by Theresa Cerulli, M.D. | Feb 20, 2012 | ADHD, Adult ADHD, Children, Non medication treatments, Parenting, Uncategorized
Many people with AD/HD benefit from taking omega-3 fish oil. There are many brands, including some specialized ones that your doctor may recommend because he or she wants you to have the right EPA/DHA dosage for brain health vs. heart health. Just read an interesting...
by Theresa Cerulli, M.D. | May 14, 2011 | ADHD, Children, Medication
Tic Disorders can co-occur with ADHD 8-15% of the time. In other words, children diagnosed with ADHD are at greater risk for developing tics than the general population. If you have a child with ADHD, know what to watch for. Tics can be either motor tics (involuntary...
by Theresa Cerulli, M.D. | Feb 14, 2011 | ADHD, Children, Uncategorized
According to a recent study in the Journal of Pediatrics, Neonatal Health Can be Associated With Risk For AD/HD. ADHD is known to be highly genetic. Approximately 77% of the time someone diagnosed with ADHD has the condition because of the genes they carry. However,...
by Theresa Cerulli, M.D. | Jul 27, 2010 | ADHD, Children, Non medication treatments, Uncategorized
I recently saw an interesting statistic reporting more than 50% of parents use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to treat their children’s ADHD. Many parents of ADHD children and adults with ADHD opt to combine conventional treatments, such as...
by Theresa Cerulli, M.D. | Jun 7, 2010 | ADHD, Children, Coaching, Parenting, Strategies, Uncategorized
“He’s a terror when things don’t go his way … We’re always worried that he’s going to make a scene and embarrass us … We find ourselves walking on eggshells, trying to avoid one of his meltdowns.” I hear a lot of that kind of thing from parents of children I work with...
by Theresa Cerulli, M.D. | Jun 6, 2010 | ADHD, Adult ADHD, Children, Parenting
Throughout history disorders of attention were described to include symptoms of emotional impulsivity, as seen in writings by Alexander Crichton (1798) and George Still (1902). Problems with regulating emotion were intially recognized as a core feature of ADHD. But...
