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Quite possibly the last essay by Stephen Stratford, the author, editor and critic who died in November.

Stephen Becker is senior producer of the Think show , which airs on more than 25 stations across Texas and beyond. Prior to joining the Think team in 2013, as part of the Art&Seek team, Stephen produced radio and digital stories and hosted "The Big Screen" — a weekly radio segment about North Texas film — with Chris Vognar. His 2011 story about the history of eight-track tapes was featured nationally on NPR's All Things Considered. His works has been recognized with numero...

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The term sluggish cognitive tempo was first coined in the 1980s when ADHD researchers were debating whether the subtypes of the behavioral disorder — primarily hyperactive and impulsive, and primarily inattentive —were distinct disorders on their own.  The inattentive subtype is "characterized predominately by inattention and distractibility without hyperactivity," according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. Some researchers argued that certain characteristics related to the subtype, like drowsin...

Not available April 21? Don’t worry. Register now and we’ll send you the replay link to watch at your convenience. Insufficient sleep and sleep problems are very common in children and teens with ADHD. In fact, half of parents of children with ADHD say that their child has moderate or severe problems getting enough rest. In adolescence, sleep can become more disrupted as biological changes affect circadian function and teens take more control of their sleep habits and schedule. Insufficient...

Teens with ADHD: More ZZZ’s, more A’s? For teens with ADHD quality sleep may be tougher to come by, research says Published:  Tags:  CINCINNATI, OHIO (Ivanhoe Newswire) --- Parents of teens know first-hand they don’t always have the best sleep habits, making some mornings a nightmare. Sleep deprivation may also have an additional impact on kids with ADHD. Teens have notoriously erratic sleep behaviors. They’re awake late at night and then it’s tough to rouse them when the alarm goe...

Janice Chang for STAT For Abby Williard, school always felt like a slog. Growing up in a small town in central Pennsylvania, Williard couldn’t seem to complete her schoolwork or stop daydreaming in class. Although she has anxiety and depression, she felt like something else was at play. “I would cry in class because I just couldn’t handle it, I couldn’t take it,” she said.  At points, Williard gave up on trying to succeed in school: She nearly failed several classes and was so quiet ...

Reply Jan. 24, 2021 The Harc family mourns the passing on January 14 of Margaret Tedone, our beloved founder and leader. In 1951, Tedone and a group of friends founded The Hartford Association for Retarded Children, later renamed Harc, Inc. It was a time when children with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) were routinely put away and warehoused in large state institutions. Bearing a child with an intellectual disability was often fraught with shame. Countless people were unaware ...