Dr. Bill Knappenberger | Space Coast Medicine

Facts About Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

By SpaceCoastMedicine.comJune 3, 2009 0 Comments

ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER affects the ability to concentrate on tasks, avoid distractions, to sit still, and to think about consequences. ADHD is the most common behavioral disorder in school-aged children with the ratio at 9 boys to 1 girl.

WHEN KIDS live in a hyperstimulating environment that resembles a video arcade, then a schoolteacher who is merely human has trouble commanding the child’s attention for long periods. After all, she has no special effects, flashing lights, camera angles or fast forwards that constantly change.

Filed Under: Children's Health Tagged With: ADHD, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Children's Health, Dr. Bill Knappenberger

Children’s Medical Services Program

By SpaceCoastMedicine.comMay 30, 2009 0 Comments

CMS is a program for medically fragile children who are from families with lower incomes or whose medical expenses would cause the families to be in such an income situation.

Filed Under: Children's Health Tagged With: Children's Health, Children’s Medical Services Program, Dr. Bill Knappenberger, Pediatric Sub Specialists, Tom Philpot