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New Survey Reveals Disparities as Diagnoses Rise
A gradual rise in new ADHD diagnoses meets researchers expectations. Several factors, including the pandemic and greater awareness, seem to contribute to the increase.
New Research: Pain Reliever Is Not the Cause of ADHD
Recent research reassures parents that a common over-the-counter medication is not linked to the development of ADHD.
Mental Health for Teens with ADHD
Have you wondered if your child has depression or anxiety and whether these conditions could be connected to their ADHD? What signs should you watch for, and how can you be supportive? Pediatrician Carolyn Lentzsch-Parcells discusses the signs and causes of some mental health conditions in teens and the common treatments available.
What Should Parents Look for in a Good Evaluation for ADHD?
What does a comprehensive ADHD evaluation include? A thorough assessment will determine what type of ADHD your child has. It can also help you understand how your child thinks, learns, processes their world, and feels. The details provided can help ensure that your child receives the educational services and accommodations that will be best for them.
ADHD and Family Conflict: How to Reduce Verbal Aggression
Understand and use these two valuable tools to reduce hostility and arguments in your household.
Coaching Kids with ADHD in Sports
You can make a huge difference for children facing ADHD-related challenges during sport activities.
Setting Up and Organizing a Study Space
You tried many strategies this school year, but your child is still struggling to do homework. Consider relocating or revamping the area where they work on assignments.
Is College Right for Everyone?
Associate degrees, trade certificates, and apprenticeships can be worthwhile alternatives.
Girls with ADHD Internalize Struggles
When a girl has ADHD, she has a very good chance of falling through the cracks. That's because the symptoms of ADHD in girls not only tend toward the predominantly inattentive presentation, but girls are more likely to internalize their struggles rather than act out because of them.
Understanding Girls with ADHD
Girls with ADHD confront unique challenges every day. In this ADHD Awareness Month 2023 podcast, you’ll learn what you can do to support and empower them. In this ADHD Awareness Month 2023 podcast, you’ll learn what you can do to support and empower them.
Mothers and ADHD: Permit Yourself to Breathe
Mothers who have ADHD often face challenges in their everyday lives: difficulties with procrastination, feeling overwhelmed, being disorganized, as well as being distracted. For many of them, it can sometimes feel difficult to even get through the day. Providing care for children brings additional challenges, whether or not the children also have ADHD.
Having ADHD Doesn’t Have to Make You Older
When ADHD symptoms are not well-treated during the teen years, accelerated aging might happen in adulthood.
Apps Can Help Girls Manage When Hormones Affect ADHD Symptoms
Using calendar apps can help girls and women plan for the days when hormones rise and executive function dips.
Managing Stress for a Healthy Family
The symptoms of ADHD—inattention, impulsivity, hyperactivity, and executive functioning difficulties—often lead to stress. Diane Dempster, CPC, PCC, MHSA, and Elaine Taylor-Klaus, CPCC, MCC, provide ways to manage stress and communicate effectively.
Midyear Reboot: Five Strategies for Building Effective Habits
Part of parenting is helping children and teens develop good habits and break ineffective ones. At the midpoint of the school year, make sure they pivot toward success.
How We Survived as an Undiagnosed ADHD Family
The author looks back in wonder at what she and her husband went through before they knew.
Help Your Teen Plan a Rewarding Gap Year
Taking some time between high school and college can be beneficial for some young adults.
Strategies for Setting Goals and Time Management: A Webinar for Teens
Deadlines, time management, and setting goals: they’re necessary for video games, homework, projects, and job applications. Why do some goals and timelines always feel so overwhelming, whereas others seem easier to approach? Those of us with ADHD often need organizational help because we have a hard time with time management and completing goals—especially with difficult or boring subjects.
Is It ADHD? Disparities in ADHD Care of Black Children
Stigma and cultural challenges affect the diagnosis and treatment of children with ADHD in the African American community. Black parents often struggle to find culturally competent help for their children. Nekeshia Hammond, PsyD, provides information on how parents can make sure their children receive proper care and how professionals can work together to provide more culturally competent care.
Overcoming Myths and Mistrust About ADHD in the Black Community
Black American parents often question the validity of their child’s ADHD diagnosis. For them, past experiences with the medical community did not always include appropriate evaluation and correct diagnosis. What steps can they take to ensure their child is getting a proper assessment?
Treating ADHD in the African American Community
Mistrust and stigma can prevent Black American parents from seeking help for their children who have ADHD. Cheryl Hamilton, MA, a licensed professional counselor, says it’s important for parents to learn more about ADHD to be able to get to the root of the problem.
How to Improve the Educational Experience of African American Students with ADHD
African American students are many times more likely to be diagnosed with disabilities than their European American peers. Why does this happen? And what should schools do differently?
Living Black with Undiagnosed and Untreated ADHD
How do we encourage conversation about mental health issues and educate culturally insensitive educators and healthcare providers?
Behavior Strategies for Raising Kids with ADHD
Parenting may feel like an uphill battle, especially when traditional approaches don’t work. But with the right understanding and tools, you can transform challenging behavior and help your child thrive.
It's Never About Me: The Hidden Needs of Siblings
The well-documented stresses, challenges, disruptions, and emotions in a household with ADHD affect everyone in it. What do the siblings of children with ADHD experience, and what do they need?
Strategies to Help You and Your Child Develop Healthier Social Media Habits
What can you do when time online becomes too much time? Social media use experts have a few tips to curb internet overuse for you and your children.
Why Look for Complementary Approaches?
Why do some people seek alternative treatments for ADHD? CHADD’s resident expert says they might be unhappy with standard options or want something that reflects their values. The good news is there are complementary approaches that can be helpful.
Video Games and ADHD: Harmful or Helpful?
Randy Kulman, PhD, explores how kids with ADHD are affected by their video game play. He examines how and why video games can become overly engaging for children who have ADHD yet at the same time present opportunities for improving executive functions and problem-solving skills.
Section 504 and IEPs: Setting Your Child with ADHD Up for School Success
Children with ADHD need accommodations that are customized to their specific needs to have the best experience during their school life and the support they need to learn. Jeffrey Katz, PhD, discusses comorbid learning disabilities, the difference between a Section 504 plan and an Individualized Education Program plan, and the distinct roles that a child’s healthcare team, school, educators, and parents play in implementing them.
