scan a product barcode
- See product highlights (both good & bad)
- Compare products
- Select better alternatives
- Dig deeper and learn more about food and nutrition
Fooducate analyzes information found in each product's nutrition panel and ingredient list.
You get to see the stuff manufacturers don't want you to notice, such as
And follow their informative blog: http://www.fooducate.com/blog/
- excessive sugar
- tricky trans fats
- additives and preservatives
- high fructose corn syrup
- controversial food colorings
- and more...
And follow their informative blog: http://www.fooducate.com/blog/
BLOGS
Food Dyes and ADHD, CHADD's opinionRuth Hughes, PhD
Over the last several days, the US Food and Drug Administration convened a meeting to examine the scientific evidence on artificial food dyes and make recommendations in response to a petition from the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a food advocacy group opposed to the use of artificial food dyes in the food supply chain. One of the major questions before the FDA’s Food Advisory Committee was the effect of food dyes on all children, not just those with ADHD. This is the distinction many journalists missed in reporting on the meeting. I listened to the presentations by a number of scientists, including Dr. Gene Arnold (CHADD’s representative), and I want to share the discussion and conclusions of the FDA committee ...
Follow CHADD on Facebook.
A Fantastic Artistic and Creative Exercise for ADHD thrivers
PsychCentral.com (blog)
It truly seems to be a project that was made for me and my ADHD. I get a bunch of magazines, sift through them cutting out things that speak to me and what I want to create in life. This can be words, expressions, looks, colors, places, friends, ...
PsychCentral.com (blog)
It truly seems to be a project that was made for me and my ADHD. I get a bunch of magazines, sift through them cutting out things that speak to me and what I want to create in life. This can be words, expressions, looks, colors, places, friends, ...
Follow PsychCentral.com on Twitter.
Is ADHD caused by diet?
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)ADHD is, like autism, an ever-expanding diagnosis; it has been applied to 5 million American children. A team of Dutch researchers decided to see if our modern diet was part of the problem. They took 100 unmedicated children who had been diagnosed with ...
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)ADHD is, like autism, an ever-expanding diagnosis; it has been applied to 5 million American children. A team of Dutch researchers decided to see if our modern diet was part of the problem. They took 100 unmedicated children who had been diagnosed with ...
What have you discovered this week that you'd like to share?