Join the discussion. ADHD runs in families. Mom frequently serves as the frontal lobe for the entire family, doing all the planning, social programming and problem solving for everyone. But what if Mom has ADHD, too? Who does the planning then? This is when getting help from people like professional organizers and coaches can be…

Join the discussion. Today is International Women’s Day. On this day, we collectively celebrate women’s progress and take stock of the barriers that limit the opportunities of women and girls worldwide. Many girls and young women affected by ADHD struggle to receive the treatment and academic and social support they need to be successful in…

Featuring Roberto Olivardia, PhD Up to 30 percent of children with ADHD have a co-occurring anxiety disorder. Anxiety can cause children with ADHD to feel edgy, stressed out, tired, and tense. Anxiety can impact symptoms of ADHD such as causing decreased attention and concentration and resulting in more distractibility. In this webinar, we will discuss why…

Join the discussion. Frequently, people ask if something in our environment or in our foods could be contributing to the increase in ADHD diagnoses. Are there pollutants that are affecting us or our children? Could food additive, pesticides or herbicides on our foods, be part of the problem? Others wonder if chemicals related to plastics…

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 flavorful and less risky than smoking regular tobacco cigarettes. The result can be seen in a recent increase in the number of teens and…

CHADD Webinar Series: Transitioning to Adulthood with ADHD Featuring Ari Tuckman, PsyD, and Stephanie Sarkis, PhD Part II: Thursday, Jan. 11, 8 p.m., and Thursday, Jan. 25, 9 p.m. Register Now Are you the parent of a teen or young adult with ADHD? Transitioning to Adulthood with ADHD is a free webinar series for parents…

Join the discussion. We’re two weeks into the new year and you, like most people who have made New Year’s resolutions, might have found your best intentions for turning over a new leaf beginning to falter. The good news is that you can start over again, as many times as you need to. One of…

Join the discussion. As awareness grows, we are better able to address the challenges people with ADHD face at school, at home, and in the workplace. Self-help strategies abound, but the focus is usually on help for the immediate family—the child, mom, dad, and siblings. The impact of ADHD symptoms does not stop with the…

Ask the Expert: Treatment for ADHD Playlist Watch Now Did you know that we have collected all the Ask the Expert webcasts on treatment for ADHD in one place? ADHD is treated through a combination of behavioral management, medication management, education, and lifestyle. But what does that combination look like in daily life? Through this…

Join the discussion. It is no secret that the teen years can be fraught with change, change that can seem so dramatic it resembles more of a roller coaster ride than normal growth and development. The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry reports that the adolescent years are marked by trying on independence through…

Does having ADHD influence your personality? Researchers have started to look at the relationship between ADHD symptoms and one’s personality. Multiple studies are noting there seem to be some commonalities among personality types and specific symptoms of ADHD, but haven’t determined a direct relationship. “The bottom line for me is you can have a whole…

Ask the Expert: How to select the best school accommodations for your child with ADHD Featuring Jennifer Engel Fisher, MS Tuesday, February 6, 2 p.m. Register Now  Does your child have accommodations at school? Are those accommodations helping? Many children with ADHD are eligible for a 504 Plan or IEP, detailing their academic accommodations. But…