Recently I gave a presentation to U.C. Irvine Medical Center’s Neuropsychiatry Department, entitled “The Negative Effects of Video Games and Electronics on Mood, Behavior, and Brain Development“. At the last minute, I added in a slide on children being misdiagnosed with mental disorders when the child was really suffering from being over-stimulated by electronics. A …
Part 1 of understanding oxidative stress, brain health, and mental illness.
Do you have an uneasy feeling that playing video games is bad for your child's brain? It's worse than you think! Check out this post on Dr Dunckley's FREE Save Your Child's Brain minicourse, and take the first step to getting your child back on track.
Here’s an excellent presentation by Julie Hertzog, director of the Bullying Prevention Project. There are links to both a slide show and an audio MP3 version. Included is a much-needed discussion on what bystanders can do to help diffuse bullying situations. Tourette Syndrome Audio Conference.
#1 Environmental cause of ADHD and related symptoms is electronic over-stimulation.
Here’s the 3rd post in this weekly series about managing oppositional/defiant behavior. Rule 3: Make your request into a game. To utilize this technique, you have to be creative. Creative, not brilliant! If you can’t come up with games easily, brainstorm with your partner, a teacher, or a fellow mother to come up with some …
Study seeks participants for vitamin D study in pregnant mothers with autistic children.
Part 2 in a series on managing and reducing oppositional defiant behaviors in your child.
Tips for managing oppositional defiant behaviors in your child: a weekly series.
This is one of the most frequently asked questions when it comes to medication treatment options. Here’s the general consensus: Although there does seem to be (on average) a temporary growth suppression during the first 1-3 years of treatment, the adult height of ADHD children treated with stimulants is equal to the adult height of …