| Inattentive? Hyperactive? Impulsive? |
 Your child may have ADD/ADHD. The good news is professionals have learned that ADD/ADHD is only as medically “serious” as myopia. It’s treatment is as nearly straightforward as vision testing and eyeglasses. Both ADD/ADHD and myopia lead to profoundly negative outcomes if unrecognized and untreated. The difference is, they don’t blame you for not seeing well. |
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RESOURCES
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We are convinced that a better-informed patient makes better choices and we want to lead you to all valuable resources. These links to national and regional mental health resources have been accepted by our staff as suitable for consumer information about mental health issues. These organizations have no affiliation with Child and Family Consultants and no attempts have been made by CFC to verify credentials or claims of the linked sites. AA-Alcoholic Anonymous www.aa.org AACP-American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry www.aacap.org ACA-American Counselors Association www.counseling.org ADAA-Anxiety Disorders Association of America www.adaa.org Al-anon and Alateen www.al-anon.alateen.org
AMA-American Medical Association www.ama.org APA-American Psychiatric Association www.psych.org APA-American Psychological Association www.apa.org ASAM-American Society of Addiction Medicine www.asam.org Bridges To Access-prescription drug assistance www.myrxadvocate.com CHADD: Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder www.chadd.org DBSA-Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance www.ndmda.org Internet Mental Health www.mentalhealth.com Mental Health America of Wisconsin www.mhawisconsin.org NAMI-National Alliance on Mental Illness www.nami.org NASW-National Association of Social Workers www.socialworkers.org
NCBI_National Library of Medicine-Search Page www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov NIDA-National Institute of Drug Abuse www.nida.nih.gov NIMH-National Institute of Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov NMHA-National Mental Health America www.nmha.org National Suicide Prevention Lifeline www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
OCD-Obsessive Compulsive Foundation www.ocfoundation.org
PDR-Physicians Desk Reference www.pdr.net
PPA-Partnership for Prescription Assistance www.pparx.org
SSDI-Social Security Disability Insurance http://www.ssa.gov/disability
Web MD www.webmd.com |