Expert in Attention Deficit Disorder in children in Atlanta/Marietta area?
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Specialists who are able to treat ADHD and ADD include child\npsychiatrists and psychologists, developmental/behavioral\npediatricians, or behavioral neurologists and clinical social workers.\nIf medication is needed, then the best professional would be a\npsychiatrist, pediatrician or neurologists. Psychologists and social\nworkers are unable to prescribe medication, although some work in\nconjunction with professionals that can.\n\n“The family can start by talking with the child's pediatrician or\ntheir family doctor. Some pediatricians may do the assessment\nthemselves, but often they refer the family to an appropriate mental\nhealth specialist they know and trust. In addition, state and local\nagencies that serve families and children, as well as some of the\nvolunteer organizations listed at the end of this document, can help\nidentify appropriate specialists.”\n\nSpecialtyCan Diagnose ADHDCan prescribe medication, if\nneededProvides counseling or training\nPsychiatristsyesyesyes\nPsychologistsyesnoyes\nPediatricians or Family Physiciansyesyesno\nNeurologistsyesyesno\nClinical Social workersyesnoyes\n\n\n\n“There are several types of specialists qualified to diagnose and\ntreat ADHD. Child psychiatrists are doctors who specialize in\ndiagnosing and treating childhood mental and behavioral disorders. A\npsychiatrist can provide therapy and prescribe any needed medications.\nChild psychologists are also qualified to diagnose and treat ADHD.\nThey can provide therapy for the child and help the family develop\nways to deal with the disorder. But psychologists are not medical\ndoctors and must rely on the child's physician to do medical exams and\nprescribe medication. Neurologists, doctors who work with disorders of\nthe brain and nervous system, can also diagnose ADHD and prescribe\nmedicines. But unlike psychiatrists and psychologists, neurologists\nusually do not provide therapy for the emotional aspects of the\ndisorder.”\nhttp://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/adhd.cfm#diag\n\nChoosing a doctor\n==================\n“One of the most important decisions parents make is which doctor to\nchoose for their child. This doctor will have a long relationship with\nand a lasting impact on your child and your family. It is important to\nchoose a doctor you feel comfortable with — someone you can trust when\nit comes to your child's health.”\nhttp://www.choa.org/default.aspx?id=545\n\n\n\n\nEmory Child and Adolescent Psychiatric \n========================================\n”Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston has Child and Adolescent\nPsychiatric Fellows. These are trained psychiatrists who specialize in\nChild and Adolescent Psychiatry. They complete clinical rotations and\nprovide after-hours service with attending physician coverage through\nthe Department of Psychiatry at Emory University.” Children’s at\nEgleston 404-785-6000\nhttp://www.choa.org/default.aspx?id=2584\n\n“Egleston, a part of the recently merged Egleston and Scottish Rite\nChildren’s Hospitals now called Children’s Hospital of Atlanta (CHOA),\nis a 230 bed private teaching hospital that serves as one of the\nprimary inpatient facilities for the Emory Department of Pediatrics.\nEgleston provides both primary care for children, adolescents, and\ntheir families in metropolitan Atlanta and tertiary care for patients\nthroughout the Southeast. At this time the only child psychiatric\nservice at Egleston is an active consultation/liaison service highly\nfocused on children with chronic illnesses.”\nhttp://www.psychiatry.emory.edu/clinicalsiteschildrenhospitalofatlantaategleston.htm\n\nThere are several choices on this site\nhttp://www.choa.org/default.aspx?id=993\n\n\nDr. Gore\n---------\n“Kids - I treat children, and have seen children as young as sisters\nwho were four and two years old. But I don't see kids alone. I see\nchildren as a function of where they are within their family. It's not\nOK to have parents i
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Contact someone at the college:\n\nhttp://ods.dept.uncg.edu/eligible/adhd.guidelines.html
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for advances in pediatric care, you really have to pick a time span. Antibiotics are huge, but not very recent. One can consider medicines like ritalin for helping kids concentrate
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I don't know but it seems nowadays they diagnose any hyperactivity or problem behavior in kids as ADHD.  Why don't you ask this in the "Mental Health" category?
