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Διαταραχή Ελλειματικής Προσοχής - Υπερκινητικότητα (ADHD) - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) Η κατάσταση αυτή περιγράφει παιδιά που έχουν πρόβλημα διάσπασης της προσοχής τους και σωματικής υπερδραστηριότητας.

Διαταραχή Ελλειματικής Προσοχής - Υπερκινητικότητα (ADHD) - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)

Συχνά λέγεται και "υπερκινητική διαταραχή". Τα βασικά χαρακτηριστικά των παιδιών με αυτό το πρόβλημα είναι απροσεξία, διάσπαση (της προσοχής) και υπερκινητικότητα. Συμπεριφορολογικά, αυτό μεταφράζεται ως ανικανότητα ρύθμισης της συμπεριφοράς. Τα παιδιά μπορεί να έχουν δυσκολία αφοσίωσης στην σχολική εργασία ή στο να ακούν τις υποδείξεις στο σπίτι. Αυτό μπορεί να έχει αρνητική επίδραση στη μάθηση και την επικοινωνία. Τα συμπτώματα ή οι αιτιάσεις πρέπει να είναι παρόντα για τουλάχιστον 6 μήνες, και συνήθως ξεκινούν στην προσχολική ηλικία. Υπάρχουν διαφορετικές αντιλήψεις για την ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) ανά τον κόσμο και η διάγνωση και η θεραπεία αλλάζουν με ταχύτητα. Επιδημιολογία Η ADHD δεν είναι τόσο συχνή όσο πιστεύεται. Αιτιολογία Συμπτώματα Τα παιδιά με ADHD παρουσιάζουν τα παρακάτω χαρακτηριστικά σημεία: Play Silent Conversation.

Ten more games that will make you think about life. Life, eh?

Ten more games that will make you think about life

It's all a bit mad really, isn't it? Here we are, the products of millions of years of chance chemical and biological reactions, wandering around on a dying rock as it spins through the vast, indifferent universe with nought but the knowledge of our own inevitable oblivion for company. A sobering thought. And sobering thoughts will sure as sugar turn you to drink. But you don't want to do that - apparently it can be quite good for you. 1 One Chance Here's something to think about - every decision we ever make, no matter how seemingly inconsequential it may be at the time, has the potential to fundamentally change our lives forever. Of course, the thing about decisions is you normally only get one chance to make them and, once they're made, you can't go back. You are the super-smart scientist whose discovery appears to have conquered one of the most devastating diseases known to humankind. 2 A Mother in Festerwood Kids, eh? Oh, they'll be back when they want feeding. 5 Prior.

Five games that make you think about life. Do you ever get that feeling, when playing games, that you really should be doing something more edifying with your life.

Five games that make you think about life

I do, usually at about three in the morning after a marathon session of slaughtering undead in Sacred 2. It is a sad fact that most the computer games I play are about as intellectually stimulating as a fart. But, thankfully, not all. Here, I present five games I've found that force you to think a little - in some cases even get a bit philosophical. 1Passage It is very rare - nay, impossible - for a game to reduce me to tears. Passage can be played on Mac OSX, Windows and Linux and can be downloaded here. 2The Majesty of Colors "Last night I had a dream".

The Majesty of Colors is a game that can be played multiple times - the decisions you make during the game determine between the many different endings. 3The Game The Game starts by telling us that there are no rules, just play. Trust me, The Game will change your perception of what games are about. 4Gray Super Karoshi. Ten games that make you think about life. At the start of this year, we decided to come up with a list of Flash casual games with a philosophical bent.

Ten games that make you think about life

To be honest, we struggled. After days of research, we could only find a handful of games that had the thought-provoking depth we were looking for. Our list (which you can view by clicking here) was therefore only five games long. Fast forward to now, and it is remarkable how much difference a few months can make. Thanks to the work of pioneers like Daniel Benmergui, Gregory Weir and PixelAnte, there is now an abundance of clever arty Flash games to pique our intellects, and as a result creating this follow-up list of games that make you think has been a doddle.

In a wonderful twist, it seems it is the Flash gaming space - until now known more for the throwaway nature of its games rather than depth - that is leading the way in this exciting new area of gaming, as we hope the following games prove. 1Immortall. Alter Ego: Life Simulation Browser Game. Another 20 games that make you think about life.

First we gave you five.

Another 20 games that make you think about life

Then we gave you ten. Now we are giving you 20 games that make you think about life. If you have developed a taste for games of a philosophical nature, then you should be in for a treat - we have some seriously innovative games here, everything from Elude, a game that explores the nature of depression, to Ulitsa Dimitrova, a tale about a street-urchin in Russia. As with our previous lists, we have focused mainly on free games that you can play in your browser. But we have also thrown in the occasional downloadable game. 1 Elude Developed by Singapore-MIT Gambit Game Lab, Elude is a dark, atmospheric game that aims to shed light on the nature of depression.

The forest that you start the game in represents a normal mood. This is a gloomy underground cavern, with a sticky muddy base that sucks you down. 2 Air Pressure 3 Symon. Load Game: Elude.