“Without attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder the human race would have been someone else’s lunch long ago,” says William Meller, MD, author of Evolution Rx: A Practical Guide to Harnessing Our Innate Capacity for Health and Healing.

Evolution RX author Dr. William Meller

Tune in to hear Dr. Meller’s take on ADHD and helpful tips on NATURAL TECHNIQUES THAT CAN HELP KIDS WITH ADHD DO BETTER IN SCHOOL.

Dr. Meller will be back on HYTR on Wednesday October 7, 2009 to discuss “Why Stone Age women avoided the three most common cancers in women and what we can learn from them.” tune in from 1:30-2:00 pm EST on Blog Talk Radio, or catch the archived show here on HYTR’s website.

WITHOUT ADHD WE WOULDN’T HAVE SURVIVED THE STONE AGE

“Without attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder the human race would have been someone else’s lunch long ago,” says William Meller, MD, author of Evolution Rx: A Practical Guide to Harnessing Our Innate Capacity for Health and Healing.

Oakland, CA, August 10, 2009–Any parent of a child with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) knows that it’s a condition that comes with lots of challenges, but they should also know that throughout our evolution ADHD has  played a critical role in our survival. “Life in the Stone Age was fraught with danger. Fortunately, every tribe included a few individuals who had what we now identify as ADHD. They were the ones who were easily distracted by sights or sounds–sometimes only a rustling of leaves or the crack of a twig–that meant danger was nearby. They were often the first to alert the tribe and save the day,” says William Meller, MD, an expert on evolutionary medicine and author of Evolution Rx: A Practical Guide to Harnessing Our Innate Capacity for Health and Healing (Perigee, May 2009, Hardcover, 24.95). He adds that their skill at defending  the tribe  helped them  attract mates and pass along the genes for this trait. Even today, people with ADHD often perform heroic acts. “Their attention is always casting a wider net and we often benefit from it,” says Meller.

This is more than just a curious evolutionary fact. For the millions of parents of kids with ADHD it’s a reminder that despite the undeniable challenges of this condition, it also comes with real benefits that can be maximized. As a physician, Meller makes it clear to his patients who are struggling with ADHD that it is the conditions of life that make it a drawback. His solutions offer hope and encouragement to parents and patients.

Heal Yourself Talk Radio held it’s third Autism Round Table this week.

During the show I interviewed Amy Baskin and Heather Fawcett authors of “More Than A Mom-Living A Full and Balanced Life When Your Child Has Special Needs”

More Than A Mom is a lifeline of information and advice for mothers who have children with developemental or physical disabilities, mental health or learning issues, or chronic medical conditions. With the author’s skillful blend of research, personal experience, and feedback from over 500 mothers across the United States and Canada, this book will help you cope, adjust, and find the inspiration to make your daily life easier and more fulfilling.

For more information and great resources visit their website at http://www.morethanamom.net

More about Amy Baskin and Heather Fawcett

Amy Baskin is a writer, teacher and public speaker. She has a Master of Adult Education degree and a teaching degree in Special Education from the University of Toronto. She writes about parenting, women, education and disability issues for magazines across North America.  She lives with her husband and two daughters in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Her youngest child has autism.

Heather Fawcett is a writer who is active in special-needs advocacy. She chairs an Asperger Syndrome parent support group serving 400 family and professional members in her community. She has earned mulitple B.A. degrees in English, Applied Studies, and Psychology from the Univeristy of Waterloo and Carleton University. A mother of two, she resides in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada wiht her husband and children. Her oldest daughter has Asperger Syndrome.

