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. “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 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…

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. The teen brain changes rapidly as it evolves from the brain of a child. In teens, there are higher levels of two important chemicals used in brain communications—dopamine and norepinephrine. But the levels of those chemicals are typically low in brains affected by ADHD. Estrogen, the key female hormone, affects the brain…

Join the discussion. What if, using a simple cheek swab, your doctor could pinpoint the right ADHD medication and the right dose for you on the first try?  The possibility is not too far away. The emerging field of pharmacogenomics  holds the possibility of using the information from your unique set of genes to select…

Ask the Expert Highlight Behavioral Therapy: What It Is and Finding a Therapist  Featuring John Barton, PhD, ABPP  Watch Now Did you know that behavioral therapy is an important part of treatment for ADHD? Behavioral therapy teaches parents skills and strategies using positive reinforcement, structure, and consistent disciple to better manage their child’s behavioral.  John…

CHADD is pleased to present Matthew J. Gormley, PhD, and Jaclyn Kamradt, MA, as winners of the 2017 Young Scientist Research Awards competition. Dr. Gormley and Ms. Kamradt will each receive $1,000 along with recognition in November during the 2017 Annual International Conference on ADHD in Atlanta, Georgia. They will also receive a professional membership…

Join the discussion. Having ADHD is like being in a room with a 1,000 TV sets turned on, but all on different channels. “Now try and concentrate on just one TV without getting distracted,” Damian Aird asks the readers of The Mighty, a community platform for people coping with mental health conditions. For him, that…

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…