Risperdal & Similar Psychotropic Drugs and Autism Jean Genet, a brain researcher and an autism survivor himself, truly believes that psychotropic drugs (i.e. Risperdal) can produce negative responses for the child over time. Although it is a stimulant drug which is known to fight ADHD, it is not immune from negative consequences. This is why kids with...

ADHD: Important Information about Hyperactivity ADHD While not all children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are overly hyperactive, the ones that are can be a handful. Just ask any parent with a hyperactivity ADHD child to describe their experience and they would like say something along the lines of “I love my child but he/she has endless...

I Think I Might Have ADHD – How Do I Know? ‘I think I might have ADHD’ a colleague called Silvana once told me. We were sitting in the office and she confessed that she was an incurable multi-tasker. Now in the adult world, multi tasking is almost a positive trait in some working environments and is even encouraged. The only problem is...

Is Risperdal and ADHD a Good Match? ADHD stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. It’s symptoms are difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play activities, organizational difficulties, forgetfulness, a lack of interest toward activities that require a lot of attention and/or concentration, and inability to listen when...

Living with Indigo Energy – Jan 23,2009 Living with Indigo Energy – Indigo Children & Adults: Many people are hearing about the Indigo Children, but do not know what an Indigo Child really means. Many of the Indigo Children are also diagnosed with ADD, ADHD or Bipolar due to the abilities they have but are not being heard or understood....

SensoryNanny – Jan 23,2009 Practical advice for parents raising children with autism, developmental delays, and sensory issues from an occupational therapist who also happens to be a mom who has “been there”. parenting | autism | developmental delay | sensory processing | ADHD Source: Blog Talk...

Thimerosol Vaccines and Autism This hour I tackle another controversial topic – one which greatly affects all of us, vaccinations, but more specifically Thimerosal. Since the 1930s, Thimerosal had been added to vaccines as a preservative to boost drug company profits, allowing vaccine makers to package multi-use dosages in bulk...

Sensory Nanny Practical advice for parents raising children with autism, developmental delays, and sensory issues from an occupational therapist who also happens to be a mom who has “been there”. parenting | autism | developmental delay | sensory processing | ADHD Source: Blog Talk...

Sensory Nanny Practical advice for parents raising children with autism, developmental delays, and sensory issues from an occupational therapist who also happens to be a mom who has “been there”. parenting | autism | developmental delay | sensory processing | ADHD Source: Blog Talk...