It's not surprising that so much of the research on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has focused on boys -- boys tend to be squeaky wheels in that department, exhibiting disruptive behaviors. Girls might never utter a word, but sit silently, staring out the window, unable to concentrate. However, research does show that ADHD in girls is just as detrimental, leading to substance abuse, eating disorders, depression -- and it's not a short-term disorder.
If you suspect that your daughter is struggling with ADHD, it's a good idea to talk to a doctor about it -- but here's the link to the National Institute of Mental Health's page on ADHD -- scroll down and you'll find a symptom list, and a helpful chart that will tell you what kind of professionals can help you with treatment and diagnosis. Also, Scholastic has a helpful list of ADHD behaviors that teachers can look for in their female students, like excessive emotionality, extreme untidiness, or unfinished work.
Remember, the most important thing is to get a professional opinion -- so stop reading this blog and talk to your doctor.
-- Barrie Hardymon
Tags: ADHD | Girls
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We're all ears, Sen. Lieberman!
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It's no secret Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) supported Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) for president, and today we learned that, in spite of it all, he'll get to keep the chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security Committee. Talk about turning the other cheek! So, what, exactly, is "it all?" Here are some of Lieberman's ring-shaking Obama slams... Or, more accurately, wiggly, vaguely equivocal put-downs...
Marxist? Maybe. In April, on the Brian and the Judge radio show, Fox News' senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano asked Lieberman if Obama might be a Marxist. Lieberman responded,
I must say that's a good question. I know him now for a little more than three years since he came into the Senate and he's obviously very smart and he's a good guy. I will tell ya that during this campaign, I've learned some things about him, about the kind of environment from which he came ideologically. And I wouldn't...I'd hesitate to say he's a Marxist, but he's got some positions that are far to the left of me and I think mainstream America.
Probably Bad for America. At a foreign policy forum held at at the University of Minnesota's Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Lieberman delicately denigrated Obama's trade policies:
If Senator Obama really follows through on some of the things he's said, I think that those anti-trade policies will have the net effect of putting us -- I don't want to be alarmist but putting us into a lot worse shape economically than we otherwise would be, let me be as diplomatic as that... This is a fateful decision.
Kinda Unpatriotic. Stumping for McCain in York, Penn., in August, Lieberman let the crowd know the real choice, as he saw it, in the race for the presidency,
...between one candidate, John McCain, who has always put his country first, worked across party lines to get things done, and one candidate that has not.
So, now that we know Lieberman will keep his seat, he's going to have to work with this possibly Marxist, potentially unpatriotic president-elect and his bad ideas. Good luck with that, fellas!
-- Sarah Handel
Tags: Senator Joe Lieberman | campaign | insults | stump
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"Keep your friends close... and your enemies closer." It's an easy thing to say (especially if you say it in your iciest Michael Corleone voice) but is it an easy - or wise - thing to DO? President-elect Barack Obama is seriously considering it... modeling the gutsy move after President Abraham Lincoln who courageously gave several posts in his cabinet to his politcal enemies. In our first hour today, we'll look at the consequences of rubbing elbows and making nice with your "frenemies." Have you had to do it at work or in your personal life? Do you regret it, or did you make it work to your advantage? At the end of the hour, we'll talk about Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban who has been charged with insider trading by the SEC. Have we learned nothing from Martha Stewart?
In our second hour, we'll talk about the effects of ADHD on young girls. Although a majority of ADHD studies have concentrated on boys, some recent research found that just as many girls struggle with the disorder but tend to be overlooked. We'll talk with a researcher on girls with ADHD about why they are under-diagnosed. And we want to hear from you, particularly women and girls with ADHD, and the parents of girls struggling with the disorder. Call us or send in your blog and email comments. At the end of the hour, we'll talk about Sen. Joe Lieberman and his political future. Senate Democrats have allowed Lieberman to hold his post as chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee in a vote on Capitol Hill this morning. What does this mean for Congress... and for the Democratic Party?
-- Gwen Outen
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Eligible for membership with the American Mustache Institute.
Source: Darny
Who knew there was an American Mustache Institute (stated goal: "facial-hair advocacy")? As a bearded American, you'd think I'd know these things. And any group that has a "Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year Award" (congrats to 2008 winner Tim Galvin) deserves a little recognition.
Matt Kasper hit the road for the River Front Times to visit their yearly get-together:
Welcome to the 'stache Bash, an annual affair hosted by the St. Louis-based American Mustache Institute. Total membership: Eight. If you don't have a mustache, organizers are only too happy to provide one for you.
Some 1,000 people have bucked up a $25 cover charge this October night to pay homage to the mustache. At 9:30 p.m., Aaron Perlut, the director of the three-year-old Institute, bounds onstage in floppy yellow shoes and a tuxedo top. Perlut's brother and dad are both wearing lab coats and stethoscopes - the standard uniform, one reckons, for mustacheologists.
And the Institute isn't just all fuzzy fun and games. They occasionally come to the defense of maligned mustached Americans, according to Kasper:
A news story about an Ohio police officer who's been suspended for the girth of his mustache is drawing attention. The Institute sent an e-mail protesting the decision to officials in Sylvania Township, Ohio.
"Indeed, one of our inalienable rights as Americans is the freedom of expression as long as it does not pose a safety threat to our fellow citizens," the e-mail read. "But despite this, the Mustached American people have faced grave discrimination in this nation, as so few of us find our ways into positions of authority or leadership outside law enforcement."
My Google search for "American Beard Institute" doesn't turn up anything obvious. Maybe it's time to start one. Neal can be our spokes-beard-person. Anyone with me?
-- Scott Cameron
Tags: advocacy | beard | mustache
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