LearningRx1 Attention | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 19

Most stroke patients may have undiagnosed attention disorders...

Sep 22, 2013 by

Researchers in the UK found that the majority of people who have suffered a stroke had attention deficits that had not been diagnosed. The type of attention that was affected was linked to the part of the brain affected...

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Half of kids with ASD have ADHD

Sep 18, 2013 by

Could a child have both autism and ADHD? About two-thirds of kids with ADHD have another condition, with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) being the most common. And likewise, about half of kids with ASD also have ADHD....

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Couple creates game to diagnose and treat ADHD

Sep 17, 2013 by

A couple in Minnesota have created a new game that helps diagnose and help cognitive disorders like ADHD. CogCubed was founded by a husband and wife team, a game developer and child psychiatrist, respectively....

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Attention impairments no key component of autism

Sep 16, 2013 by

New research says that attention impairments are not a key component of autism. And although children with autism often have attention disorders, it’s not the case in all autistic children. Two attention abilities specifically—moving attention fluidly and orienting to...

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Disproving the myth of right-brained and left-brained

Sep 12, 2013 by

New research says there is no such thing as “right-brained” and “left-brained” personality traits. Although it’s true that certain functions come from one side of the brain or the other (language is in the left, attention on the right,...

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Teens with ADHD who text and drive at higher risk than non-ADHD teens...

Sep 11, 2013 by

Teens with ADHD who drive are at an even greater than teens without ADHD who drive (who are already considered high risk!). A new study found that adolescents with ADHD change their lane more frequently and change speed often...

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