Help Your Teen with ADHD Prepare for and Navigate College
College isn't for every student graduating from high school. How do you know if it is the right choice for your teen with ADHD? Judy Bass talks about career options for students with ADHD after high school, how to evaluate colleges to find the right fit, college application requirements, and how to help teens develop self-advocacy skills.
Strategies to Help Teens and Young Adults with Treatment Compliance
Many teens and young adults struggle over complying with their ADHD treatment plans for various reasons. Strategies that work for their lifestyle are the key to treatment compliance. Kate Barrett discusses medication compliance, good sleep hygiene, and recognizing the signs that a method is no longer effective. She also gives insight into the effects of self-medicating with caffeine and marijuana to help with ADHD symptoms.
Webinar Series: Communicating with Your Child’s Teacher
Your child’s ADHD doesn’t necessarily have to interfere with their education, performance, or peer relationships. By collaborating with your child’s teachers to support their academic achievements, and by helping with homework and studying, you can make your child’s learning experience a gratifying one.
Be Wary of Alternatives in the Age of ADHD Medication Shortages
Online ads are pushing unapproved supplements and interventions during the ongoing ADHD medication shortage. But are these products effective or safe?
Be Wary of Alternatives in the Age of ADHD Medication Shortages
Online ads are pushing unapproved supplements and interventions during the ongoing ADHD medication shortage. But are these products effective or safe?
Can Caffeine Decrease ADHD Symptoms?
Q: Is there any research supporting caffeine as a treatment for ADHD?
A: For adults, the research shows no harm and possibly some benefit from a daily cup or two of coffee and tea.
The Essential Elements that Guide Therapeutic Work within Latino Immigrant Families
Luke Smith, MD, offers insights and practical examples on cultivating a safe space for families and individuals to feel heard and understood. By emphasizing the importance of active listening, empathy, and cultural sensitivity, Dr. Smith provides actionable strategies to enhance engagement and support for Latino youth with ADHD and their families.
Can Parents of Challenging Children Still Be Happy?
Music Lessons for Kids with ADHD
You’ve heard about the benefits. Here’s some guidance to help you make music study work for your child.
How to Manage Family Holiday Stress
The holiday season can be overwhelming for anyone—even more so if you have ADHD. Ari Tuckman, PsyD, suggests ways to reduce that feeling of seasonal sensory overload.
Strategies for Promoting Positive Behavior in Children with ADHD and Their Siblings
Children with ADHD exhibit notable differences in emotional and behavioral regulation that require additional support and strategies. Many of the techniques for managing those behaviors can also be helpful for their siblings.
The Journey from High School to Young Adulthood with ADHD
Launching successfully is difficult for many young adults with ADHD. Our late bloomers don’t have the necessary brain maturity and skills required to juggle the demands of college or a full-time job following high school. Chris Dendy, MS, and Ruth Hughes, PhD, share their personal experiences as parents. They also provide information on career opportunities and ways to help your young adult with ADHD succeed.
Do I Have to Talk to My Parents? ADHD, Adulting, and Conversations That Help, Not Hurt
Parents play an important role as teens transition to independent adulthood. Sometimes the conversations are not easy or comfortable—especially for teens with ADHD or a neurodiverse brain. By participating in this recorded webinar, young adults can gain the basic skills for having necessary talks with their parents. They can learn how to have an active role in conversations that are supportive and productive, helping to make “getting to grown-up” a smoother process.
Choose What’s Important to You to Reduce Holiday Stress
Seasonal stress is not your ordinary day-to-day stress, and ADHD symptoms can make it worse. By putting what’s important to you first, you can manage both symptoms and stressors to create the holiday you want.
Broken Resolutions? How Students with ADHD Can Achieve Academic Success
Building specific strategies, rather than trying to keep up with (sometimes) unrealistic New Year’s resolutions, can help students with ADHD stay focused and motivated for the second half of the school year.
First Put On Your Own Oxygen Mask: Be a Better Parent by Caring for Yourself
Raising children with neurodevelopmental differences can be challenging. Strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy can help you cope.
Create Calm: It Really Matters!
Your child’s ability to regulate emotions is affected by what she or he is expected to manage. How can you build a supportive foundation of serenity at home?
Prepare Your Child to Take Medication When You're Not There
An important part of growing up is learning to travel, either independently or with youth organization. Parents can help teens learn to responsibly manage their ADHD treatment plan while away from home.
Learning Disabilities and ADHD
Learning disabilities often coexist with ADHD, making it important for parents to be aware of both conditions.
ADHD, Autism, and More: What Goes Into Getting a Diagnosis?
Diagnostic categories and criteria will continue to evolve as we better understand neuropsychiatric conditions. Here’s what doctors have to go on now.
The Student’s Responsibilities at College
Colleges are not required to identify students who have a disability and offer them services. What does this mean for students with ADHD?
Moving Forward with ADHD Every Day
As we approach the end of ADHD Awareness Month, we know the work will go on. Why do we raise awareness and what can you take away from this month’s focus?
Medication Can Help Reduce the Risk of Injury
Studies show that including medication in ADHD treatment reduces the likelihood of injuries and emergency room visits in children.
Webinar: What To Do While You Wait
With long wait times and a shortage of providers, parents and caregivers can be faced with the question of how to help their child with ADHD before they receive professional care. Emily Edelson, PsyD, and Rebecca Heiden, PhD, of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia will share strategies that families can use to give their child the support they need.
Latino Culture and ADHD Treatment
ADHD is found in all communities. For Latinos, cultural norms and barriers to healthcare affect the perception of ADHD symptoms in children. Dr. Lauren Haack discusses common symptoms of ADHD and its presence in the Latino population.
Help Your Child with ADHD Manage Homework Autonomously
Your child constantly loses homework, misses deadlines, and puts off starting assignments until the last minute. Why does this happen? Ann Dolin, MEd, shares strategies parents can use to help their middle or high school student learn to manage homework autonomously this school year.
Becoming an Adult and Managing ADHD
Liam Tolbert, a teenager who is managing ADHD and learning to be independent, talks with Dr. Eugene Arnold, CHADD’s resident expert, about ADHD healthcare responsibilities young adults need to know, ways to understand and manage symptoms so they can succeed.
