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isPermaLink="false">http://playattention.com/attention-deficit/articles/adhd-the-fountain-of-youth/</guid> <description><![CDATA[A recent study published in the journal PLoS ONE reveals how we can all look younger and decrease cognitive deficits like ADHD. The secret:&#160; exercise! That&#8217;s probably not what you want to hear, but it makes sense. Scientists at Tel Aviv University found that &#34;endurance exercises,&#34; aerobic exercise like running or cardio kickboxing not only [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.playattention.com/adhd-the-fountain-of-youth/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 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>Immediate rewards and the ADHD brain</title><link>http://www.playattention.com/immediate-rewards-and-the-adhd-brain/</link> <comments>http://www.playattention.com/immediate-rewards-and-the-adhd-brain/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:04:46 +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: Drugs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Medications]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Modafinil]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Neurofeedback]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Research]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Ritalin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Strattera]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Treatment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Video Games]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Biofeedback]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brain Development]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brain Plasticity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cognitive Therapy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Training the Brain]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://playattention.com/attention-deficit/articles/immediate-rewards-and-the-adhd-brain/</guid> <description><![CDATA[A Nottingham University research team in the United Kingdom found that the brains of children with ADHD appear to respond to immediate rewards in the same way as they do to medication. Their research was published in the journal Biological Psychiatry. “Our study suggests that both types of intervention [medicine and immediate reward/reinforcement] may have [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.playattention.com/immediate-rewards-and-the-adhd-brain/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>What Lurks Below the ADHD Iceberg?</title><link>http://www.playattention.com/what-lurks-below-the-adhd-iceberg/</link> <comments>http://www.playattention.com/what-lurks-below-the-adhd-iceberg/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:19:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADHD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Genetics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brain Development]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brain Plasticity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cognitive Therapy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Distractions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Neuroplasticity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://playattention.com/attention-deficit/articles/what-lurks-below-the-adhd-iceberg/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Virtually anyone that knows, teaches, counsels, or works with an ADHD person is aware that ADHD is not a simple matter of attention deficit. That’s just the tip of a very large iceberg. As a matter of fact, the term ‘attention deficit’ is actually a misnomer of sorts. ADHD people have diffused attention, not a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.playattention.com/what-lurks-below-the-adhd-iceberg/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Play Attention Excels in a Controlled Study</title><link>http://www.playattention.com/play-attention-excels-in-a-controlled-study/</link> <comments>http://www.playattention.com/play-attention-excels-in-a-controlled-study/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:52:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADHD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: IQ]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Treatment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cognitive Therapy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Training the Brain]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://playattention.com/attention-deficit/articles/play-attention-excels-in-a-controlled-study/</guid> <description><![CDATA[In late 2009, the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom performed a study on Play Attention. Children in the school system near the university used Play Attention 3 days per week for twelve weeks.&#160; Also see: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100107083904.htm We’ll discuss this study at our free webinar on January 13th. Please register here to attend. These [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.playattention.com/play-attention-excels-in-a-controlled-study/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cognitive Skills Training and ADHD in Children</title><link>http://www.playattention.com/cognitive-skills-training-and-adhd-in-children/</link> <comments>http://www.playattention.com/cognitive-skills-training-and-adhd-in-children/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:00:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Research]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cognitive Therapy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Training the Brain]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://playattention.com/attention-deficit2/?p=228</guid> <description><![CDATA[PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAM SHOWN TO IMPROVE KEY COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS, SELF-CONTROL The following press release from the University of British Columbia maintains that a research study has demonstrated that cognitive training can improve attentional control, impulse control, and other executive functions. Furthermore, the study’s authors cite that practice of cognitive skills in early development years may decrease [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.playattention.com/cognitive-skills-training-and-adhd-in-children/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Training the Brain: Cognitive Therapy As An Alternative To ADHD Drugs</title><link>http://www.playattention.com/training-the-brain-cognitive-therapy-as-an-alternative-to-adhd-drugs/</link> <comments>http://www.playattention.com/training-the-brain-cognitive-therapy-as-an-alternative-to-adhd-drugs/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2005 18:35:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Treatment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Video Games]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brain Development]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brain Plasticity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cognitive Therapy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Training the Brain]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://playattention.com/attention-deficit2/?p=11</guid> <description><![CDATA[I have written for years that only by redefining ADHD can we address the problem through education and training. Finally, the movement is approaching mainstream as indicated in the article from Scientific American entitled, Training the Brain, Cognitive Therapy As An Alternative To ADHD Drugs. It is interesting to note that the techniques mentioned in [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.playattention.com/training-the-brain-cognitive-therapy-as-an-alternative-to-adhd-drugs/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
