December 21, 2020
Children with diagnosed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD or ADD) or with subthreshold ADHD (meeting some but not all of the required clinical criteria for ADHD) had equally poor educational outcomes and lower educational attainment compared to controls, according to a new
Journal of Attention Disorders study.
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Data was draw from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children birth cohort and the Children’s Attention Project. Researchers compared the following outcomes between children (average age of 10.5) with diagnosed ADHD, subthreshold ADHD, and controls: reading and numeracy (academic), and school engagement, attendance, peer victimization, and parental expectations (non-academic).
Children with ADHD experienced academic delays of roughly 8 months, compared to children in the control group; children with subthreshold ADHD were similarly impacted. They reported feeling less engaged in school in comparison to children without ADHD and were t
From parrots to protest: the best books of 2020 for younger readers
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From parrots to protest: the best books of 2020 for younger readers
By Frances Atkinson
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Books have always been sources of consolation, distraction and inspiration, and in a wildly unpredictable year, these outstanding titles have provided children – and their adults – with a much-needed escape-hatch from reality.
Building community, one biscuit at a time, a bus load of people careering towards their destinies, a witch falling in love, a bird restoring a bond between a father and son – the characters in these stories are tested in profound and exciting ways and emerge forged by the experience.
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Deano Yipadee - Live and interactive Zoom 40 minute show
Join us for a free and interactive zoom 40 minute show which will include performances of a number of his books including Stink-o-saurus Saves Christmas. Comment and interact with Deano during the show.
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Now local author and International Best-Selling Children’s Author and Musician, Deano, aka Mr Yipadee, has topped the UK, New Zealand and Australian Children’s Best-Sellers Charts on numerous occasions.
His albums reached the top spot in the UK Children s Albums Best Sellers Charts and his debut book Jingle Bells, Rudolph Smells went to Number One in the New Zealand Best Sellers Charts and sold out of three print runs in Aussie three weeks before Christmas. Nee Naw The Little Fire Engine spent three consecutive months in the Best Seller Charts and he had three books in the same week in the Collins Booksellers Top 10 Best Sellers List in Australia in 2018.
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