Word: adhd
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...extra time. Failure to express milk every two to three hours can lead to medical complications, such as breast engorgement, fever, or infection. The Board of Medical Examiners had already agreed to grant Currier a second day of test time because she has dyslexia and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Currier could not be reached for comment last night. —Staff writer Clifford M. Marks can be reached at cmarks@fas.harvard.edu...
...Board of Medical Examiners previously agreed to grant Currier a second day of test time because she has dyslexia and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD...
...test normally takes one day, but because Currier has dyslexia and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), the NBME said it would allow her to take the exam over a two-day period...
...looking at how genetic differences may explain the range of sensitivity. One of his colleagues believes that the additives may trigger a release of histamines in sensitive kids. In general, the effects of the chemicals are not so great as to cause full-blown attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Still, the paper warns that "these adverse effects could affect the child's ability to benefit from the experience of school...
...Lancet paper may be the first to nail down a link between additives and hyperactivity, but as long ago as the 1970s, the idea was the basis for the restrictive Feingold diet, popularized as a treatment for ADHD. Some clinicians still routinely advise parents of kids with ADHD to steer their kids away from preservatives and food dyes. "It matters for some kids, so I tell parents to be their own scientist," says psychiatrist Edward Hallowell, author of several books on ADHD. While a similar link between hyperactivity and sugar remains unproven, Hallowell cautions parents to watch the sweets...