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FDA and ADHD Stimulant Medication. Science or Stigma? Part 2

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See Also Part 1 Federal health advisers said Wednesday that Ritalin and other drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder should not carry strong ”black-box” warnings about potential cardiovascular and psychiatric risks. Rather, the Food and Drug Administration pediatric advisory committee recommended that the drug labels include warning language written so people can understand it. Looks […]

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The Upside of ADD Thrill Seeking

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Douglas Cootey at The Splintered Mind has a good post on the upside of thrill seeking, one common traits of ADDers. One byproduct of seeking out the new thrills continually is increased creativity. Old ideas are abandoned for exciting, brand new ones. If tapped, that can be a valuable resource for the person with AD/HD.

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Pete interviewed in Metro Newspaper Column will be out Monday March 20th

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Update: It’s not in the Monday issue. I’ll let you know when it appears. I was recently interviewed for an article on ADD and work from the perspective on an ADD life and business coach in Metro Newspaper. Metro News is published in several Canadian cities, Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, and online. The issue

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When The Expert Predictions of Failure

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When the experienced professionals don’t believe in your business idea, are they always right? If you decide to take the plunge from complaining about your boss to becoming your own boss and starting a company, you will be in for a wild, wonderful and occasionally terrifying ride. One thing you’ll probably acquire as I did,

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Does ADD Really Exist? How to Answer this Question, Part 1

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UPDATE: Part 2 with the clinical evidence of ADD as a real condition is here Does ADD/ADHD Really Exist? I’ve had a great response from my Top 10 Advantages of ADD in a High Tech Career blog post, 30,000 plus unique hits so far, 78 comments so far and lots of links and comments on

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