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Einstein, I think you've hit on the Theory of Ritalivity!\nL+P=B^2...where L is lazy, P is parenting, and B is brat...\n\nWe are an over-medicated society, of that let there be no doubt, and Ritalin is nothing more than one indicator of this.  Getting Ritalin for kids is damn near as easy as getting candy on Halloween.  It's the 'parent-in-a-bottle' for those who have the nerve to recklessly overindulge their kids into 'hyperactivity', and then not understand why they can't control them.  Even low beasts have the sense to discipline their offspring's unacceptable behavior.\n\nI am generalizing, this is true.  I imagine some kids do benefit from this type of medicament...\n  \nBut before one goes running to their doctor for a prescription of Ritalin because little Johnny won't do what he's told, maybe they should try other 'behavioral adjustment' methods...;)\n\nJust once, I'd like to see a prescription that read, "Administer one solid a$$-whipping per fit or transgression.  Refill:  As needed"
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http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/kadkins/abc.htm\nHas everything you need
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I honestly don't know the best facility but maybe this information will help you locate it:\n\nhttp://www.apdaparkinson.org/user/index.asp\n\nhttp://www.pdf.org/\n\nhttp://www.nyas.org/annals/detail.asp?strvolume=991\n\n--------------------------------------------------------\n\nChu, Mary MD - Chu Mary MD\n(212) 598-6203 \n301 E 17th St # 302 \nNew York, NY 10003\n\nTHIS INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED THROUGH THE INTERNET, I AM NOT A DOCTOR.\n\nHope this helps.\nGood luck and God Bless!
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Your doctor may have suggestions on professionals in your area.  Also > ask a local special education teacher... they may be able to assist you in finding out if there is a specialized person in your area.  Good Luck!!
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try hospitals--does your area do candystriping or allow for volunteers in children's wards?\n\nI'm not sure what's around in your area, but perhaps behavior centers, nursing homes, etc. might help
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ADD/ADHD is VERY real. It is an imbalance in function between different parts of the brain. Stimulants (caffiene, medications, etc.) bring the "slower" areas into closer functioning with the "faster" areas, allowing the brain sections to communicate better and reducing distractibility, fidgeting, confusion, etc. \n\nThere are many good educational programs for children to learn to deal with their symptoms. "How Does Your Engine Run" is a good one (check with Occupational Therapists). \n\nMedication is a decision to make with your physician. Because it is not always clear how each medicine affects different areas of the brain, and because each and every person with ADHD has different combinations of active/inactive areas of the brain, often several medications must be tried, at different doses, before symptoms are relieved. Some people do not benefit from currently available medications. Do NOT stay with a medicine if it is not relieving symptoms, or if the side effects are not acceptable. Medication is a tool, not a requirement. \n\nShop for a good school in your area, with good teachers who understand and know how to work with people living with ADHD. Insist that the school OT evaluate your child for Sensory Integration Dysfunction, and that your child be placed on either a 504 plan or recieve an IEP (your child qualifies for this help under "other health impaired" through the Individuals with Disabilities Act/IDEA) to ensure teachers are giving the classroom and instructional modifications that will best help your child learn.\n\nGood luck.