Working with Latino Patients and Their Families: For Treatment Professionals
Cultural norms and barriers to healthcare in Latino communities can affect the perception of ADHD symptoms in children. While Latino communities show similar susceptibility to ADHD as the general population, Latino children in the United States are less likely to be diagnosed and treated. Psychiatrist Luke Smith explains important cultural considerations professionals need to understand when treating Latinos who have ADHD.
Moving Forward with ADHD Awareness
October is ADHD Awareness Month. CHADD and a growing community of partners are working together in new ways to raise awareness and improve lives every day.
Feeling Stressed? It Can Make ADHD Symptoms Seem Worse
Many people claim daily stress makes their ADHD symptoms worse. Research agrees with them that stress can impair executive functioning and amplify ADHD symptoms. So, what can you do to decrease stress?
Navigating AI Responsibly
With guidance, students can use artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT sensibly. Here are ten ways to empower kids with ADHD in the digital age.
The Transition to College Starts Today
If you’re parenting a high school senior, consider this a training year for the independence soon to come. Start by giving them this article.
Section 504 and IEPs: Setting Your Child with ADHD Up for School Success
Children with ADHD need accommodations that are customized to their specific needs so they may have the best experience during their school life and the support they need to learn. Jeffrey Katz, PhD, talks about comorbid learning disabilities, the difference between a Section 504 plan and an Individualized Education Program (IEP) plan
Help Your Teen Plan a Rewarding Gap Year
Taking some time between high school and college can be beneficial for some young adults.
Should Students Attend IEP Meetings?
Participation in planning school accommodations is an important step toward self-awareness, self-advocacy, and self-determination for students with ADHD.
Five Keys to Developing Executive Function Skills at School and at Home
Educator Julie Principe shares five keys to developing executive function skills that build on strengths and support growth in independence at school and at home
Who’s on Your Child’s Team?
School-based occupational therapy is often underutilized due to a lack of understanding and knowledge of what it can offer students with ADHD.
How to Help Your College Student with ADHD
Do you feel powerless to help your older children because they’re reluctant to accept your advice? There are many ways they can receive support at the postsecondary level.
Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome
What is cognitive disengagement syndrome, formerly known as sluggish cognitive tempo? How does being “internally distracted” affect a person’s daily life and activities? How is CDS identified in children and adolescents? Can it be treated?
Managing Stress for a Healthy Family
The symptoms of ADHD—inattention, impulsivity, hyperactivity, and executive function difficulties—often lead to stress. Learn how stress affects a family with ADHD and gain strategies to help manage stress and communicate effectively.
Students with ADHD Transitioning from High School to College
Finishing high school and preparing for college can be exciting and daunting at the same time. How do students with ADHD select a college where they can get the accommodations they need to ensure their success? How can parents know whether their student is ready—and what if they’re not?
Get Ready for Your First Moving Day
A lot goes into making a move into your first independent home. Especially when it’s your first time on your own, planning and breaking the move into phases will support your success.
Mornings Matter with ADHD
Mornings can be especially challenging for people and families living with ADHD. But mornings matter—a good one can set us up for a great day, and a bad one can ruin the day—so it’s important to give mornings the attention they deserve.
Navigating College with ADHD, Preparing for Success
College is dramatically different from high school. With increased academic demands, differences in teaching methods and grading procedures, and fewer available accommodations and supports, many students who have ADHD find themselves falling behind. Judy Bass, a certified educational planner, talks about the learning supports and interventions that help students who learn differently to succeed in college.
Section 504 and IEPs: Setting Your Child with ADHD Up for School Success
To have the best experience during their school life and the support they need to learn, children with ADHD need accommodations that are customized to their specific needs. Psychologist Jeffrey Katz talks about comorbid learning disabilities, the difference between a 504 plan and an IEP, and the different roles members of a child’s education team play in putting accommodations in place.
Supporting My Child with ADHD at School
As school starts up again, you will want to make sure your child with ADHD has all the necessary tools to succeed in the classroom. This unique role-playing podcast episode features Laci Culbreth, head of school at Chatham Academy, and Jami Demuth, CHADD’s Midwest Regional manager. They discuss the importance of establishing good communication with your child’s teachers, getting school support for your child’s learning challenges, asking for accommodations, creating a support network, and much more.
Homework Solutions for Your Middle or High School Student
You want your child to stay motivated, organized, and on top of assignments. Your child wants to stay on track, too. So why do they keep missing deadlines, losing homework, and starting assignments the night before they’re due? Executive function skills, including time management, take time to learn. Once a student develops systems that work for them, these strategies can help them succeed in middle school, high school, and beyond. Ann Dolin, MEd, discusses how you can help your child or teen to develop or improve those critical executive function skills this school year.
Get That Green Time In!
Time spent outside has health and attention benefits not only in the summer but all through the year.
Webinar: Navigating College with ADHD
Are you a current or future college student who isn’t sure how to make a strong transition to higher education? Dr. Sharon Saline will help you figure out how to get what you need to set yourself up for success at college or university.
Explaining ADHD to Kids
The way we talk about ADHD now will influence how children see themselves for the rest of their lives.
Launching Successful Young Adults with ADHD
Self-motivation is built over time by the small actions taken each day by parents, educators, and adult allies of youth with ADHD.
Prioritize Praising Your Child with ADHD
Children and teens who have ADHD hear more negative messages about themselves than they do positive ones. You can help build up your child’s self-esteem by noticing and complimenting them on their accomplishments.
Webinar: Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome
What is cognitive disengagement syndrome, formerly known as sluggish cognitive tempo? How does being “internally distracted” affect a person’s daily life and activities? How is CDS identified in children and adolescents, and can it be treated?
Summertime Strategies to Address Your Child’s ADHD at Home
Parenting any child comes with rewards and challenges, especially when the child has ADHD. However, if the symptoms of ADHD—disorganization, emotional irregularity, difficulty staying on task—go unmanaged, they cause disruption to family life, creating stress and anxiety for everyone. Psychologist Carey Heller shares behavioral strategies that can help you manage a child’s ADHD at home, especially during the summer break.
Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome
What is cognitive disengagement syndrome, formerly known as sluggish cognitive tempo? How does being “internally distracted” affect a person’s daily life and activities? Stephen Becker, PhD, and Joseph Fredrick, PhD, describe CDS and contrast its key differences from the difficulties typically seen in ADHD.
