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1. 10 Brain Foods for Kids
   

   As fast as children whiz from classroom to activity to home and back again, their brains are just as actively and dramatically growing and changing. "These years are critical for brain development, and what they eat affects focus and cognitive skills," psychiatrist Drew Ramsey, MD, coauthor of The H

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2. 8 Tips to Pick a School for Your Child With ADHD
   

   From kindergarten through to grade 12, the average U.S. student spends 2,340 days in school. For a child with ADHD, that's a lot of time with teachers; as a result his educational experience can be positive or negative, depending on the school he attends. As parents, picking the right school for you

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3. More Than One Prescription? Tips for Parents
   

   Many children with ADHD have other conditions, such as anxiety, depression, and conduct disorder. They may be taking medications for that, as well as ADHD. Doctors typically start patients on one medication at a time. They will then monitor your child to see how they respond to the medication and ma

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4. 8 Tips for Talking With Your Child About ADHD
   

   Talking with your child about his ADHD isn't always easy. But it's important to do, and it goes better if you keep it productive and positive. "I have two children with ADHD, so I can speak from experience here," says Terry Dickson, MD, director of the Behavioral Medicine Clinic of NW Michigan, and

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5. ADHD and Your Child's Future Career
   

   All types of workers come to Michele Novotni’s office for help with their job concerns: musicians, teachers, truck drivers, TV reporters, salespeople, and even an opera singer. They all have something in common: ADHD. Novotni, a psychologist and coach who focuses on ADHD, advises them on how to mana

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6. Teens, Driving, and ADHD
   

   Parents of teenagers with ADHD need to pay particular attention to the disorder when their child gets behind the wheel of a car. Young adults with attention problems chalk up as many as four times the number of accidents as those who don't have ADHD. That's cause for concern, but it doesn't mean you

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7. ADHD: 7 Life Skills Your Child Should Master
   

   You probably take some life skills for granted, like knowing when to wake up for work or take your medicines, and how to balance your checkbook. Yet to a teen with ADHD, those tasks can become huge hurdles. Kids with ADHD tend to be much slower than their peers to learn how to organize, plan, and pr

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8. Questions to Ask Your Doctor About MS
   

   What kind of multiple sclerosis do I have? Could anything else be causing my symptoms? Will I have new symptoms? Will they get worse over time? What can I do at home to manage my symptoms? What drugs and other treatments do you recommend for me? How will I know if the drugs are working? What side ef

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9. Early Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis
   

   Michael Williamson was 16 years old when he noticed a few odd cramps one day at a cross-country track meet. His coach told him to run them out. A day or so later, he woke up completely paralyzed from the waist down. After a lot of testing and poking and prodding, Williamson was told he had something

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10. Treat and Prevent a Multiple Sclerosis Flare-Up
    

    Call it a flare-up, an exacerbation, an attack, or a relapse. Whatever you call it, it's not something you expect. When you have relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), you can go days or years without major changes in your symptoms. Then, suddenly, things change. You'll work closely with your

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