ADHD, Anxiety, PANDAS, More

ADHD AND CREATIVITY is the topic of an article posted earlier this month at the site of Scientific American. The author points out how persons with ADHD might be better than neurotypical peers at three elements of creativity: divergent thinking, conceptual expansion, and overcoming prior knowledge constraints. The author also describes research supporting her supposition. Find out more.

HANDLING A CHILD’S ANXIETY. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on a study indicating that parents might be better off not accommodating children’s anxiety. “In a new program developed at the Yale Child Study Center called SPACE, or Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions, grown-ups are being taught to help their kids manage anxiety by reducing – lovingly and supportively – the accommodations the adults make for their children’s symptoms.” Read more.