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Show w Vernal Express Wednesday, October 3, 2007 A3 Kid-by-kid, treating hyperactivity among school children Express Writer Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can face a myriad of problems. "Their battles are often made more challenging chal-lenging by parents who do not understand the symptoms or risk factors of the disorder," said Dr. Brent Petersen, chairman of the department of child psychiatry with Primary Children's Center in Salt Lake City. "Untended, a child's ADHD problems can haunt them throughout their school career and into their adult life," said Petersen. "Sometimes a child's 'ADHD has its roots in family history." "Parents who are unaware County commission three concept design By Mm Btwura Express Writer The Uintah County commissioners commis-sioners approved last week the concept plan for the University Towne Center, a major subdivision subdivi-sion to be built on the north side of Main Street near 2500 West. Developers proposedta housing subdivision with 24 apartment buildings and five commercial building pads. There may be as many as 400 units constructed within the apartment buildings. build-ings. Occupancy will target university uni-versity students and families as the bulk of construction will take place between Main Street to 150 North and 2300 and 2500 West, just a few block from the planned Uintah Basin Applied Technology CollegeUtah State University building now under construction. Access issues were raised by the commissioners, who noted the entrance to the housing subdivision sub-division funnels through the commercial zones. Approval for the concept was conferred with the condition that accesses be re-evaluated. In a related discussion, approval ap-proval was given to rezone from RA-1 to RA-2 and CP-1 com-, com-, mercial properties north of Main Street at 2500 W for the Hamilton Hamil-ton Park Subdivision. This jtfill house roughly 87 single family and twin-home J&ijflf bftC9y the re-zoning amendment was Mountain America CREDIT UNION Symposium "Wrestling with Labor" Keynote Speaker: Rulon Gardner Ashley Regional MEDICAL CENTER nMGon J t 12 CI W i i J f HiUV riy OEWS-THUl-SPUlilS 1 W M-M.M Symposium Preregistration "mi.i.i: iiv, Before Oct 10 $45 X .Illin (1I1 ,w , rl, llit After Oct 10 $55 .rM ,, n ,t Luncheon Only $20 hmi i .71 "i tm.i. 1 Booth $75 ij'M-imiuj, 'I'tBi ' Sponsor $250 ": - I """ "' ' ,a Abo Sponsored Ey: ' Uintah County Csiiwen Banker ' "f Recux -rf : - State Farm Insurance -, UiiUi Etsia Medical Cexter of ADHD and its consequences often suffer from the disorder themselves," Petersen explains. "I've heard so many say that they 'were just like that' when they were schoolkids." This remark usually' comes after a child is diagnosed with ADHD, when the parent recognizes recog-nizes similar aspects in their own behavior. Peterson continued, "In all their life, the parents never knew that their lack of attention or hyperactivity were symptoms of a treatable disorder. It is the diagnosis of those traits in their child that brings insight into their own situation." Diagnosis comes from an extensive clinical assessment which, for the school child, frequently fre-quently begins with their teacher. before the commissioners on at the Sept. 24 meeting. Routing transportation corridors cor-ridors around the the university will be a complex issue. Access from Main Street to the proposed commercial shops will involve considerable traffic planning. "One of the issues I have is the closeness of the residential areas to high traffic streets. A buffer strip is needed," said Commissioner Commis-sioner Dave Haslem. "There will not be any driveways drive-ways off of 500 South, people's home will not directly face the main street," explained Matt Cazier, county planner. "All the properties will access off of an interior drive with a transitional buffer zone included." "We made adjustments as per the recommendations of the Uintah County planning commission," com-mission," said Dave Alvarez, representing rep-resenting the engineering firm, pointing to the accesses points on the map. Approval was made with recognition that studies will be provided to determine ease of traffic flow and access. The last concept plan approved ap-proved at commission was the design for the Uintah Gateway Centre on north Vernal Avenue. This will be an 80-acre development develop-ment with a primary entry from U.S. Highway 191 and a smaller one from 2000 North. It is likely to support a theater, !two hotels, a4efpikmgrti'a.largefyUttd area, suggesting center wh4btWq0repna a th ai&atJW lcieAtton would if a number ot smaller specialty Presents the 11th Annual Uintah Business Sponsored By: 8WPLOT PHOSPHATES IXC REGISTRATION Name Company Address Qimnlnh ..SlK' City, State, Zip Mail Check or money order to Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce 134 West Main Street Vernal, Utah 84078 Phone: (435) 789-1352 or 1-800-421-9635 Fax: (435) 789-1355 Email: vchambereasilink.com r As with many other child-related issues, teachers are often the first to witness problems. "A good teacher can usually usu-ally pick out the child whose distraction level is more than just youthful energy," explained Petersen. Usually, once parents are informed in-formed the child is brought to a physician for a thorough