Ask The Expert: Wait! Help Your Child With ADHD Be Less Impulsive December 1 | 2 PM EST Kimberly Harrison, PhD Impulsivity—taking hasty actions without first thinking about the consequences—is one of the core symptoms of ADHD. Your child may do or say things without thinking and end up rejected by peers and scolded often…

Many families meet with their children’s school or education teams at this point in the fall semester. Often they need to discuss a new or updated education plan, as a student’s needs change from year to year. And this year, with many students newly returned to campus after a school year learning from home, many…

Social media influencers are creating new ways to de-stigmatize ADHD and other neurodevelopmental conditions. These influencers take on a positive role in raising ADHD awareness by sharing their personal experiences of living with ADHD. “The rise of the social web, and the internet, in general, has given more people an opportunity to become influencers, sometimes…

Featuring L. Eugene Arnold, MD, MEd, and Liam Tolbert Are you a parent of a teen or a teenager who’s transitioning into adulthood? Well, this episode of the All Things ADHD podcast is for you. We gave this podcast over to guest host Liam Tolbert, a teenager who is managing ADHD and learning to be…

Many parents whose young adult children are either attending college or university or have moved to their own homes—maybe even to different cities or states—are anticipating their return, if only for a few days, in the next few months. For many families, this is exciting, but in some families strained communication can make these get-togethers…

The largest gathering of the world ADHD community will come together for the 2021 Virtual International Conference on ADHD, starting today, November 4, and continuing until Saturday, November 6. The annual conference is hosted by CHADD, along with partners ADDA (Attention Deficit Disorder Association) and ACO (ADHD Coaches Organization), and features ADHD-focused science, education, and…

Featuring Carol Ann Robbins, PhD For many women with ADHD, especially those who don’t have a diagnosis or whose ADHD is untreated, midlife presents struggles made more complicated by the hormonal changes they experience during this stage of life. They often have the greatest demands on their time and energy and end up feeling overwhelmed,…

Parents and educators have a new tool to help develop and put in place individualized education programs while taking the current COVID-19 pandemic into consideration. The US Department of Education issued a “Return to School Roadmap” designed to help education teams develop individualized education programs (IEPs) during the pandemic and a return to in-school learning.…

As we approach the end of ADHD Awareness Month, let’s consider how perspectives on ADHD continue to shift toward the positive with the increasing awareness of ADHD as a health concern and a manageable condition. This year, CHADD and the ADHD Coalition have been exploring “new perspectives” on what it means to have ADHD and…

Embracing ADHD Saturday, Oct. 16 | 9 AM CT (8 AM ET) | CHADD Midwest Regional Center In honor of ADHD Awareness month, CHADD’s Midwest Regional Center is hosting a free webinar, Embracing ADHD, on October 16th from 9am-3pm CDT. Presentations include: Myths and Realities of ADHD | Max Wiznitzer, pediatric neurologist, Rainbow Babies and…

Sometimes, with all the clutter online, it’s hard to know what’s the truth about ADHD. Myths surface on social media and result in criticism and a lack of support for those who have the condition. You can help dispel these myths and better support those in the ADHD community by knowing where to find trusted…

Often when we think we know something too well, it’s time to step back and take a new perspective on the topic. This ADHD Awareness Month challenges us to look at what we thought we knew and develop a new, and maybe better, understanding of ADHD. CHADD is joining with the ADHD Coaches Organization (ACO),…