CHADD Webinars: ADHD and Toxic Relationships
CHADD Webinars: ADHD and Toxic Relationships Wednesday, October 26 | 5:30 EDT Featuring Stephanie Moulton Sarkis, PhD Far too often, it feels like adults with ADHD are drawn into toxic relationships. These relationships can be found at work, at home, in friendships, and between romantic partners. You can learn how to protect…
Read MoreResources That Can Help Following a Crisis
Following a natural disaster, the resulting emotional, mental, and financial setbacks can be overwhelming. People with mental health conditions face a uniquely challenging post-disaster journey, particularly if they experience disruptions to their treatment plans. While some events are beyond human control, a disaster’s impact can be lessened with helpful coping mechanisms and awareness of available…
Read MoreOur Shared Experience: ADHD Awareness Month
There is a saying: If you know one person with ADHD, then you know one person with ADHD. It means that everyone’s experience with ADHD, its symptoms, and its effect on someone’s life is different. It’s also true that there are many common and shared experiences among the those who have ADHD that help to…
Read MoreAfter the Storm: Weathering Disaster and Managing ADHD
“I had to pull myself together and get through it.” Liliana Gutierrez and her family survived Hurricane Ian, even as the massive storm moved their house off its foundation and the walls began to crumble. With her mother, Maribel Gutierrez, Liliana and younger family members fled their house only to be met by a wall…
Read MoreWebinar: Hormones and ADHD in Women in Midlife
CHADD Webinar Frenzied, Frazzled and Overwhelmed: The Interaction of Hormones and ADHD in Women in Midlife Wednesday, Sept. 28 | 2 PM EDT | Carol Robbins, PhD Many women struggle at midlife with undiagnosed and untreated ADHD. These struggles can be complicated by hormonal changes and lifestyle changes during these years. Women typically report feeling…
Read MorePause to Curb Impulsivity
When your son or daughter struggles with verbal, emotional, or physical impulsivity, the teenage years can be especially challenging. Impulsive behavior can lead to traffic violations, bodily harm, or social fallout when your teen seems unable think before they do or say something. You might become frustrated if your child acts without thinking—even when they…
Read MoreSuicide Prevention for Youth with ADHD Toolkit For Parents and Caregivers
This is Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month. Some people struggling with ADHD can also find themselves struggling with depression and thoughts of ending their own lives. We have complied podcasts and resources for those who care about someone who is struggling with depression and thoughts of suicide, and for those who find themselves coping with…
Read MoreWebinar for Professionals: Working with Latino Patients and Their Families
Ask the Expert for Treatment Professionals: Working with Latino Patients and Their Families Featuring Luke Smith, MD Wednesday, Sept. 7 | 12 PM EDT Cultural norms, along with barriers to healthcare, in Latino communities can affect how ADHD symptoms in children are recognized or acknowledged. While Latino communities have similar numbers of children and adults…
Read MoreMeeting the Challenges ADHD Presents for Students
There are students in your classroom who have ADHD. Their names come quickly to your mind because they are the most fidgety, easily distracted, likely to have forgotten homework or supplies, or the class clown. A few are harder to recognize, as they sit quietly looking into space, and seldom raise their hands or email…
Read MoreStart the School Year with Positive Parent and School Communication
Children have returned to school. For many families this time of year includes scheduling meetings to begin or update academic plans or just to get to know their children’s new teachers. When students have ADHD, the lines of communication between home and school take on special importance. “Communication is key,” says Jennifer Ciran-Debban, MA, LMHC.…
Read MoreProfessionals Webinar: Working with Latino Patients and Their Families
Ask the Expert for Treatment Professionals Working with Latino Patients and Their Families Wednesday, Sept. 7 | 12 PM EDT Featuring Luke Smith, MD Cultural norms, along with barriers to healthcare, in Latino communities can affect how ADHD symptoms in children are recognized or acknowledged. While Latino communities have similar numbers of children and adults…
Read MoreResearch Shows ADHD Meds Do Not Increase Substance Use Risks
The risk of developing a substance abuse disorder, or a dependency on alcohol, illegal drugs, or other intoxicants, is a long-standing concern for most parents and practitioners when a child is diagnosed with ADHD. Children and adults who have ADHD tend to have a greater possibility of substance abuse. The natural concern has been if…
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