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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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FDA and ADHD Stimulant Medication. Science or Stigma? Part 1

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What a dog and pony show. First the FDA has a committee that did a report in Feb 2006 that calls for a black box warning for ADD stimulant meds by an 8 to 7 margin over concerns that stimulants may be linked to heart problems in kids. Unfortunately they provided no evidence that showed

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Pete Speaking on Adult ADHD at West Vancouver ADHD Conference. Wed, March 29, 2006

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For those of you in the Vancouver area, I’ll be speaking on adult ADHD at the West Vancouver ADHD Conference, Supporting the ADHD Student At Home – At School – In the Community. The West Vancouver School District invites parents, teachers, administrators, and members of the medical and mental health communities to join us for

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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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Does ADD Really Exist? How to Answer this Question, Part 2

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In Part 1, I gave some suggestions on how to deal with those people who claim that ADD doesn’t exist, it’s not a real condition, you know the people who pretend that they can make prouncements of the validity of a medical condition without a medical degree or background. Can you imagine saying to someone

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