The cost of being right… can you afford it?
The cost of being right… There is no doubt that being right can be empowering. That being said, is it actually contributing to our growth? Read more
Archive for month: October, 2018
The Gift
Gifted children are highly sensitive to their environment. They react with heightened emotional and behavioural responses, more than do children of average intelligence. Read more
Visual attention and ADHD
ADHD affects 5% of children and is characterized by impulsiveness, hyperactivity and inattention. ADHD is also associated with abnormalities in the pre frontal cortex, cerebellum and basal ganglia. These areas are all involved in sensorimotor control. Read more
ADHD, owls and humans
It appears to be that if kids with ADHD get distracted, barn owls do not. On that note, researchers at John Hopkins University in Baltimore are studying these birds in order to better understand how attention actually works. Read more
