ScienceDaily (2010-12-30) — The ability to find shoes in the bedroom, apples in a supermarket, or a favorite animal at the zoo is impaired among children with autism, according to new research from the UK. They are unable to search effectively for objects in real-life situations — a skill that is essential for achieving independence [...]

Here are some recommendations for your 2011. Feel free to add your own. 1. Move. Even if that means just parking further away from your office and hoofing it to the front door. I hesitate to use the word “exercise”, since that word has negative connotations for people. Here it is in a nutshell: Moving [...]

ScienceDaily (2010-12-27) — Scientists have found that a genetic variant of a brain receptor molecule may contribute to violently impulsive behavior when people who carry it are under the influence of alcohol. The researchers sequenced DNA of the impulsive subjects and compared those sequences with DNA from an equal number of non-impulsive Finnish control subjects. [...]

Toby and Lucy played with their Dalmatian cousins for the third day in a row. Those Dalmatians know how to party! Here’s Lucy passed out after a day of playing. Dogs are meant to run. I’m glad and thankful that they have a yard to play in. Tweet This Post

ScienceDaily (2010-12-23) — Complementary medicines can be dangerous for children and can even prove fatal, if substituted for conventional medicine, indicates an audit of kids’ CAM treatment. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101222205351.htm Tweet This Post

Here it is…my first ADHD gift of the 2010 holiday season. I love my family. Amazingly, I did not have the squirrel-related t-shirt yet. I do have the chicken-related coasters. And interestingly, earlier in the day my neighbor and I were talking about squirrels. **Cue “Twilight Zone” music** Tweet This Post

Most Christmas songs are cheery and happy. For many people, however, the holidays are difficult, and can lead to increased depression and anxiety. I think the song “River” by Joni Mitchell, from her album Blue, is a great Christmas song that deals with grief and loneliness during the holidays. Tweet This Post

I’m into the Law of Usage (as you may have read in 10 Simple Solutions to Adult ADD. Use what you have, or give it to someone that willuse it. Here’s a great solution for those paperbacks that you’ve read and are just sitting around taking up shelf space: go to www.BookMooch.com. It’s free to [...]

ScienceDaily (2010-12-20) — Researchers may have found a clue to the blues that can come with the flu — depression may be triggered by the same mechanisms that enable the immune system to respond to infection. In a new study, scientists activated the immune system in mice to produce “despair-like” behavior that has similarities to [...]

From IMDB.com: The acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi was sentenced to six years in prison today, and banned from directing and producing films for the next 20 years, his lawyer said. Panahi, an outspoken supporter of Iran’s opposition green movement, was convicted of gathering, colluding and propaganda against the regime, Farideh Gheyrat told the Iranian [...]