ADHD Weekly 2018-02-15

The Beauty of a Family Affected by ADHD

Join the discussion. “The family is one of nature’s masterpieces,” someone once noted, and, family therapist Dan Griffin, PhD tends to agree. But most masterpieces are not fully realized at once; it can take a long time to get even little things right. And things always take a little longer in a family affected by…



Sleep is not always easy when you have ADHD

Join the discussion. Are you getting enough sleep? If you’re like one in three Americans you probably aren’t, and if you are someone affected by ADHD, you may have an even harder time getting enough sleep.  According to a study in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, about 35 percent of Americans are getting less than…



Ask the Expert Highlight: What Do ADHD and Autism Have In Common?

Featuring Ericka L. Wodka, PhD, ABPP-CN Watch Now It’s only been during the past few years that ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder have been recognized as co-occurring disorders. Many families, though, already knew the experience of co-occurring ADHD and ASD before the DSM-5 update was published. How ADHD and Autism can seem to share some…