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Athens Lunatic Asylum\nhttp://www.zanesville.ohiou.edu/library/appalachia/level4.asp?Level1=Social+Environment&Level2=General+Health&Level3=Mental/Emotional+Health
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coffee,\n\nThe question you asked is the very issue that's surrounding a LOT of controversy.  I believe there are just as many doctors that will tell you that ADHD is a for real, bona fide diagnosis, and those who'll tell you that it's junk science, just a way to chemically control behavior which is absolutely normal.\n\nI take it your step-brother is an example of one that gives pro-ADHD folks plenty of ammunition and speaking points.  A "demon" you said?  See, in order to have a child diagnosed with ADHD is not as easy as taking him/her to the pediatrician and having the doc put the diagnosis in the chart.  There are a LOT of guidelines and criteria that must be met, and the final "yea" or "nay" would depend on the say-so of folks that the child spends a lot of time with, including teachers, day-care workers, guidance counselors, etc.  One of the main questions that must be answered by these folks, including those living with the child is, "Is the behavior affecting the child's capacity to learn (in a school environment) and/or is the behavior disruptive to others to the point that the environment within the school or home has deterioated-affecting the DISRUPTIVE CHILD in a negative manner..."  \n\nSee coffee, the way it's supposed to be done, is to take how the hyper kid is being affected, NOT how everyone else around him/her feels.  If you look at it objectively, it would be pretty dangerous to be able to medicate a child if all it took were a "majority vote" within the household...agree?\n\nI have a son, now nine years old that was diagnosed as being affected by ADHD.  At first when we tried medications we did not like the way his personality changed, so medication was not an option.  That was four years ago, and by working with him, he's doing much, much better now...he's able to control himself and doing fantastically in school.  \n\nAm I for diagnosing kids with ADHD and medicating them?  There is evidence that medicine helps a lot of kids and for that, I'm inclined to side with those who agree with diagnosing and medicating those who need it.  But ultimately it's the parent's responsibility to see that their child's best interests are being protected.
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When we needed to hire ABA therapists for our son, we contacted Monster.com and used a service of theirs (formerly called JobTrak) to solicit student candidates with some ABA training, child development majors, psychology majors, and/or education majors from various colleges and universities near our home.  We hired about 8 ABA therapists over the three years our son was in therapy (at any given time, he had 4-5 therapists working with him per week) and had success using this method.  Also, if you have a weekly PennySaver or similar free publication that is distributed by mail in your area, we had success with that as well.  \n\nI'm happy to say our son has almost totally recovered from autism, and I wish you the best in your search for ABA therapists.   You may also want to check out these websites:  www.centerforautism.com and www.tacanow.com for further ideas.
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http://www.who2.com/corettascottking.html\nhttp://www.thekingcenter.org/csk/bio.html\nhttp://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/kin1pro-1\ntry these hope they help and good luck
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A pediatric neurologist treats children with neurological disorders.  Go to this website for more information:\nhttp://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/neurology-care/pediatric-neurology.cfm\n\nHave fun!
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Everything you are saying on this post confirms what I was suspecting when I answered your other post. Get her to a pediatric psychiatrist now, and insist that the school provide her with appropriate programming. I'm sure her regular ed teacher is a good one, but regular ed teachers do NOT have the training to deal with this sort of situation. Once you have the diagnoses from the pediatric psychiatrist, demand the school hold an IEP intake for your daughter.\n\nThey should NOT categorize her as E/BD. She should be categorized as Gifted, and if you get her a diagnosis of Anxiety and/or OCD from the pediatric psychiatrist, the school psychologist can recommend that the diagnosis be categorized as Other Health Impaired rather than E/BD. She should be receiving support from the school's gifted ed specialist (someone actually trained in gifted education...demand credentials), the school counselor, and the special education psychologist.\n\nIf you are in a state where gifted education is not a part of special education, still demand the IEP, but also demand gifted education modifications (compressed/accelerated curriculum, reduction of boredom and increasing of motivation through replacement of skill drill work with individual projects focusing on higher-order thinking skills, etc.), and a statement on the service page of coordination of her OHI program with the gifted education program.
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Here are some places to get started:\n\nChildren and Adults with ADHD - www.chadd.org\nAmerican Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry -  http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/\n\nAlso, Russell Barkley is a well-known researcher on ADHD.  If you do a search for him at Amazon, you can find several good books he's written on the condition.  Also, he's edited a couple of general books on child psychopathology if you're interested in getting more technical, research-focused information.