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Category Archives: Health
50 Practical Strategies for Treating ADHD without Drugs
There’s a news feature in the New York Times today (“Drowned in a Stream of Prescriptions”) that focuses on the problem of addiction to ADHD medications. While the article deals mainly with college students and young adults who deceive mental … Continue reading
Posted in Adolescence, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Education, Health, Parenting, Special Education, Young Adulthood
Tagged ADD, ADD/ADHD, Adderall, addiction, ADHD, adolescence, attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, hyperactivity, psychoactive medications, psychostimulants, Ritalin, young adulthood
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Researching Strengths in People with Schizophrenia
Yesterday in the New York Times an op ed piece appeared entitled ”Successful and Schizophrenic’‘ that affirmed the importance of neurodiversity and the value of strengths in people with mental health labels. Written by Elyn Saks, who has lived with schizophrenia all her … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Neurodiversity, Psychotherapy, Schizophrenia
Tagged diversity, Elyn Saks, mental health, mental illness, Neurodiversity, psychosis, Schizophrenia
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Pediatricians Warn of Risks in Cutting Back on School Recess
The American Academy of Pediatrics has just released a policy statement saying that supervised, unstructured (play oriented) recess in school is a vital part of a child’s development. As they point out in the abstract to their statement: ”Recess is … Continue reading
The Dark Side of Neurodiversity
The December 14th shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, have opened up a Pandora’s box of issues related to mental health. One controversy in particular relates to the shooter Adam Lanza’s alleged identification as a person with a mild form of autism … Continue reading
Posted in Adolescence, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Health, Human Development, Neurodiversity, Social Issues, Special Education, Young Adulthood
Tagged Adam Lanza, Asperger's syndrome, Autism Speaks, biodiversity, cultural diversity, Judy Singer, mass murder, mental health, mental illness, Neurodiversity, Newtown shootings, violence
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