"ADHD"
“Room for Debate” Adds Voices to the Single Gender School Question
For the second time in a little over a week, we find a topic resonating, among the boarding/private school community as the topic of discussion in The New York Times “Room for Debate” series. Recently “Room for Debate” covered ADHD; last week the experts with perspectives examine single gender schools. We penned a post on [...]
Read MoreNew ADHD Guidelines Include Children as Young as 4, As Old As 18
Released this past Sunday, the American Academy of Pediatrics “has expanded the age range for the diagnosis and treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to children as young as 4 and as old as 18.”(HD) “…’ADHD is a chronic condition. We can provide symptomatic treatment, but it doesn’t cure the condition. Treatment has to be [...]
Read MoreThe Experts Debate ADHD
If you’re unfamilar with The New York Times “Room for Debate” series, the paper floats a question to a panel of experts around a topic. Then, each expert addresses the question based on their research, position & perspective in the field. “Are Americans More Prone to A.D.H.D.?” is a recent “Room for Debate” question. ADHD [...]
Read MoreA Junior Boarding School Expands to Include a Full 9-12 High School
Following on the heels of their June announcement about adding grades nine and ten, The Greewood School‘s expansion plans have grown. Greenwood (Putney, VT) is adding a full high school with the first graduating class scheduled for spring 2014. The school will now be able to work the boys from the fourth to twelfth grades, [...]
Read MoreA Boarding School Expands
Understanding that its students would benefit greatly from extending The Greenwood School experience into early high school, Greenwood is adding 9th and 10th grade programs beginning fall of 2011. Greenwood has been a boys junior boarding school up to this expansion. Greenwood’s specialized program is geared to work with “bright and talented boys with learning [...]
Read MoreFood Dyes linked to Kids’ Behavior? Diet and Adolescent Behavior Make the News Again
About two weeks ago, we wrote post about ADHD-Diet linkage, this week the possible affects of food dyes and children’s behavior makes the news- the big news being that: “The Food and Drug Administration is meeting Wednesday and Thursday to examine whether artificial food dyes cause hyperactivity in children. Artificial food dyes are made from [...]
Read MoreADHD Diet Link Established
For as long as kids have been restless, impulsive, and inattentive in school, parents have been searching for solutions. I remember, as a kid, friends whose moms minimized the junk, caffeinated soda, and preserved foods. As an educator, I’ve seen diet changes work wonders in students whose behavior was virtually unmanageable before their gluten allergies [...]
Read MoreADHD and Creativity: There may be a link
I always thought that parents and consultants were grasping when making such assertions. Turns out they might be/have been right- to a degree. This subject provides an interesting contrast following my earlier post on the findings of self-control. From my teaching and administration days, I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve been on [...]
Read MoreVisiting a Specialized Boarding School
The Glenholme School is a 12-month, special education boarding school for 105 students with exceptional learning needs in a beautiful countryside setting in Connecticut. Students range in ages from 10 to 18; all need a highly structured learning environment. The school’s goal is to prepare and equip each student with skills and strategies that move [...]
Read MoreAn Educational Consultant’s Notes on The Forman School
The moment I stepped on The Forman School‘s campus, I was impressed with the students, faculty and Head of School, Adam Man. The high expectations for all students were evident everywhere. Forman is coeducational boarding and day school (172 students) for a clearly defined population- students with dyslexia and issues around executive functioning and ADD/ADHD. [...]
Read MoreA Return to Eagle Hill School
This was my second visit to Eagle Hill School and changes continue happening all over campus. Eagle Hill has a beautiful, brand new, student center that serves the school and the wider/town community- much like the school’s theater. Eagle Hill School educates students with learning differences, including ADD, ADHD, in grades eight through twelve. Faculty [...]
Read MoreAn Educational Consultant’s Notes on Linden Hill School
A junior boarding school for boys, ages 9-16 with learning disabilities, ADD/ADHD, and executive functioning challenges, Linden Hill School (Northfield, MA) helps middle school age boys, of average to above average intelligence, with language learning differences, ADD and/or executive function issues to become increasingly successful, and independent in academic, social, and athletic environments. Orton-Gillingham methodology [...]
Read MoreAn Educational Consultant’s Notes on The Greenwood School
The Greenwood School, a junior boarding school, enrolls boys ages 9–14; they have 42 boarding and 5 day students. Students have been diagnosed with: dyslexia, specific language-based learning disabilities/learning differences (LD); receptive language and/or expressive language deficits; executive functioning deficits; attention difficulties (ADD or ADHD); disorders of written expression; dysgraphia; or, speech and language needs. [...]
Read MoreBlessing or Curse: Can ADHD Be Both?
Having worked their way into the open and everyday conversations and perspectives of education over the last couple of decades, I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised by the latest wrinkle in the ADD and ADHD world of definition and treatment. We’ve certainly known that students with ADD/ADHD are more than capable of harnessing their talents [...]
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