Strategies to Help Teens and Young Adults with Treatment Compliance
Many teens and young adults with ADHD struggle with staying compliant with their treatment plans. Strategies that work for their lifestyle are the key to treatment compliance. ADHD coach Kate Barrett provides strategies for medication compliance, good sleep hygiene, and recognizing the signs when a strategy is no longer effective. She also gives insight into the effects of self-medicating with caffeine and marijuana to help with ADHD symptoms.
ADHD in Preschool: Placing All Young Children on a Path to Success
Symptoms of ADHD often emerge in preschool. Early and effective treatment can blunt the typical developmental progression seen with ADHD and mitigate the need for further intervention and a formal diagnosis. As a result, the preschool years represent a critical period for prevention. Courtney Zulauf-McCurdy, PhD, provides information on early identification and interventions for ADHD in preschool with a focus on how parents and teachers can work together to help young children at risk for ADHD.
Traveling with ADHD Medication: What to Know
Travel can be a great adventure and offer enrichment for families with children. Parents need to plan a few steps ahead, though, when carrying their child’s medication on a trip.
Eight Tips for Successful ADHD Family Travel
If past vacations meant going into survival mode, these strategies will help you plan trips everyone can enjoy.
Why Do People Seek Complementary Treatments?
Why do some people look for, or prefer, alternative and complementary interventions for ADHD symptoms? An expert gives some insights.
Ace the Break: How to Avoid the “Summer Slide”
Use this time as an opportunity to give your child the tools and knowledge they need to start the next school year with greater confidence.
How Can I Get My Child to Read for Pleasure?
If summer reading lists seem too great a challenge, these guidelines and tips may improve your child’s chances of becoming an avid reader.
The Impact of Screen Time on Neurodivergent Kids
What are the benefits and risks of digital play and video games for neurodivergent kids? Clinical psychologist Randy Kulman shares research on how kids learn from screens and concerns such as addiction and the effect on mood.
Symptoms 101: An Overview of Comprehensive Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
Clinical psychologist Janina Elbert Maschke explores the symptoms of ADHD and how they manifest across the lifespan. She discusses the criteria used to diagnose ADHD and the importance of a comprehensive evaluation process
Is My High School Student Ready for College? (And Is My College Student Ready to Go Back?)
Psychologist Ari Tuckman describes how young adults show that they are ready for college.
Keep Communication Going After Graduation
Your young adult has left the nest. An expert offers suggestions on keeping the lines of communication open during this stage in life.
Podcast: Fathering with ADHD
Carey Heller, PsyD, discusses the best interventions, tips on how to overcome common parenting challenges, what to look for in a practitioner, and helpful resources for fathers with ADHD.
Parenting a Child with ADHD and Dyslexia
Psychologist Roberto Olivardia shares about his experience as the parent of a child with ADHD and dyslexia. This episode is an up-close-and-personal journey of a father balancing his own difficulties with ADHD while equipping his son with the education and self-assurance he needs to succeed in life.
Motivating an “Unmotivated” Child or Teen with ADHD
Preventing the Summertime Blues
While nearly everyone looks forward to summer, some preplanning will help the switch from the school year to time off go smoothly.
When Should Teens Make Decisions About Their Medications?
Teenagers may push for more control in their treatment plans, but at what point do they start to make decisions?
Summertime Strategies to Address Your Child’s ADHD at Home
Parenting any child comes with rewards and challenges, especially when your child has ADHD. However, if the symptoms of ADHD—disorganization, emotional irregularity, difficulty staying on task—go unmanaged, they cause disruption to family life, creating stress and anxiety for everyone.
Fathering with ADHD
ADHD symptoms have a negative impact when they interfere with a father’s ability to manage his own life and raise his children. Carey Heller, PsyD, discusses the best interventions, tips on how to overcome common parenting challenges, what to look for in a practitioner, and helpful resources for fathers with ADHD.
College Planning for Students with ADHD
As we learn more about the ADHD brain, it is evident that the transition from high school to college must be carefully thought out.
ADHD and the College Transition: Rethinking a Gap Year
Many good alternative options now exist for students with ADHD whose families are taking a good look at whether to pursue college enrollment directly after high school.
Section 504: What to Do When Your Child’s School Doesn’t Follow the Plan
Educational plans are supposed to help students become better learners, but educators aren’t always aware of the accommodations within them. It can be up to parents to share the information educators need.
Time Off from Medication, But Not from ADHD
Are you considering a medication holiday for your child this summer? If so, you need to plan ahead to make it a positive experience.
The Impact of Screen Time on Neurodivergent Kids
This webinar examines the benefits and risks of digital play and video games for neurodivergent kids. A clinical psychologist will briefly examine basic research on how kids learn from screens and concerns such as addiction and the impact of screen time on mood.
All Things ADHD: What Should Parents Look for in a Good Evaluation for ADHD
Do you wonder what would be included in a comprehensive evaluation for ADHD for your child? Dr. Harris Finkelstein discusses the components of a thorough evaluation, what qualifies children for services at school, and the different ways to help children with ADHD.
All Things ADHD: Sección 504 y IEP: Cómo preparar a sus hijos con TDAH para su éxito escolar
Los niños con TDAH necesitan acomodaciones personalizadas para sus necesidades específicas para tener la mejor experiencia de aprendizaje durante su vida escolar.
Home Life When Mom or Dad Has ADHD: Succeeding with Your Family
When you have ADHD and you have kids, everyday family life can be a challenge. Getting the kids organized, remembering school and work events, and making sure everyone has lunch before they get out the door in the morning can overwhelm you. And then there is the struggle to make quality time for just you and your spouse or partner.
Telemedicine Changes for ADHD Following End of Health Emergency
Many people who have been receiving telehealth care for ADHD and other mental health conditions will have to work with their providers to meet new regulations for treatment and stimulant prescriptions.
The Therapist Is Online: Telehealth for ADHD Has Benefits and Drawbacks
The COVID-19 health crisis has prompted an expansion of telehealth services, including online therapy for ADHD. One psychologist shares his experiences providing telehealth care for patients with ADHD.
Green Time for ADHD
Research shows that children and adults who spend time in nature increase their ability to pay attention while lowering their levels of stress and anxiety.
