Could Lead Exposure Cause ADHD?
A link between blood lead and ADHD symptoms is explained in this new study.
Thursday January 28th – 8:11pm
via Lead Exposure: Does it Cause ADHD Symptoms? | Attention Deficit Disorder News – ADDitude.
January 30, 2010
Lead Exposure: Does it Cause ADHD Symptoms? | Attention Deficit Disorder News – ADDitude
January 27, 2010
Swinging from the coexistence trapeze | social-action
This brilliant trapeze session happened in the Leo Baeck Education Center in Haifa, far from my zone, but it sounds so cool that I wanted to bring it here.
January 23, 2010
Organization Tips for College Students with ADD | ADDitude – Adults and Children with ADHD & LD
Organization Help for ADHD College Students
Expert advice to help ADHD college students get organized, study better and succeed at school.
via Organization Tips for College Students with ADD | ADDitude – Adults and Children with ADHD & LD.
January 13, 2010
Disconnect Between Brain Regions in ADHD – from UC Davis News
I just found this article:
Disconnect Between Brain Regions in ADHD
January 11, 2010
Two brain areas fail to connect when children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder attempt a task that measures attention, according to researchers at the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain and M.I.N.D. Institute.
“This is the first time that we have direct evidence that this connectivity is missing in ADHD,” said Ali Mazaheri, postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Mind and Brain. Mazaheri and his colleagues made the discovery by analyzing the brain activity in children with ADHD. The paper appears in the current online issue of the journal Biological Psychiatry.
Go here to read the article. (With thanks to ADDitude Magazine for the link)
January 8, 2010
The Fonz Speaks Up About Dyslexia and Special Education | ADDitude – Attention Deficit News
This article is about Henry Winkler as advocate for Special Ed. He’s the author of children’s books, in which the character, Hank Zipzer, deals with special ed needs.
The actor who played “the Fonz” in 70s TV show Happy Days is fronting a new initiative designed to boost the confidence of children with special educational needs (SEN).
via The Fonz Speaks Up About Dyslexia and Special Education | ADDitude – Attention Deficit News.
January 7, 2010
IDF issues warning to Gazans after mortar barrage on Israel – Haaretz – Israel News
in photo: Gaza militant fire on Israel.
IDF issues warning to Gazans after mortar barrage on Israel
via IDF issues warning to Gazans after mortar barrage on Israel – Haaretz – Israel News.
The Israel Air Force dropped thousands of warning leaflets over Gaza on Thursday, after Palestinian militants launched a barrage of at least ten mortar shells at Israel, none of which caused injuries or damage.
Click the link above to read the article.
We knew that leaflets had been dropped, but we didn’t feel like taking a walk near the border in order to scavenge for some that might have fallen on this side of the fence.
Sure enough, we heard booms, but only during the evening news did we hear what had gone on.
After the mortar shells that were dropped on Israel, we were taking action.
Peace, please.
January 2, 2010
Israel strikes Gaza targets after Grad rocket attack – Haaretz – Israel News
Israel strikes Gaza targets after Grad rocket attack
Thursday night and again Friday night, we heard sounds of war. Here’s the article in the morning paper:
Israel strikes Gaza targets after Grad rocket attack – Haaretz – Israel News.
January 1, 2010
jan 1st 2010
Gorgeous day.
Until the termites.
Sudden secret dirt tunnels embedded into the record album rack.
Upon investigation, yes, the Frank Zappa, the Toscanini and the Magical Mystery Tour albums had been consumed in the termite obsession for fibre.
Magical Mystery Tour, Beatles
Living in the desert, our homes are built on sand, some of which includes termite nesting grounds and some ant breeding grounds. Take your pick. I’d prefer ants.
Termites in the Negev. Wooden, fine wooden furniture built especially for mini living spaces as are our kibbutz places, offer invitations to these aboriginal termites. Such was my day when Zappa was revealed as chomped.
In other news, the Kibbutz Dining Room was well filled – lots of second generations with their children.
Tonight is the official New Year’s Party at the Pub. Since tomorrow is not a working day, it’s only natural that the New Year would be celebrated a day later than the rest of the planet.
Hope your New Year brings you closer to longer days and creativity within.
Kibbutz Nir-Oz
December 29, 2009
IQ and Reading Skills Unrelated in Dyslexic Children | ADDitude – Attention Deficit Disorder News and Studies
Dyslexia: IQ and Reading Ability Unrelated
Check out the article from ADDitude Magazine.
