Keeping Kids Healthy: How to Cope with ADHD

How do you tell the difference between an ordinary rambunctious kid and one who has ADHD? And what do you do about it? If your child seems very hyperactive and impulsive, or simply can't focus in school, watch to find out more.We'll tell you how ADHD is diagnosed, clear up some of the myths, explain the treatments that are available, and give you tips on how you can help your child at home. You'll meet the parents and kids who are trying to make those treatments work - and we'll give you a unique perspective from one boy who has ADHD, and what it's like to live life through his eyes.

GUESTS:

Jonathan O'Brien, Age 13 Patricia Bishop -- Jonathan's Mother Ben Peoples, Age 13 Carol Peoples -- Ben's Mother Andrew Valente, Age 7 Christine Valente -- Andrew's Mother Kelly Posner, PhD -- Columbia University Medical Center, NY State Psychiatric Institute Jeff Newcorn, MD -- Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Mt. Sinai Hospital; Howard Abikoff, PhD -- Director, Institute for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity and Related Disorders, New York University School of Medicine; Alan Strohmayer, PhD -- Chief of Biofeedback Services, Center for Neuropsychological Services, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY Ben Kligler, MD, MPH -- Associate Medical Director, Continuum Center for Health and Healing at Beth Israel Medical Center; New York, NY

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