They Told Me My Child Is Disturbed
Learning that your child has a mental health condition in addition to ADHD can be devastating.
When You Can’t Get the ADHD Medication You Want
Two behavioral pediatricians offers timeless advice on coping with medication shortages or changes in insurance coverage.
Most High Schools Report No Problems with Medication Diversion
Proclaimed a “wake-up call” in some media outlets, a recent study of medication misuse by students shows the likelihood of students taking someone else's medication is low and varies widely by individual school.
ADHD 365: Life Management Skills
Life management skills help us manage our daily activities. For some teens and young adults with ADHD, those daily tasks can be a challenge. In this series of podcasts on helping teens and young adults become independent, Andrea Chronis-Tuscano provides strategies for maintaining an ADHD treatment plan and talking with a healthcare provider.
All Things ADHD: Managing Anxiety
Are you facing anxiety, even as the pandemic winds down? We know the COVID-19 emergency caused heightened anxiety and worry in many homes, affecting both parents and children. The changes brought by the past few years have contributed to this increase, especially for people with ADHD
Does Sugar Make My Child More Hyperactive?
Parents often ask CHADD’s ADHD helpline if sweets contribute to a child’s ADHD symptoms.
When Smart Children, Teens, and Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum Have ADHD
Psychologist Thomas E. Brown offers examples of children, teens, and young adults on the spectrum who have average or above average smarts and have ADHD. He will describe how such individuals can be provided assessments and helpful treatment for ADHD.
Mothers and ADHD: Permit Yourself to Breathe
If you’re a mom who has ADHD, what strategies can you use to cope with your symptoms and challenges? Originally recorded for CHADD’s podcast series on navigating uncertain times.
ADHD and Family Stress
Getting help for a child’s ADHD can improve stress related to parenting and enhance family functioning over time.
Emotion Regulation in Teens with ADHD
The right interventions can help them improve their intense displays of both negative and positive emotions.
Young Drivers with ADHD
How impaired are young drivers with ADHD and how can their driving be improved?
Getting Lost in Life’s Transitions: Under-Recognized ADHD in Marginalized Communities
ADHD occurs across the lifespan, affecting individuals and outcomes. Dr. Napoleon Higgins, speaking during #ADHD2022, looks at the issue of bias in clinicians and educators and discusses how this bias affects diagnosis and treatment.
Section 504 and IEPs: Setting Your Child with ADHD Up for School Success
Jeffrey Katz, PhD, talks about comorbid learning disabilities, the difference between a Section 504 plan and an Individualized Education Program (IEP) plan, and the different roles that a child’s healthcare team, school, educators, and parents play in implementing them.
Webinar: Five Keys to Developing Executive Function Skills at School and at Home
Educator Julie Principe will share five keys to developing executive function skills that build on strengths and support growth in independence at school and at home
Mira: TDAH complejo con un enfoque en el xpert e de Tourette y el Trastorno de Tics
Este video les informará las causas, el proceso de diagnóstico y las opciones de tratamiento para el síndrome de Tourette y los trastornos de tics mientras explora la relación con el TDAH.
New Eyewear Might Help Improve Teen Driving Safety
Wearable technology that resembles a pair of glasses could be in the future to help teen drivers, especially those with ADHD, to better focus on the roadway.
Choose to Be a Supportive Parent
No parent likes to see their child struggle, especially when ADHD symptoms cause the problems. But what is the difference between being a supportive parent and a “helicopter” parent? When should we let go and let our children figure it on their own?
Mental Health for Teens with ADHD
Have you wondered if your child has depression or anxiety and if these could be connected to their ADHD? What signs should you keep an eye out for and how can you be supportive? In this episode, Carolyn Lentzsch-Parcells, MD, talks about the signs and causes of different mental health disorders in teens and the common treatment plans available. She also shares strategies that can be used by friends and family to support teens who are facing mental health challenges.
How to Help Your Teen with ADHD Engage in Self-Advocacy
What are the benefits of talking with your children about ADHD and why is it important that they learn how to advocate for themselves? In this episode, Dr. Nerissa Bauer discusses fostering an environment where children, tweens and teens with ADHD feel safe to self-advocate and provides strategies that parents can use to help their children learn or improve their self-advocacy skills.
Practice of Informal Removal Limits Students’ Education
Children who have ADHD and other disabilities are more likely to be repeatedly sent home from school for behaviors related to their disabilities rather than having their needs addressed in a formal accommodations plan.
Principles for Parenting a Girl with ADHD
A pioneering researcher outlines what the science shows us about parenting practices that help daughters with ADHD to thrive. What matters most for a girl with ADHD?
Sometimes Invisible: How to Spot ADHD Without Hyperactivity
This presentation of ADHD affects girls in particular and is most often overlooked. While many of these children and adults get by with workarounds, accurate diagnosis could improve so many of their lives.
Number of Women, Girls Filling ADHD Prescriptions Increases
Recently released numbers show a dramatic increase in the number of prescriptions for ADHD medication being filled for women and girls. Researchers hope to start a conversation on public health concerns regarding medication use and the possibility of pregnancy, while experts point out the benefits of treating ADHD symptoms in girls and women.
The Gender Myths (Or, Only Boys Have ADHD)
Overlooked for decades, girls with ADHD look very different from boys with ADHD.
Summer Camp as a Growth Experience for Your Child
Search for opportunities that nurture their gifts and help them overcome their challenges.
Learning How to Learn: The Magic of a Summer Program
One summer of small classes, supportive teachers, interwoven study skills, executive function strategies, and the camaraderie of peers can make all the difference.
Encourage Healthy Eating Even When Your Child's Appetite Is Low
Sometimes ADHD medications can affect a child’s appetite. Our experts have a few ideas on helping children to eat well.
New Directions on ADHD and Better Sleep
Sleep is a precious resource, but ADHD and sleep difficulties can make a good night’s rest hard to find.
Section 504 and IEPs: Setting Your Child with ADHD Up for School Success
To have the best experience during their school years with the support they need to learn, children who have ADHD need accommodations that are customized to their specific needs.
Treating ADHD in the African American Community
Mistrust and stigma can prevent African American parents from seeking help for their children who have ADHD. Rather than recognizing behaviors as signs of ADHD symptoms, parents might instead describe their child as “choosing to misbehave.”