medical evaluation. This is done in order to rule out illness, depression, anxiety or other causes that may contribute to their hyperactivity. hyperactiv-ity. Medical tests are essential, Petersen explains, recalling "a situation where a child was being be-ing treated for hyperactivity, but who had intestinal parasites. His physical problems were masked as hyperactivity and infection approves plans shops. The concept is similar to the Gateway Mall in Salt Lake City. A number of issues were raised in the discussion of the plan. First, was problem of the high water table that typifies the area. Water will need to be diverted and retained in some sort of pond rather than flowing flow-ing over the surface onto other lots. Secondly, a detailed traffic study will be needed. Highway 191 is a major entry point to Vernal from the north. It carries car-ries significant high speed traffic traf-fic and the area surrounding the planned development will have slower traffic entering and exiting the shops. A number of residents expressed concern over the affect of the development on traffic. "We'd like traffic to be slowed, maybe lower the speed limit from 35 to 25 mph," said resident Joe Shaffer. Others pointed out that the residential roads around the shopping center will receive greater use. None are designed for the amount of traffic they will be asked to carry. Other issues raised relate to light pollution, increased trash on the streets, accumulated noise pollution and decreased security. One resident expressed disappointment that a major development was proposed for cioser w aowniown. COMMUNICATIONS Vernal Area chamber op Commerce Express McDoualis was the real problem." After the medical assessment is complete, an educational and achievement history of the child is reviewed. This includes tests forlearningdisabilitiesormental disease for the student and often his or her family. The causes of ADHD are varied, some risk factors are neurological while others are genetic. "There are environmental environ-mental aspects like smoking or drinking during pregnancy and of course chemical agents that can contribute to the ADHD, as in drug or alcohol abuse," said Petersen, "Researchers have also found that ADHD tends to run in families, which suggests that a genetic component exits." "Once a diagnosis is complete, and a child is determined to have ADHD, treatment can begin," ft i ' s 7 Uintah County sheriffs evidence bags hold the drugs, gun, drug paraphernalia and knife allegedly taken from two Roosevelt men Wednesday night. A deputy stopped because the men appeared to be having car trouble. Deputy stops to help, i makes pa i r of a r rests ; A Uintah County sheriff's deputy who stopped to help what he thought was a stranded motorist Wednesday night ended up arresting the driver and his passenger. Deputy Anthony Byron was patrolling SR-121 between Vernal and Lapoint, according to a sheriffs department press release, when he saw a vehicle pulled off the road, partially hidden hid-den by brush. Byron saw a man by the hood of the vehicle and was concerned that he may have broken down or been involved in-volved in a crash. The deputy stopped to offer assistance, but NFL Network on DIRECTV. r Packages starting at UB month 1customersatisfactioii7yearaninnmg Local thamwUindud No CAREFREE WIRELESS 510 E MAIN ST .MM M 11 llll I i ll inn iirni I uri -ir r - m.i"iwm' said Petersen. "In some cases, drug therapy is appropriate. Stimulants have offered the most robust treatment, although not every child or family prefers drug therapy." Alternative medical treatment treat-ment has included behavioral treatment procedures. Many procedures combine drug and behavioral therapy along with counseling to be effective over the longterm. Whatever the form, Petersen acknowledges that treatment is better than ignoring the problem. He cites Russell A Barkley, Ph.D. in psychiatry, internationally interna-tionally renowned for his work on ADHD, who was driven to his research after the death of his brother. Barkley believes that bis brother's undiagnosed ADHD made him vulnerable to V I -'""nL - quickly learned that there were two men standing by vehicle. While speaking with the men, later identified as Kevin K Harman, 45, and Nathan Bob Rasmussen, 24, Byron found that they had a .22 caliber pistol despite being legally restricted from possessing a gun. Further investigation revealed re-vealed 9.9 grams of suspected cocaine, plus what appeared to be methamphetamine and marijuana, scales, and other drug paraphernalia. A knife was also recovered. Both men were arrested and NFL Network on Cablevision. If you want football 247, and the most sports in HD,1 then you want DIRECTV. So call and order now. 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Harman was being held on suspicion of possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute; possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute; possession of marijuana, possession pos-session of drug paraphernalia, and possession, of a firearm by a restricted person. Rasmussen was jailed on suspicion of possession posses-sion of a firearm by a restricted person and an outstanding traffic warrant. Formal criminal charges had not been filed Monday, Oct. 1, at press time. FREE HD Receivtr or DVR upgrade ) tea Naalart-upoaats DIRECTV. u- - - t- |