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Motivation and Organization for Adolescents

March 4, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

Motivation and Organization for Adolescents! In my last post, I discussed the difficulties parents and children often experience with staying organized and managing a hectic […]

Filed Under: ADD/ADHD, Educational Support, Happiness & Well-Being, Parenting, Parenting - Book & Media Recs Tagged With: educational support, motivation, organization, parenting, strategies

Say Om…and Improve your Attention

March 30, 2012 by Dr. Melissa Case-Vincent Leave a Comment

In a previous blog, I discussed executive functioning deficits with ADHD, specifically how these affect impulsivity, working memory, attention, and organization. It is also known […]

Filed Under: ADD/ADHD, Brain & Neuroscience, Mindfulness Tagged With: ADHD, brain, emotions and behavior, Mindfulness, transcendental meditation

Taming the Beast of ADHD

August 10, 2011 by Dr. Melissa Case-Vincent Leave a Comment

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, is a developmental disorder of self-control. It consists of problems with attention span, impulsive control, and activity level. Although the behaviors […]

Filed Under: ADD/ADHD Tagged With: ADHD, attention, executive function, executive functioning, impulsivity, self-control

Central Auditory Processing Disorder Defined

January 1, 2010 by admin Leave a Comment

According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) is defined as difficulties in the processing of auditory information in the central […]

Filed Under: ADD/ADHD, Dyslexia and Other Learning Disabilities Tagged With: ADHD, auditory, capd

An Alternative to Reading: Audiobooks

June 13, 2009 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Maybe you are not like me and you are able to blaze through book after book without a hitch. At times and my life, I […]

Filed Under: ADD/ADHD, Dyslexia and Other Learning Disabilities, Educational Support Tagged With: ADD, ADHD, attention, audiobooks, Dyslexia and Other Learning Disabilities, reading

Keep on (Day) Dreamin'

May 12, 2009 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Daydreaming can sometimes be an effective way to solve problems, despite conventional wisdom to the contrary. Recent research published in the May 2009 journal Proceedings […]

Filed Under: ADD/ADHD, Brain & Neuroscience, Happiness & Well-Being Tagged With: attention, brain, dreaming, mind

Reading & Fatigue

June 21, 2008 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Have you ever had the experience of not being able to maintain concentration while reading and/or not remembering what you just read? Of course, this […]

Filed Under: ADD/ADHD, Brain & Neuroscience, Happiness & Well-Being Tagged With: attention, fatigue, reading, sleep

Mindfulness & Using the Cell While Driving

February 25, 2008 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Okay, I already posted on this already, but I just heard some statistics on the radio (I forget the name of the agency behind the […]

Filed Under: ADD/ADHD, Happiness & Well-Being, Mindfulness Tagged With: awareness, cell phones, driving, Mindfulness, safety, talking

Take the "Sleep Challenge"

May 19, 2007 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

I have one son who is almost 4 years old and another son who is almost 6 months. Sleep can be a hard-sought luxury, and […]

Filed Under: ADD/ADHD, Happiness & Well-Being, Negative Moods & Emotions Tagged With: ADD, ADHD, anger, attention, depression, happiness, sleep, Stress, well-being

Interesting Fact About Sleep Deprivation

December 16, 2006 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

I had a previous post about the importance of sleep, so I wanted to add this interesting bit of information that I ran across in […]

Filed Under: ADD/ADHD, Happiness & Well-Being, Negative Moods & Emotions Tagged With: deprivation, happiness, insomnia, sleep, well-being

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