Black History Month Resources for Families
Black American families can be proactive in addressing ADHD and helping their children thrive. CHADD’s materials offer information, help, and hope for overcoming barriers to treatment and dispelling stigmas.
When They Respond "What?" "Huh?" It Could Be Auditory Processing Disorder
ADHD presents challenges to a child’s listening skills, but sometimes it’s more than paying better attention to what they hear..
Webinar: Early Identification of Learning Differences
We have all heard the phrase “the sooner, the better,” especially when we are looking for interventions to help struggling students. When it comes to learning differences, this isn’t trite phrase—it’s a critical action.
ADHD and the Increasing Suicide Rate Among Black Youth
New studies indicate that much of the increase correlates to untreated ADHD. We can all help to change this.
Healthcare Disparities and ADHD
By coming to a shared understanding, caregivers, providers, and advocates can continue working collectively to reduce barriers to ADHD diagnosis and disparities in treatment.
Understanding Emotional Development
Here’s how you can support your child’s emotional well-being in each developmental period.
Building Better Homework Habits
Promote changes that help children take ownership of their schoolwork and form healthy study habits.
Overcoming Myths and Mistrust About ADHD in the Black Community
African American parents frequently have questions about an ADHD diagnosis for their children. Dr. Nekeshia Hammond discusses the evaluation process and shares what parents can expect when working with an ADHD professional.
The Relationship Between ADHD and Trauma
Certain ADHD characteristics, such as executive functioning deficits, inattention, and emotional regulation deficits, increase the odds that a person will experience traumatic events.
Managing ADHD and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Disruptive behavioral disorders, including oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, and intermittent explosive disorder, often co-occur with ADHD.
Promoting Mental Health for Black Communities
Dr. Harolyn Belcher discusses the root causes of health disparities in Black communities, with regard to mental health and treatment. She offers culturally responsive solutions to help promote mental health and wellness for Black children, youth, and families.
When Is It Too Early to Diagnose ADHD?
ADHD symptoms in young children can become apparent before kindergarten, but when should families ask for an evaluation?
Webinar: Strategies and Solutions for Social Anxiety in Children and Teens with ADHD
As parents, it’s tough to watch your children and teens struggle. You may feel unsure about how to intervene, powerless to help them, and frustrated when they refuse your support. In this webinar, Dr. Sharon Saline will show you how to assist your child to participate more fully in social situations with greater confidence and less self-criticism.
Webinar: Becoming A Family Centered on Tourette and ADHD Excellence
Dr. Jane Indergaard and Jeremy Didier will guide parents in understanding the unique challenges of managing both ADHD and Tourette Syndrome.
Stay Cool Through the Yule
Revisit a perennial favorite for timeless advice before the seasonal chaos sets in.
Stay Cool Through the Yule
Revisit a perennial favorite for timeless advice before the seasonal chaos sets in.
Hints for a Happy Holiday
Experts and bloggers offer helpful tips to manage ADHD during the holidays.
Don’t Let Stigma Delay Proper ADHD Treatment for Your Child
Misinformation and disbelief can prevent children from getting the help they need.
Understanding and Responding to Your Child’s Resistance to Learning
Afsaneh Moradian, MEd, she explains the causes of resistance to learning and offers strategies and news ways of communicating to support children learning at home.
Do Stimulant Medications Reduce Adult Height? Not Likely
Parents frequently hear that medication will affect their child’s height. But is that really true? Experts say it’s unlikely to make much of a difference.
Nonstimulant Options for Treating Childhood ADHD
Families may prefer alternatives to stimulants in medication management for childhood ADHD.
Webinar: When ADHD Impacts Your Child’s Math & Writing Performance
Students with ADHD often find math and writing challenging. Both subjects require extensive working memory. But, almost any student can master writing and math with the right study hacks and strategies. The second quarter of the school year is now well underway, and effective strategies can make the difference between success and frustration for the rest of the year.
“Everyone’s So Tense All the Time”
It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it. Create a tone in your home that improves family life.
Growing College Success from First Semester Failure
Executive functions and emotional intelligence top the list of greatest deficits causing students to struggle. How can they redirect toward success?
Perfectionism and ADHD Can Become Unhealthy for Children
Striving to be perfect as a way to compensate for ADHD symptoms can lead to unhappiness and anxiety in children and teens.
Helping to Build Up a Child’s Self-Esteem
ADHD symptoms can take a toll on a child’s ego. How parents react to a child’s struggles can boost their sagging self-esteem.
Parents of Very Complex Kids
These parents are often underestimated, undervalued, and underutilized—but they can become the most effective, contributing member of their child’s treatment team.
Podcasts for Parents: Healthy Eating Habits | Fathering with ADHD
New podcasts for you that focus on helping children with ADHD create and maintain healthy eating habits that will stay with them for life and the best interventions for men with ADHD, with tips for overcoming common challenges that arise when you are raising children.
Helping Teens Become Resilient Adults
The teen and young adult years can be difficult for the youth who has ADHD, and often can set a tone for their early adulthood. Helping teens develop resiliency skills can get them off to a better start in life.
After the Storm: Weathering Disaster and Managing ADHD
Major hurricanes disrupt lives in unimaginable ways. Adults and families affected by ADHD struggle with both symptoms and the demands of disaster recovery.
Resources That Can Help Following a Crisis
A list of resources for assistance following a natural disaster.
Understanding and Differentiating Between Autism and ADHD
Getting a correct diagnosis is the first step in helping a child get the proper treatment.
More Than Refills
A developmental-behavioral pediatrician shares why regular follow-up visits are a vital component of your child’s ADHD treatment plan.
Pause to Curb Impulsivity
Acting before thinking is an ADHD trait that can cause problems for many children and teens. Two experts offer tips on helping them avoid missteps.
Start the School Year with Positive Parent and School Communication
Open lines of communication early to help your child start the school year in the right way.
Webinar for Treatment Professionals: Working with Latino Patients and Their Families
While Latino communities have similar numbers of children and adults who have ADHD as the general population, Latino children in the United States are less likely to be diagnosed and receive treatment. Psychiatrist Luke Smith will discuss important cultural considerations for professionals treating Latinos who have ADHD.
You Don’t Know Jack: The Teacher Letter
You can help the new teacher understand what works for your child with ADHD. Here’s how.
