The Edge Foundation, which specializes in coaching services for ADHD students, provides their opinion on medication treatment of ADHD. The blog post includes information on Judith Warner’s new book, We’ve Got Issues: Children and Parents in the Age of Medication.
http://www.edgefoundation.org/blog/2010/03/11/is-adhd-overmedicated/

A study found that ambidextrous children (those that are both left- and right-handed) are more likely to develop ADHD symptoms later in life, compared to their left-handed and right-handed peers.
The article states:
Mixed-handed children, relative to right-handed, had approximately a twofold increase in odds of having difficulties with language and scholastic performance at the [...]

I will be doing radio interviews on “ADD & Your Money”. Look to www.stephaniesarkis.com/events.shtml for an updated listing.
Tonight (Monday 1/18) I will be on WJBC-AM 1230 at 6:10pm. You can listen live at:
http://www.wjbc.com/portals/blo/wjbcam/regentplayer.html

There are few things that compare to seeing the finished version of your book for the first time. I’ve never had kids, but I’m guessing the feeling is somewhat akin to seeing your baby for the first time. And the gestation period is roughly the same for each!!
It’s such a privilege to [...]

A WebMD article states:
Researchers found calls to poison control centers for adolescent ADHD prescription drug abuse increased out of proportion to other poison center calls in recent years, which suggests a growing problem with abuse of these stimulant drugs.
The article also goes on to state that the study found that there was an increase in [...]

I’m currently reading (amongst the other 25 books I’m reading) Silent Travelers: Germs, Genes, and the “Immigrant Menace” by Alan M. Kraut. The book is a fascinating historical look at how epidemics are spread, and the politics and class issues that are involved in determining the cause and treatment of epidemics.
While reading [...]

People have asked me for tips and suggestions on writing a book when you have ADD. Here’s how I do it.

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Here’s a video with an update on my third book, “ADD and Your Money”, available December 2nd, 2009.

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The final copy edits have been completed for “ADD and Your Money”! The book will be out in December this year. It gives readers information on: money issues common to people with ADD; how to curb impulsive spending; the ABCs of investing; hiring professionals to help you manage your money; organizing your financial [...]

The Consumer Product Safety Commission, in their infinite wisdom, is asking libraries to take children’s books printed before 1986 off the shelves. Why? They want to investigate whether the books have unsafe levels of LEAD in the ink. LEAD. Are you kidding me?
A law was passed last summer [...]