ADHD

HOW A CHILD'S BREATHING PROBLEM CAN BE MISDIAGNOSED AS ADHD

 

By Ami Barakat, DDS

November 2, 2018 (San Diego) - They are two conditions that might seem to have nothing in common: mouth breathing and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Yet children who breathe through their mouths because of a dental issue may be easily misdiagnosed with ADHD, resulting in a lifetime of being given powerful drugs unnecessarily.


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MOVEMENT GROWS TO REDUCE DRUGGING OF FOSTER CARE KIDS

 

By Miriam Raftery

May 26, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) - May is national Foster Care month. The Children’s Defense Fund is voicing concerns over the high number of children in foster care who are being given mind-altering drugs—in many cases to control behavior, not address real medical problems.


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