To Test or Not to Test
Parents and students must be aware of current testing requirements before the college application process begins. Much has changed in recent years.
Can’t Stop Gaming? Help Your Child Set Limits
Video games are fun but can become overly absorbing. What can you do if your child gets too involved in gaming?
Research Shows ADHD Meds Do Not Increase Substance Use Risks
Researchers continue to study possible substance use cause by prescriptions. Several recent studies are coming back with good news regarding a decrease in risks when used properly.
How to Select the Best school Accommodations for Your Child
Jennifer Engel Fisher discusses accommodations that work for students who have ADHD. She gives listeners tips on how to tailor accommodations to the behaviors and needs of their child. You’ll learn your role is in monitoring your child’s accommodations and ways to track which ones are helping. She also discusses strategies to help your child self-advocate.
Supporting My Child with ADHD at School
You want to make sure your child has all the necessary tools to succeed in the classroom. It’s crucial that you establish good communication with your child’s teacher at the beginning of the school year to ensure a smooth and successful term.
Homework Solutions for Your Middle or High School Student
You want your child to stay motivated in school, organized, and on top of assignments. Your child wants to stay on track, too, but struggles. Why do they keep missing deadlines, losing homework, and end up starting an assignment the night before it’s due?
When Balancing Social Media Use Becomes a Challenge
The online world can be consuming, especially for teens and children who have ADHD. How do parents know when it’s time to put down the devices?
“Brain Training” Options for ADHD: New Fact Sheet
When your child’s ADHD symptoms go unmanaged, they cause disruption, creating stress and anxiety for everyone in the family. A psychologist shares behavioral strategies that can help.
Webinar Highlight: Communicating with Your Child’s Teacher
Linda Karanzalis provides viewers with ways to introduce their child to a new teacher at the beginning of the school year. She discusses new ways to communicate with educators about how ADHD affects your child, how to highlight current accommodations that are in place, strategies that have and haven’t worked, and how to ask for and incorporate the teacher’s ideas into a good educational plan.
Summertime Strategies to Address Your Child’s ADHD at Home
When your child’s ADHD symptoms go unmanaged, they cause disruption, creating stress and anxiety for everyone in the family. A psychologist shares behavioral strategies that can help.
Preparing for the Next Crisis: Your Circle of Care
Learn about supports and strategies you can set up in advance of any challenges.
Parenting Your Child with ADHD for Career Success
Support and guide them on their unique educational and career journey with these ten tips.
Irritable and Overwhelmed? Signs of Parental Burnout
Burnout is not just a workplace concern. Parenting can lead to feeling burned out and apathetic about family life and childcare.
Webinar: Parenting a Defiant Child: Won’t? Or Can’t?
When you’re frustrated that your child seems to ignore your directions, it can be hard to see a child’s behavior for what it is: a biological stress response. How do you respond in a way that meets those needs and still helps your child follow through on directions?
Challenges in ADHD Care for Children of Color
PART ONE
African Americans of all ages face many barriers in getting a proper evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment.
PART TWO
We still have a way to go in educating teachers and healthcare practitioners about ADHD and communities of color, and in making sure parents know how to advocate for their children in medical and educational settings.
Seminario: Rompiendo la cadena de desregulación emocional en familias que tienen niños con TDAH
En este seminario, la Dra. Giselle Colorado explica cómo se desarrolla los patrones invalidantes de comunicación y ofrece estrategias prácticas para reducir la invalidación y crear patrones de validación para mejor comunicación entre padres e hijos.
This webinar is offered entirely in Spanish.
Mental Health Matters for Teens and Young Adults with ADHD
Teens can face academic challenges, social difficulties and problems at home, however, having ADHD may make these issues more difficult to deal with or more severe. CHADD staff have collected resources that may be helpful for your teen and your family.
Help Your Child Better Cope with Social Anxiety
More than shyness, social anxiety can prevent young people from engaging with the world around them.
Changing the Way You Communicate with Your Young Adult
Relationships change, and hopefully grow, as teens move into young adulthood. Parents can help strengthen communication and set the tone for their future relationship together.
Ace the Break: Prevent the Summer (and COVID) Slide
Give children the tools and knowledge they need to start the next school year with greater confidence.
Summer Jobs and ADHD
Seasonal employment offers teens an important opportunity to explore career options and master basic work ethic skills.
Is Summer School a Good Option for Your Child?
Summer doesn’t always mean a break from school. Could attending classes during the vacation give your child an advantage next school year?
Smoothing the Transition into Summer
Summer break can be a relief from the routines of the school year, but it comes with its own set of challenges. Experts offer suggestions to help your family approach the upcoming season.
Webinar: Five Ways Nutrition Can Impact ADHD Symptoms
A healthy diet can be an effective complementary approach to alleviating some symptoms of ADHD for some people. Nutritional counselor and author Laura Stevens discusses adjustments to your family’s meal planning that may help to improve some ADHD symptoms. She offers tips on creating a plan for making changes to your family’s meals and how to track if those changes help to decrease symptoms.
How to Talk to Your Child About Scary Events
As much as you try to shield your children from disturbing news reports, many young people find out about scary events anyway. How do you, as a parent, comfort and help your children and talk to them about scary events?
How Can We Help Children with ADHD Get a Better Night’s Sleep?
A sleep specialist shares insights into specific problems and offers strategies for improved rest.
Guiding Complex Teens and Young Adults to Launch
With ADHD in the mix, there’s a higher risk for power struggles, communication breakdowns, and disconnected or conflicted relationships. What’s a parent to do?
CHADD Highlights the Most Common Children’s Mental Health Condition for Mental Health Awareness Month
During the May, CHADD is building awareness about children’s mental health needs.
Teens, ADHD, and Driving
A parent, lawyer, and ADHD coach offers recommendations on how to prepare yourself and your teen driver before anything happens.
Social Media Videos Often Share Misinformation About ADHD
Between clips of the most recent video dance challenges, there is information on ADHD. But is this information always accurate? Experts suggest what we should keep in mind when watching ADHD videos.
Podcasts: Mental Health Matters for Teens and Young Adults
Awareness and treatment for ADHD is crucial in parenting teens and helping them avoid increased health and social risks and to fulfill their potential.
