John Murphy on Motivation
Posted in Social Issues and Ideas on Oct 19th, 2009 No Comments »
Motivation For the UN-Motivated: How to Raise Your Levels of Success, Ambition and Happiness
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Success Attributes Among Individuals With Learning Disabilities
Posted in Social Issues and Ideas on Oct 13th, 2009 6 Comments »
Success Attributes Among Individuals With Learning Disabilities
Marshall H. Raskind has done some research on traits that lead people with learning disabilities to success in life. It’s a useful piece for everyone in our community to read.
Self-awareness
Proactivity
Perseverance
Goal-setting
Presence and Use of Effective Support Systems
Emotional Coping Strategies
Kids’ Lower IQ Scores Linked To Prenatal Pollution
Posted in Social Issues and Ideas on Jul 20th, 2009 No Comments »
Kids’ Lower IQ Scores Linked To Prenatal Pollution
Researchers for the first time have linked air pollution exposure before birth with lower IQ scores in childhood, bolstering evidence that smog may harm the developing brain.
Artistic tendencies linked to ’schizophrenia gene’
Posted in Social Issues and Ideas on Jul 17th, 2009 No Comments »
Artistic tendencies linked to ’schizophrenia gene’
…the mutation dampens a brain region that reins in mood and behaviour, called the prefrontal cortex. This change could unleash creative potential in some people and psychotic delusions in others.
This is fascinating and an early piece of a larger understanding of both mental illness and creative thought and I predict [...]
Sanford Shapiro on LA Talk Radio
Posted in Social Issues and Ideas on Jun 17th, 2009 No Comments »
Learning Disability specialist and Educational Consultant Sanford Shapiro’s radio interview on connections between learning disabilities and emotional/ behavioral health. Shapiro and host Dore Frances discuss the need for greater awareness about how learning styles potentially impact personal growth, both positively and negatively.
http://www.latalkradio.com/images/Dore-061509.mp3
ADHD Drugs: Sudden Death Risk Higher?
Posted in Social Issues and Ideas on Jun 16th, 2009 No Comments »
ADHD Drugs: Sudden Death Risk Higher?
Study Suggests Link Between Some ADHD Drugs and Sudden Cardiac Death in Children
Kids with ADHD need to fidget, study says
Posted in Social Issues and Ideas on Jun 15th, 2009 1 Comment »
Kids with ADHD need to fidget, study says
Duh.
Eczema’s link to asthma uncovered
Posted in Social Issues and Ideas on May 24th, 2009 No Comments »
Eczema’s link to asthma uncovered
This may be meaningful to many people in the LD world who have allergies and other autoimmune problems.
The underground world of “neuroenhancing” drugs
Posted in Social Issues and Ideas on May 9th, 2009 6 Comments »
Brain Gain
Margaret Talbot at The New Yorker has an incredible piece on the use of drugs like Adderall and Ritalin to give “regular” non-ADHD students a competitive edge by allowing them to concentrate.
New psychiatric drugs have a way of creating markets for themselves. Disorders often become widely diagnosed after drugs come along that can alter [...]
Stop worrying about your children!
Posted in Social Issues and Ideas on May 6th, 2009 1 Comment »
Stop worrying about your children!
Kids today are just as safe as they were in the ’70s, says “Free-Range Kids” author Lenore Skenazy, and what’s really distressing is an alarmist culture that refuses to let them grow up.
Tell that to “helicopter parents.”