How to Get Along with Everyone
How to Get Along with Everyone Featuring Caroline Maguire, MEd Social struggles are common when someone has ADHD, regardless of their age. Friendly chit-chat and banter do not come naturally for many people who have ADHD. Forcing conversations with coworkers, school peers, neighbors, and community members can leave them feeling awkward, rejected, and exhausted. What’s…
Read MoreWhen Smart Children, Teens, and Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum Have ADHD
Featuring Thomas E. Brown, PhD Download the webinar handouts. More than half of individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder also have ADHD. Yet often their ADHD is overlooked and not adequately treated, because many clinicians and educators recognize ASD but do not see ADHD. This is especially true for those children, teens, and young…
Read MoreGetting Lost in Life’s Transitions
Getting Lost in Life’s Transitions: Under-Recognized ADHD in Marginalized Communities Featuring Napoleon Higgins, MD ADHD occurs across the lifespan, affecting individuals and outcomes. This talk focuses on how marginalized communities are affected by undertreated ADHD. Dr. Napoleon Higgins, speaking during #ADHD2022, looks at the issue of bias in clinicians and educators and discusses how…
Read MoreWatch Now: Five Keys to Developing Executive Function Skills
Ask the Expert Highlight: Five Keys to Developing Executive Function Skills at School and at Home Featuring Julie Principe 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: know your strengths, co-regulation, (emotional regulation, environment, and physical regulation. Ms.…
Read MoreMira: TDAH complejo con un enfoque en el síndrome de Tourette y el Trastorno de Tics
Pregunte al Experto: TDAH complejo con un enfoque en el síndrome de Tourette y el Trastorno de Tics Experto Alonso Zea Vera, MD El TDAH complejo es un término nuevo que representa tener TDAH y al menos otra discapacidad. La investigación ha demostrado que el TDAH es una de las condiciones más comunes que se…
Read MoreChoose to Be a Supportive Parent
You want your child to be successful. You also want him to remember to turn in his homework. Yet ADHD symptoms get in the way so often that it seems easier to handle your child’s challenges yourself, rather than let him figure out the solutions on his own. Sometimes it can be hard to know…
Read MoreNew Eyewear Might Help Improve Teen Driving Safety
What if a new technology, even an app on your teen’s cell phone, could help them to become better drivers? Parents are usually cautious when it’s time for their teens to take the wheel. When teens have ADHD, their parents have additional concerns. Common ADHD symptoms, including inattention, impulsivity, and distractibility, can make it hard…
Read MoreADHD 365: Women in Midlife and ADHD
Featuring Carol Ann Robbins, PhD Many women struggle at midlife with undiagnosed and untreated ADHD complicated by hormonal changes. They typically report feeling overwhelmed, inadequate, misunderstood, and distressed at a time in their lives when they often have the greatest demands on their time and energy. Women not diagnosed with ADHD until adulthood are more…
Read More#ADHD2022 Conference Sample: Women, Executive Function, and Emotional Labor
#ADHD2022 Conference Sample: Women, Executive Function, and Emotional Labor Featuring Regina Lark, PhD A professional organizer examines the connection between women, emotional labor, and executive function. Emotional labor is important to understand because it slams into executive function at home, causing disorganization, clutter, and other issues commonly seen by organizers and coaches. Join CHADD Today…
Read MorePractice of Informal Removal Limits Students’ Education
Children who have ADHD and other brain-based conditions and disabilities are guaranteed a free and appropriate education by law, just as their neurotypical classmates are guaranteed an education. This includes an appropriate amount of time in the classroom and receiving instruction. For a large number of students with ADHD, though, this has not been the…
Read MoreWomen’s History Month and ADHD
Congress first designated March as National Women’s History Month in 1987—a month to remember and celebrate the often overlooked historical achievements of American women. Historically, too, women and girls have been overlooked when it comes to evaluation and treatment for ADHD. Research focused on ADHD in boys, while the experiences of girls were ignored or…
Read MoreWebinar: Placing All Young Children on a Path to Success
Ask the Expert ADHD in Preschool: Placing All Young Children on a Path to Success March 7 | 5 PM EST/2 PM PST Featuring Courtney Zulauf-McCurdy, PhD Did you know that the symptoms of ADHD often first seen during a child’s preschool years? The preschool years represent a critical period for intervention to reduce ADHD…
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