SPECIAL FEATURE: Advice for parents in the wake of Newtown

by Dr. Bert Pitts As our hearts are broken for Newtown, CT, and her families fill our thoughts and prayers, our own children and youth may need extra support. They may have seen coverage of the tragedy on TV or the internet, or heard about it at home, school, from friends. The scale and trauma [...]

AD/HD Medications And Summer: To Take or Not To Take

It is that time of year again: The grass is green, the birds are singing, and the school bells will not ring for another couple of months. Since the demand for sustained attention and concentration often are less in the summer, some parents of children with AD/HD question whether or not their children need to [...]

AD/HD 101: Across The Lifespan

A wise thought to consider as we begin to think about the evaluation of AD/HD: Everything that looks like AD/HD is not AD/HD. (In fact, much of it is not!) The symptoms of inattentiveness, impulsivity, and restlessness are all quite common and universal. For example, most people tend to experience one or more of them “on a [...]