Help Your Teen Transition from High School to College
The months between graduation and the start of college are vital to preparing your incoming first year student for new experiences.
Research Supports Need to Address ADHD to Improve Health
More studies are demonstrating how unmanaged ADHD in the teen years affects health and lifespan in adulthood.
Young People with ADHD at an Increased Risk of ‘Vaping’
Did you know that about 7 in 10 high school students are exposed to advertising for e-cigarettes? These ads often portray the product released by the vapor in the e-cigarettes as less risky than smoking regular cigarettes. The result can be seen in a recent increase in the number of teens who have taken up “vaping.”
Pregunte al experto: Explorando el TDAH en las familias Latinas
En esta presentación aprenderá sobre los básicos de salud mental y vamos hablar de temas sobre el TDAH que generalmente no se comparte.
Compensatory and Recovery Services for Students with ADHD
Students who fell behind during the pandemic might be entitled to these services to make up for harm caused by services they missed. Here’s what you need to know.
Creating a Cooperative Environment at Home
As the parent of a child with ADHD, your parenting skills are tested daily. Hone them with mindful practice.
Turning to Watch Can Release Neurotransmitters for Attention
Researchers are learning more about how visual cues improve some executive functions.
Webinar: Mindfulness, Stress & Emotion
Mindfulness is a long-term practice that allows us to better stay focused and settled under stress, teaches cognitive flexibility, and encompasses both compassion and ethics. It does not mean sitting still and is more than time spent on an engaging hobby. The concept of ‘nonjudgmental awareness’ means training ourselves to see our experience with clarity and determination.
What to Consider Before You Homeschool Your Child
Recent campus closures gave families a glimpse of what it could be like to homeschool. But is this the best option for your family?
Pandemic Reveals Children’s Mental Health Crisis
Public officials are raising concerns about increasing diagnoses of ADHD, depression, and anxiety among children and teens. Professionals, policymakers, and parents are exploring ways to help.
LEAP: Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle
An approach that combines parent behavior management training with aerobic exercise yields extra benefits for children with ADHD.
ADHD and Healthy Lifestyle Behavior
What does the research indicate be targeted to promote better health habits in children with ADHD?
ADHD Podcasts: Women and Girls with ADHD Paylist
Listen to our top podcasts focusing on girls and women, featuring Dr. Carol Robbins, Terry Matlen, and Dr. Ellen Littman.
Mothers and ADHD: Permit Yourself to Breathe
Mothers who have ADHD often face several challenges in their everyday lives. With the current pandemic, daily life can become even more difficult with ADHD symptoms. Procrastination, feeling overwhelmed, being disorganized, as well as being distracted are all ongoing challenges. At times, it can be difficult to even get through the day, especially when working from home. What are some strategies to cope with symptoms and challenges as a woman and a mother with ADHD?
Diagnosing ADHD
What should a conversation between a parent and expert be like when discussing an ADHD evaluation for a child? Listen in as a parent asks questions of a child and adolescent psychologist before making an appointment for her child.
When Teens Can Start Driving and When They Should Wait
Getting behind the wheel is an important step for most teens, but when should a teen with ADHD get the car keys for the first time?
In This Together–Mothers and Daughters Who Have ADHD
Mothers and daughters: It’s a special relationship, but often a challenging one. When ADHD is part of the picture, there’s even more to think about, whether it’s the daughter who has ADHD or both mother and daughter who share the diagnosis.
Asking Powerful Questions
Applying this strategy can change the conversation and, over time, the course of development for your child with ADHD.
Friendship Problems? How Parents Can Help
Try this focused approach if your child struggles with peer relationships.
Resilience and ADHD During the Pandemic
Studies highlight the need for support for youth and young adults with ADHD during COVID-19, with a focus on the roles of emotion regulation, social support, and hope.
What Parents Should Know Before Contacting an Online ADHD Provider
You’ve likely seen advertising for online ADHD services. What should you be aware of when you consider scheduling a telehealth appointment for your child?
Plan an Educational Accommodations Meeting as Learning Situations Change
Schools are re-opening campuses but also continuing at-home learning as needed. Take this opportunity to have your child’s accommodation plan updated to better meet changing needs.
Living Black with Undiagnosed and Untreated ADHD
The Black community continues to have difficulty discussing and acknowledging ADHD and other mental health issues. On the flip side, it’s being reported that Black children are being over- and under-diagnosed, due to implicit racial bias and cultural incompetence among professionals. So, how do we change the mindset of Black Americans about mental health issues and culturally insensitive educators and healthcare providers?
Plan Ahead to Avoid Prescription Challenges
Sometimes a medication shortage or a change in insurance rules can make it difficult to get a prescription filled. Experienced parents offer tips to help your family avoid or cope with such issues.
Podcast: Helping African-American Students with ADHD Succeed
The African-American community is affected by ADHD at the same rate as other communities in the United States. However, barriers to evaluation and treatment for children with ADHD remain. Dr. Anita Stoddard discusses how we can overcome those barriers and create opportunities for success for African-American children.
Podcast: Barriers to ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment
What are the consequences of late diagnosis and treatment for ADHD in underserved and disenfranchised communities?
Executive Functioning Support for Kids with ADHD
Critical “manager” skills can be learned when taught explicitly, methodically, and collaboratively.
Helping Teens Avoid the Pitfalls in Spending
Does your teen find that cash burns a hole in their pocket? An expert and a parent offer their ideas on teaching teens to be less impulsive when it comes to spending.
Talk with Family Members Now to Plan a Happy Holiday
Holiday planning will be different this year. Some experts offer suggestions for crafting a merry and healthy celebration for your family.
How Can We Refocus the Holidays This Year?
Q: We need to simplify our holiday celebrations. How can we rethink gift giving and activities this year?
A: Focusing on spending valuable time together can help your family regain some of the magic of the holidays.
Safely Home for the Holidays
Celebrating the holidays will be different for most families this year. Experts suggest making a plan and focusing on the traditions that make this time of year special for your family.
How ADHD Sometimes Gets Worse
Symptoms become more problematic at particular times of life or in particular situations.
The Myth of ADHD Overdiagnosis
Incorrect diagnoses may be made sometimes, but a bigger problem is that many people with ADHD are missed.
The Attention “Deficit” Myth
When a child has ADHD, much depends on whether an activity is preferred.
