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isPermaLink="false">http://playattention.com/attention-deficit/articles/adhd-its-all-in-the-hands/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Can certain hand movements reveal ADHD? Two studies, both funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health and published in the Feb. 15 issue of the journal Neurology, reveal that ADHD children have a greater amount of unintentional hand movement than children not labeled ADHD. Researchers from Cincinnati Children&#8217;s Hospital Medical Center and the Kennedy [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.playattention.com/adhd-its-all-in-the-hands/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Diet and ADHD Symptoms</title><link>http://www.playattention.com/diet-and-adhd-symptoms/</link> <comments>http://www.playattention.com/diet-and-adhd-symptoms/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 16:18:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADHD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Diet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Fatty Acids]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Food Additives]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Food Colors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Treatment]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://playattention.com/attention-deficit/articles/diet-and-adhd-symptoms/</guid> <description><![CDATA[The February 5, 2011 issue of The Lancet reports that researchers in the Netherlands and Belgium were able to significantly reduce ADHD symptoms through restrictive dietary measures. This theory has long been advocated by such notable groups as The Feingold Association (http://www.feingold.org/). However, their studies have been limited to smaller groups and anecdotal evidence. While [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.playattention.com/diet-and-adhd-symptoms/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Texting and ADHD</title><link>http://www.playattention.com/texting-and-adhd/</link> <comments>http://www.playattention.com/texting-and-adhd/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:10:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Parents]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Research]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: sleep]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Texting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Video Games]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: web surfing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[JFK Medical Center]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Medical News Today]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Texting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[web surfing]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://playattention.com/attention-deficit/articles/texting-and-adhd/</guid> <description><![CDATA[How much has information and communication technology (ICT) affected our lives? Researchers say that the average teenager sends a total of over 3,400 electronic [text] messages every month or surfs the Internet at bedtime. Could texting and bedtime web time influence the severity of your child&#8217;s ADHD symptoms? In a study by the JFK Medical [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.playattention.com/texting-and-adhd/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>ADHD’s Genetic Link</title><link>http://www.playattention.com/adhds-genetic-link/</link> <comments>http://www.playattention.com/adhds-genetic-link/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:17:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADHD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Diagnosis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Genetics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Symptoms]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Treatment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Adult ADD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Adult ADHD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brain Plasticity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cognitive Therapy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lancet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Training the Brain]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://playattention.com/attention-deficit/articles/adhds-genetic-link/</guid> <description><![CDATA[What causes attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder &#8211; ADHD? Research in the English medical journal, The Lancet, says it’s not too much sugar, bad diet, or poor parenting. Professor Anita Thapar, lead author of the study, says it’s likely genetic. Thapar and her group of scientists at Cardiff University in Wales compared 366 children with ADHD to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.playattention.com/adhds-genetic-link/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Training the ADHD Brain</title><link>http://www.playattention.com/training-the-adhd-brain/</link> <comments>http://www.playattention.com/training-the-adhd-brain/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:13:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADHD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Diagnosis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Drugs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Research]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brain Development]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brain Plasticity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cognitive Therapy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Distractions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[JAMA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Journal of Neuroscience]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Journal of the American Medical Association]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://playattention.com/attention-deficit/articles/training-the-adhd-brain/</guid> <description><![CDATA[For years, we at Play Attention, have trained thousands and thousands of people to better pay attention, learn the cognitive skills they need to succeed, and change their behavior. Our results have spoken clearly for us since 1994. Now science is catching up. Two recent distinct studies validate the brain’s ability to change. While a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.playattention.com/training-the-adhd-brain/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>ADHD and the Western diet</title><link>http://www.playattention.com/adhd-and-the-western-diet/</link> <comments>http://www.playattention.com/adhd-and-the-western-diet/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:15:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADHD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Diet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Fatty Acids]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Food Additives]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Food Colors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Parents]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Journal of Attention Disorders]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://playattention.com/attention-deficit/articles/adhd-and-the-western-diet/</guid> <description><![CDATA[A study published online in the international Journal of Attention Disorders examines the possible link between ADHD and a ‘Western-style’ diet in children. The study was conducted by Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research in Australia. The researchers found that a diet typically consumed in the Western world consisting of ‘fast foods,’ sugar/corn syrup, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.playattention.com/adhd-and-the-western-diet/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>ADHD and dropout rates</title><link>http://www.playattention.com/adhd-and-dropout-rates/</link> <comments>http://www.playattention.com/adhd-and-dropout-rates/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:15:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADHD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Alcohol Abuse]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Adhd: Drug Abuse]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Drugs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Parents]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Tobacco]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cognitive Therapy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Unviersity of California, Davis]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://playattention.com/attention-deficit/articles/adhd-and-dropout-rates/</guid> <description><![CDATA[The July issue of the Journal of Psychiatric Research reports a study by the University of California, Davis. The researchers examined whether ADHD could be predictive of failure to graduate high school on time. When the UC Davis scientists reviewed different types of ADHD, they found all of the types of ADHD are associated with [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.playattention.com/adhd-and-dropout-rates/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Is ADHD all in your head?</title><link>http://www.playattention.com/is-adhd-all-in-your-head/</link> <comments>http://www.playattention.com/is-adhd-all-in-your-head/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:53:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADHD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Adderall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Concerta]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Diagnosis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Drugs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Medications]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Modafinil]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Parents]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Research]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Ritalin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Strattera]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Symptoms]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Treatment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brain Development]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brain Plasticity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cognitive Therapy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dr. Adrian Sandler]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Journal Pediatrics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Training the Brain]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://playattention.com/attention-deficit/articles/is-adhd-all-in-your-head/</guid> <description><![CDATA[A study published in the June 14 edition of the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics has sparked controversy regarding ADHD medication and the brain’s power to regulate itself. The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health and conducted by Dr. Adrian Sandler, a developmental-behavioral pediatrician and medical director of the Olson Huff [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.playattention.com/is-adhd-all-in-your-head/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New research on attention and video games</title><link>http://www.playattention.com/new-research-on-attention-and-video-games/</link> <comments>http://www.playattention.com/new-research-on-attention-and-video-games/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:32:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADHD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Parents]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Research]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Video Games]]></category> <category><![CDATA[American Academy of Pediatrics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Journal Pediatrics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://playattention.com/attention-deficit/articles/new-research-on-attention-and-video-games/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Research published in the July issue of Pediatrics reveals that too much time spent watching television and playing video games can cause attention problems. A graduate student at Iowa State University, Edward Swing, found that excessive screen time, whether in front of a computer or TV, could double the risk of attention problems in children [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.playattention.com/new-research-on-attention-and-video-games/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Summer ADHD brain drain</title><link>http://www.playattention.com/summer-adhd-brain-drain/</link> <comments>http://www.playattention.com/summer-adhd-brain-drain/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 19:55:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADHD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Diet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Medications]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Parents]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Video Games]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brain Development]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brain Plasticity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John Ratey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Neurogenesis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Neuroplasticity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sleep]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Training the Brain]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://playattention.com/attention-deficit/articles/summer-adhd-brain-drain/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Research tells us that during the summer, the average student loses one to three month’s math and reading gains made over the prior year. Academic losses are so common among students that educators have given the phenomena a name: Summer Brain Drain. Summer Brain Drain may even be worse for ADHD students already having trouble [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.playattention.com/summer-adhd-brain-drain/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
