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Beyond the ADHD Headlines: A Nuanced Look at Diagnosis, Drugs, and Daily Life

Child Mind Intitute

Milham, MD, PhD Chief Science Officer, Child Mind Institute A recent New York Times Magazine article by Paul Tough raises questions about the increasing number of children diagnosed with ADHD and the long-term use of medication for the treatment of ADHD. It can boost their self-esteem and ability to function in the family.

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The Power of Validation to Soothe Supersensors

ADDitude

These big feelings may trigger yelling, hitting, destroying, even self-harming, and, in later years, using drugs or alcohol. How to Validate Your Child’s Feelings Listen with awareness and avoid judgmental facial expressions. It simply involves communicating that these feelings make sense and are legitimate.

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Signs of ADHD in Preschoolers: Misinterpreted Symptoms and Effective Interventions

ADDitude

The following milestones, which focus on inhibition, a developing sense of danger, and awareness of social expectations, are particularly important: By age 3: avoids touching hot objects, like a stove, when warned By age 4: avoids danger (e.g., Without school-wide awareness, your childs behaviors may be misunderstood and/or misattributed.

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The Summer Body Standard Is Fake — Here’s What No One Tells You About Body Dysmorphia

Zencare

Magazines, TV shows, and now social media push the message that summer is for showing skin but only if that skin covers a toned, slim, tanned body. Journal thought distortions : Notice negative self-talk and challenge it. Self-compassion : Treating yourself with kindness, especially when you struggle. The implication?

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The Art of Guiding Young Adults with ADHD Into the World

ADDitude

How can I help him develop self-awareness and a growth mindset ? Is this delay in growing up a period of self-discovery or self-indulgence? He does not see his role, and he doesn’t wonder what he could do differently next time. Solution: What Floats Your Childs Boat?

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A General Semantics Perspective on Language and Reality: Implications for Therapy

National Association for the Advancement of Psycho

Identity, absolute sameness in all respects, is assumed as an empirical principle while partial identity is seen as self-contradictory. This will result, I think, in therapists expanding the limits of their knowledge using their self-reflexive and meta-communicative processes. As premises, these axioms immediately distort perception.

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Much of U.S. Healthcare Is Broken: How to Fix It (Chapter 2, Part 7)

Mad in America

I have found these “miracle drug breakthroughs” have in common a consistent pattern, one of which is a major cover story in a national magazine, in this case Time magazine. The Time magazine cover story reads “Depression afflicts 16 million Americans. One-third don’t get better with treatment [meaning drug treatment].