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		<title>White Noise May Boost Attention in Children</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve read Fidget to Focus, you know we&#8217;ve been telling people for years that listening to  music while you do your homework really can help. A newly published study examined this phenomenon in a controlled experiment. The results were most revealing. In this study, inattentive schoolchildren performed significantly better when so-called white noise was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Virtual ADHD Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Registration is now open for the 2010 Virtual ADHD Conference: http://bit.ly/9a1BE3. Conferences have always been a lot of fun for me and Dr. Rtoz, but not everyone can travel across the country to attend a physical conference. Travel and lodging can prove to be very expensive, as can the time away from work and home. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ADHD in Adults: The Hidden Disorder</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This was a talk I recently gave at the California Association of Marriage, Family Therapists in Santa Barbara.  Check out the powerpoint link at the end of the description. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adults is often a hidden and overlooked disorder even among the most skilled clinicians. While professionals believed that children and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ADHD in Adults: The Hidden Disorder   Dr. Roland Rotz to speak at Santa Barbara chapter of CAMFT on Feb. 17</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adults is often a hidden and overlooked disorder even among the most skilled clinicians. While professionals believed that children and adolescents would outgrow their symptoms of ADHD by puberty, recent research has shown that as many as 67% of children with ADHD continue to have symptoms as an adult [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fidgettofocus.com/blog/2010/adhd-in-adults-the-hidden-disorder-dr-roland-rotz-to-speak-at-santa-barbara-chapter-of-camft/</link>
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		<title>Impact of Movement on Learning: Featuring the &#8220;Stand up Desk&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The powerpoint presentation Dr. Rotz used at the Education Minnesota Teachers Conference, explaining how activity in our sensory system impacts ADHD and executive functions, is available in the previous post.  The presentation blended with the unveiling of the AlphaBetter Desk or &#8220;stand up desk&#8221; with the swinging footrest.  The desk, which was originated by Abby Brown, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fidget to Focus in the Classroom</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One thing Dr. Rotz and I dream of is that Fidget to Focus one day will be required reading for every elementary and high school teacher. Imagine how the school experience would change for all children if teachers understood the neuro-biological reason for fidgeting and and used fidgeting to enhance learning rather than trying to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fidgettofocus.com/blog/2009/fidget-to-focus-in-the-classroom/</link>
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		<title>Remember the J Peterman Catalog?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I used to love getting catalogs from  The J. Peterman Company. They sold these funky clothes and accessories invoking adventure, mystery, and &#8220;long ago&#8221; and &#8220;far away&#8221;. The products were shown as sketches. The descriptions were artfully created first-person &#8220;accounts&#8221; of who had been seen wearing this garment, how wonderful they looked in it, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fidgettofocus.com/blog/2009/remember-the-j-peterman-catalog/</link>
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		<title>Well, stop it!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We were pleased to find out about this article by Linda Shrieves, staff writer for the Orlando Sentinel. She is also reporting on the new research out of the University of Central Florida that documents what so many of us have known for so long: fidgeting helps you stay focused (see the article in Time [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fidgettofocus.com/blog/2009/well-stop-it/</link>
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		<title>White Noise for Focus &amp; Serenity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I finally gave into social pressure and have started hanging out in twitterland (you can follow me at twitter.com/SarahDWright). After feeling overwhelmed for a while, I am beginning to like it&#8211;partly because it&#8217;s a treasure hunt and I&#8217;m finding some great stuff. Like this online virtual &#8220;cone of silence&#8221; or, as the tweeter put it, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fidgettofocus.com/blog/2009/white-noise-for-focus-and-serenity/</link>
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		<title>Fidget to Focus in Time Magazine (sort of)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new article in this week&#8217;s Time Magazine should have cited Fidget to Focus, but didn&#8217;t. Check out the new research on the effectiveness of Fidget to Focus! http://tinyurl.com/d5b8e3]]></description>
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