Join the discussion. ADHD Awareness Month begins this week. But for the families affected by ADHD, every day is an awareness of ADHD and its impact on their lives. More than 17 million children and adults are affected by ADHD in the United States. CHADD, its members, and its affiliated groups are taking this time…

Ask the Expert Educators’ Edition: Make Learning Exciting—Apps for Executive Functioning Featuring Stacy Driscoll, MEd, ATP Tuesday, August 1, 3 p.m. Register Now Are you looking for apps you can use into your classroom this coming school year? Teachers can use assistive technology, like apps on tablets, to help students affected by ADHD manage challenges…

Join the discussion. “ADHD is overdiagnosed!” This refrain is frequently heard by parents considering an evaluation or discussing their child’s diagnosis with family or friends. Often the implication is that most children diagnosed with ADHD don’t really “have” the disorder or that parents are looking for an easy way out of difficult parenting situations. It…

Ask the Expert Highlight: The Representation of ADHD by the Media Featuring David Goodman, MD Do you sometimes feel that the media doesn’t get it right about ADHD? Or have you been frustrated that a news report has missed the nuances of ADHD and instead gone with the sound bite rather than the whole story?…

Join the discussion. How much screen time should your child have during the day? Children and teens are spending around seven hours a day either before a TV or computer screen, or with a smart phone or tablet in their hands. That’s a lot of screen time! Although too much screen time can be detrimental,…

Join the discussion.  U.S. News and World Reports recently profiled Daniel Arrigg Koh, the chief of staff for the city of Boston, under Mayor Martin J. Walsh. Mr. Koh has an ADHD diagnosis. This, he says, has been an asset to him. “I view ADHD as an advantage,” Mr. Koh tells U.S. News and World…

Join the discussion. News flash: Men and women are different!  Gender bias in healthcare, though, continues to affect our understanding of these differences. Women experience higher levels of skepticism or dismissal of their symptoms, higher levels of misdiagnosis, fewer treatment options when they seek critical medical attention, and there is a continuing bias in scientific…

CHADD Webinars Beyond the Classroom: Supporting Students with ADHD Featuring Sandra Mislow, MEd Thursday, August 17, 4 p.m. ET Register Now You play an essential role in the behavioral and academic treatment of your students with ADHD, both in and out of the classroom. Teachers develop a unique perspective of each student’s behaviors and can…

Ask the Expert Highlight: Your Student Was Admitted. Now What? Featuring Michele Oelking, MSW, ACC, PCC Watch Now Your young adult is making the transition to college this month and you likely have questions about the resources available on campus. Watch this special Ask the Expert Highlight to learn about support options available for college…

Join the discussion. We receive questions from members of the ADHD community through our ADHD Helpline and from questions submitted online. Here’s a compilation of some of the questions we receive from parents regarding their children’s education rights.  Do you have a question for us? Call the helpline, Monday through Friday, 1-5 p.m., at (800)…

Join the discussion. Getting appropriate and effective treatment for a condition depends on getting an accurate diagnosis. But if two or more conditions such as ADHD and learning disorders exhibit similar symptoms, or when those conditions co-occur, accurate or differential diagnosis can be challenging. What is the relationship between learning disorders and ADHD, and what…

Join the discussion. Migraines are extremely painful headaches that can include nausea and sensitivity to light or sound. These headaches often co-occur in many children, adolescents and adults affected by ADHD. One study found that men affected by ADHD were more than twice as likely to have migraines as other men, and another study in…