Quackwatch has an article on sensory processing disorder (SPD) entitled “Why ‘Sensory Processing Disorder’ is a Dubious Diagnosis.” The authors says there is no such thing. I read the article. Although grammatically well written, my editor pen was twitching. Here are my editorial concerns for the author. 1. Define entity. This is important. For the [...]
March 30, 2009
How easy is it to tell the difference between ADHD and sensory processing disorder (SPD)? Not. Both make kids bouncy and inattentive. Both can cause learning disabilities. Up to 50 conditions mimic ADHD, and SPD is one of them. Time magazine is calling SPD “the new ADHD” — missing the point that maybe it’s the [...]
March 30, 2009
We saw the doctor at the neurofeedback clinic over (Canadian) Thanksgiving. He said good work etc., but we need to shift the focus onto heart-rate variability. HRV involves using a breathing belt around the waist and a pulse monitor on the finger, instead of electrodes attached to the head. The computer presents two graphs: one [...]
March 30, 2009
I’m starting to wonder if the whole concept of school is a bit like a rotary dial telephones. Public schooling was developed in the mid 1800s to early 1900s to give reading, writing, and ‘rithmetic to the masses. Most people were farmers, hence the summers off. It was a system where teachers hit kids who [...]
March 3, 2009
Well, weren’t we the model family at the science museum last week! No meltdowns, no yelling, no frustration. Sure, we had to spend an inordinate amount of time at the visual game-maker exhibit. But heck, we were there early, and there was nobody in line. We did all the other stuff too. What was remarkable [...]
March 31, 2009
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