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Dear Readers,
Welcome to ADD Consults: ADDitional News.
Do you use fidgets? Why does fidgeting help us to focus? From my blog:
Fidget: (N): An object used to self-calm or focus. (From the Terry Matlen ADD Dictionary) Actually, when I looked up the word "fidget", there was no noun definition. But I digress...
Years ago, when I was a student, I found myself having to write down every single word my teacher uttered, as a way for me to concentrate on what was being said. I used this method even more so in college, and when there was nothing to write down of importance, I found myself doodling all over the margins and any other white space remaining on the pages of my notebook. It certainly worked in keep my attention from wandering.
So if you or your child REALLY needs to move, play with a manipulative, etc. in order to concentrate, don't fight the urge!
A new book has just been published; it's Fidget to Focus: Outwit Your Boredom: Sensory Strategies for Living with ADD,
by Roland Rotz and Sarah Wright, and I can't wait to read it. They have lectured on this topic extensively and it's something I've rarely seen written about anywhere else.
Back in January, I published their article here, titled Fidget to Focus- Outwit Your Boredom: Sensory Strategies for Living with ADD. That article has now been updated, and I invite you to read it HERE.
In the meantime, you can order Fidget to Focus HERE. And scroll down a bit to see some cool Fidget ideas for you and yours.
Till next time-
Terry
The school calls to tell you that you forgot to send your child's lunch money for the third time in a week, and when you call the school for something, they know your voice, and say, "Hi, Mrs. Taylor."
- Submitted by Jill in Ohio
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Is It ADHD or Bipolar Disorder?
From WebMd
Children with bipolar disorder are often misdiagnosed as having ADHD, and ADHD medication won't help. Sometimes, children suffer from both.
When Alex Raeburn was in the fourth grade, he started having discipline problems and occasional outbursts in school. Toward the end of his fifth grade year, he stormed out of the classroom, broke the glass face of a hall clock, then left the school building entirely. The incident landed him in the psychiatric ward of a hospital where he underwent testing, but he left without a diagnosis.
Alex's problems continued, so his parents took him to see a psychiatrist who had been recommended by his school's psychologist. "This doctor talked to my wife and I for 15 minutes, then to Alex for 15 minutes, diagnosed him with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and put him on Ritalin," says Paul Raeburn, who wrote a book about his son's experiences entitled Acquainted with the Night. When there was no improvement after a few weeks on the medication, the doctor suggested increasing Alex's dose.
"After we increased the dose, Alex became completely out of control, very volatile and angry," Raeburn tells WebMD. "He threatened to run out of the house and not come back, so we had to hospitalize him again."
It was during this hospital stay that bipolar disorder was first suggested as a possible diagnosis instead of ADHD. Eventually, it was confirmed that Alex indeed suffered from bipolar disorder and that the Ritalin had most likely triggered his violent episode.
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