April is National Autism Awareness Month

Preparing for Kindergarten and First Grade

• 1:00 Introduction
• 5:35 7 things your child needs to know before kindergarten
• 7:00 Statewide Testing-is it really good?
• 10:00 Asperger’s Syndrome-Different ways of learning-Every child learns differently
• 15:00 Is your child having trouble holding a pen? Easy exercise to teach him or her.
• 17:10 Engaging your child in a converstation
• 19:55 More about “Let’s Get Ready for First Grade”-What your child needs to know…
• 26:00 Learning needs to be fun
• 28:30 Stacey’s passion for helping her children learn lead her to a successful home business
• 30:00 Parents, kids and teachers need to join together in education
• 33:50 5 things you need to know before a Parent-Teacher conference-working together as a team
• 38:15 No Child Left Behind-Does it really work?
• 41:25 How to Purchase “Let’s Get Ready for Kindergarten” and “Let’s Get Ready for First Grade

Order the books at:
http://www.cedarvalleypublishing.com

More about Stacey:

Let’s Get Ready For Kindergarten! and Let’s Get Ready For First Grade! Are both award winning books receiving national acclaim with winning the:

Voted 2006 Best Educational Book of the Year Award by the AWA, a Silver Addy for illustrations from the American Advertising Awards and was selected by Orca Communications as one of the top new products for kids in their Fall/Spring Media’s Best Guide.

Let’s Get Ready For First Grade is the winner of the 2007 Teacher’s Choice Award for the Family.

Most parents want to be involved in the educational process for their kids. Unfortunately, many do not know what to do. Some will be shocked at how advanced the Kindergarten curriculum has become and unfortunately, a few will realize that they should have been working with their children at home before they entered Kindergarten! Parents, kids, and teachers help has arrived!

Stacey Kannenberg is on a grass-roots mission to help teachers educate parents. “I believe parents are responsible for getting their kids ready for that first day of school! It’s not just knowing your name, address, phone number, and tying your shoes, it?s about taking an active role in learning. These books are helping parents get involved in education at the core!! Never fear, it’s never to late to start. These books are working inside homes and schools across the nation.” 10% of all profits are donated to literacy programs!!!

Learning Disabilities from Childhood to Adulthood

With Sue Anderson of Change Happens

• :00 Introduction

• 1:40 Sue’s background on learning disabilities
   and how she was diagnosed, how she dealt with the challenges

• 4:10 Sterotyping children who have LD

• 5:40 Strategies for your child to help him/her in
   school

• 7:10 Dealing with Adult ADD-discussing how
   children pick on others with LD

• 10:10 Self Esteem issues when you have LD

• 10:20 Teaching kids that words can hurt!

• 11:30 LD children becoming adults with LD-our
   kids are protected in the education system, so what challenges face them in
   the working world?

• 12:40 What do we do well?  How to use those
   strengths to find the job that best suits our skills.

• 13:00 Identifying our strengths

• 13:40 The best help you can give your child with
   LD, being encouraging, and focusing on the positive

• 17:60 Transferring LD into the workplace-put a
   positive spin-flourishing in the workplace

• 19:15 Finding the best attributes for creating a
   safe work place and creating a WIN-WIN solution for everyone

• 21:30 Many of our great inventors had LD and
   thought “outside the box”-this provides a WIN-WIN situation in the workplace

• 23:30 Showing our LD children how they can create
   a business doing something they love-helps self esteem-showing them they do
   have something of value to contribute to the work place

• 29:30
   http://www.changehappens.org

• 31:00 Ending- Please post your comments about the
   show

  More about Sue Anderson, B.A., M.A.

  Sue Anderson has been in the training industry for over 13
  years and has conducted trainings for both profit and non profit organizations.

  She is the founder and president of Change Happens, a training and development firm. Before Sue started Change Happens, she directed projects that modified customer behavior, she negotiated business rules of engagement for companies in the US and Europe, and she designed, developed and implemented large scale corporate training programs. As a skilled trainer, she has provided instruction on a variety of innovative, high technology programs that have affected
  thousands of employees from upper management to entry level staff.

  In 2006, Sue opened a new division of her company that focuses on educating the 21st century mom. She created a suite of interactive workshops that are specifically designed to help moms better manage their time, discover their mothering style, and improve their communication skills with a diverse group of people, including their children.

  Sue Anderson has a M.A. in Organizational Psychology from
  John F. Kennedy University. She has Certification in Conflict Resolution,
  Achieve Global, and in the Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator.