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Support groups: Week of Feb. 4
TOPS Md. 0077 Monday, Feb. 4, 9:30 a.m. First Christian Church, 1345 Potomac Ave., Hagerstown. For more information, call call Patsy at 301-582-2292 or Patsy at 301-842-3615. Gam-anon Monday, Feb. 4 7 to 8:30 p.m. 33 E. Church St., Frederick, Md. Use...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Social Sciences, Culture, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Western Sizzlin Corporation
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Teacher of the Year transformed negative feelings about school into a career
julieg@herald-mail.comChristina Hammer-Atkins remembers school often being boring. So as a teacher, she strives to have engaging and exciting lessons for her students. “I teach for a variety of reasons. One is I hated school as a kid. That’s something that a...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Students, Politics, Behavioral Conditions, Public Finance
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ADHD isn't only found in children
marieg@herald-mail.comThe inability to sit still was a defining characteristic of Phillip Urbak's childhood. While classmates would quietly sit at their desks, Urbak was a squirmer. He made good grades, he recalled, and often was on the honor roll. But he was easily...Tags: Jim Carrey, Chemical Industry, Family, Social Sciences, Brain
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RAD, a disorder of betrayed innocence
marieg@herald-mail.comThey are children whose innocence has been betrayed. They have been abused, neglected and abandoned — never knowing the loving bond of mother and child. Often, they are shuffled through foster homes, sometimes staying for only a day or two. If...Tags: Physical Therapists, Physical Therapy, Social Sciences, Entertainment, Documentary (genre)
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Are your kids getting too much screen time?
marieg@herald-mail.comAbout 12 percent of American children between the ages of 2 and 4 use computers every day. Fifty percent of children younger than 8 have access to a mobile device like a smartphone, a video iPod or tablet. And television is still the elephant in the...Tags: High Blood Pressure, Medical Research, Weight, Entertainment, Social Sciences
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Achievement First Pledges To Do Better With Disabled Students
The Hartford CourantA new federal civil rights agreement aims to get better and more appropriate services for children with disabilities who have been continually suspended or excluded from class at Achievement First Hartford Academy Middle School for disciplinary reasons....Tags: Civil Rights, Middle Schools, Students, Legal Service, Schools
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Counseling hasn't helped my hyper five-year-old
Q: I have a very hyperactive 5-year-old who is out of control. We tried counseling but it didn't help him at all. What can we do now? We are at our wits' end. A: What do you mean when you say your child is hyperactive, asks the Help for Families panel....Tags: Social Sciences, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Culture, Arts and Culture
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Mental-health services protect kids, taxpayers
Though as many as one in five children will struggle with some form of mental illness this year, most will never get help, leaving them to suffer in silence or lash out in hostility, even violence. In many parts of the nation, those kids are more likely...
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Do diet changes help ADHD children?
Dylan Jerrell was having a tough time in kindergarten. The energetic, outgoing Bigfoot fan was easily frustrated, and he responded to challenges with disruptive meltdowns. He wouldn't hit anyone, but he'd break down and cry or yell at his teachers....
Tags: Medical Research, Chemical Industry, Social Sciences, Science and Technology, Teachers
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It's finals week: Do you know what your teen is taking to study so hard?
By the end of high school, 12% of teens say they have taken a stimulant medication for reasons other than to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). But parents, including many of those whose kids are taking ADHD drugs in a bid to boost...
Tags: Medical Research, Chemical Industry, Family, Social Sciences, Religion and Belief
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UK Basketball: Kentucky signee Marcus Lee has a love of graphic design, volleyball; has worked hard to overcome dyslexia and ADHD
larry@amnews.comMarcus Lee is a dynamic basketball player — that’s why he played in the McDonald’s All-American Game and Jordan Brand Classic along with five other future Wildcats. However, he’s an interesting personality away from basketball,...Tags: Sports, Learning Disability, Social Sciences, Behavioral Conditions, Culture
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder linked to adult obesity
Having childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder could lead to a life of obesity, even if ADHD symptoms disappear in adulthood, a new study shows. The study, which followed up on 207 middle-class men who had been diagnosed with ADHD as...
Tags: Medical Research, Weight, Social Sciences, Obesity, Body Mass Index
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