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POPSYour Child's ADHD Brain
Why is that children diagnosed with attention-deficit disorder cannot do their homework, follow through on a chore but can play a video game for hours? The answer, according to this insightful article about the ADHD child's brain, suggests that focused attention, like playing a video game is more highly rewarding to the the child with attentional problems. This increases brain chemicals that stimulate attention and concentration. The other useful point, not explicitly stated in this article, is that this behavior may not be purely manipulation as parents often assume! The reality is that ADHD children are much more difficult to be motivated and rewarded. The better parents and teachers are at getting children engaged the more likely the success of completing a task. Anyone, regardless of their attention abilities, get bored with repetitive tasks like taking out the garbage or practicing vocabulary words. Medications help children compensate for this deficit in their reward trigg
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POPS"...and we are done our job" Who cares about kids chronically poisoned and getting fat, clumsy, hyperactive and inattentive, even so often violent, when you in rush to get "job done" and grab your piece of pie?
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POPSTop 10 Myths About ADHD Read all the myths: http://www.everydayhealth.com/health-report/adhd-children/facts.aspx?xid=cs_cnped_nl&xid=nl_EverydayHealthEmotionalHealth_20090709
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POPSWhat does information consume? A very interesting excerpt from a fantastic article about attention. It does blow my mind how impatient i've become in regards to constant need for new stimulus in the form of entertainment or information. I'd say that nothing speaks to that on a global scale greater than the proliferation of twitter...it's like we're hyperactive in regards to our need for new input.
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POPSNicotinic B2 Receptor's Role In Hyperactivity (cont) It has been proposed that the alteration of behavioral adaptation in ß2−/− mice, coupled with unimpaired memory and anxiety, may model cognitive impairment observed in human disorders such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) , or even in autism . This proposition relies upon the idea that behavioral flexibility is controlled by an adequate hierarchization of motivations, a process known to mobilize prefrontal and cingulate cortex. ADHD symptoms such as inattention lack of inhibitory control, and hyperactivity and prefrontal involvement indeed resemble ß2−/− behavioral deficits, and fit well with nAChR localization and function. Yet, the possible contribution of prefrontal cortex and higher-level top-down processes in open-field behaviors is at this stage not clear.
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POPSAre We Overprotecting Our Kids? True story: My youngest son used to tell people that he was allergic to chocolate because I would rarely, if ever, let him have any. And I would tell him that chocolate was bad for him. I was afraid that sugar would make him hyperactive and thus difficult for this single mother to handle, at the time. I've lightened up quite a bit in 19 years. But, seriously, are we taking things too far to ban peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in school cafeterias because one kid in the school might be allergic to peanuts. And, how many kids have real allergies as opposed to some parents just fabricating such so that that Tommy and Janey don't stray from mom and dad's prescribed diet for them? From food to playgrounds to germs...are we being overprotective of our children? Our parents let us live with a lot worse than our children are being allowed these days and we came out (mostly) unscathed.
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POPSDear Web Advertising People When I'm surfing the web at home I use Firefox, and animated ads and unwanted video are unwelcome and utterly suppressed. If you'd like a better on-line experience without such built-in frustrations, 1: Install Mozilla Firefox, it’s free. It's designed for and by users (unlike Internet Explorer, which is designed by corporate lackeys and is thus much more ad-friendly). 2: Download the add-ons Flashblock and NoScript. Both are free, and by installing them you'll eliminate about 90% of the web's annoying animated ads and unwanted video commercials. 3: Any time an intrusive ad sneaks past these software applications and onto your screen, right-click on the image and you'll be given the option to block images from the offending website (which is usually an ad-serving website). Choose yes and you'll never be bothered by ads from that site again. Problem solved, and surfing the web just became a lot less infuriating.
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POPSWho doesn't need more brain power! Does that mean that in near future we would be having doping tests before exams to filter out those students who have taken these drugs to take (illegal?) edge over those who have not?
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