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Welcome to today’s #ldchat! This is Dan with the Understood team. We’re joined today by psychiatrist and #ADHD expert @drhallowell to bust some ADHD myths.
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Welcome to today’s #ldchat! This is Dan with the Understood team. We’re joined today by psychiatrist and #ADHD expert drhallowell to bust some ADHD myths. https://t.co/Rf5VilGeT3 via UnderstoodOrg #ld#adhd
A2: A serious answer is tp give them the wealth of science, from MRI data to genetics to family studies, to PET scan data that prove this is a true condition rooted in biology #ldchat
RT RT drhallowell: A2: A serious answer is tp give them the wealth of science, from MRI data to genetics to family studies, to PET scan data that prove this is a true condition rooted in biology #ldchat via UnderstoodOrg #ld#adhd
A3: SOME kids with ADHD are hyperactive, but many, especially girls, are quite the opposite: they are quiet and serene, sitting in the back of the classroom daydreaming quite wonderfully #ldchat
RT RT EdNavigation: UnderstoodOrg A2: Based upon what facts/data? Prove your statement. And don't dare try to deny a child what they need in school to succeed...#ldchat via UnderstoodOrg #ld#adhd
RT RT drhallowell: A3: SOME kids with ADHD are hyperactive, but many, especially girls, are quite the opposite: they are quiet and serene, sitting in the back of the classroom daydreaming quite wonderfully #ldchat via UnderstoodOrg #ld#adhd
A2: #ADHD#ldchat “How well can you stay on task with a fly buzzing around your head? That’s what it’s like in my world. It isn’t about trying harder, it’s about trying to keep the most important things in the front of my brain while swatting the ‘flies’ away.” -Kaeli, Kansas
