Webinar: Video Games and ADHD: Harmful or Helpful?
Midwest CHADD Regional Center Webinar: Video Games and ADHD: Harmful or Helpful? Featuring Randy Kulman, PhD Randy Kulman, PhD, explores how kids with ADHD are affected by their video game play. He examines how and why video games can become overly engaging for children who have ADHD yet at the same time present opportunities for…
Read MoreFeeling Stressed? It Can Make ADHD Symptoms Seem Worse
“Stress always makes my ADHD symptoms worse and to top it off, when my ADHD isn’t under control, that creates more stress,” someone shared on a popular online ADHD forum not too long ago. Several other members chimed in with their similar experiences. “My symptoms are really made worse by stress,” another writer said. A…
Read MoreMoving Forward with ADHD Awareness
October is ADHD Awareness Month. CHADD is working with partners in the ADHD Awareness Month Coalition to educate people on the facts of ADHD—symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment—and to move the conversation on ADHD forward from the basics to the successes of those living with the condition. Why is ADHD awareness important? Comprised of CHADD, the…
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Midwest CHADD Regional Center Webinar: Improving Executive Function Skills Wednesday, September 27 | 8 PM ET Featuring Brandon Slade Brandon Slade, CEO of Untapped Learning, will discuss executive function and how to develop better skills to complete tasks and reach your goals.
Read MoreDrivers with ADHD Can Get Caught in DUI Laws
Ask the ADHD Helpline: A friend recently told me that he knows someone who had to go to court-ordered traffic school because she was convicted of driving under the influence after she told the police officer she was taking ADHD medication at the time of her traffic stop. She and I take the same medication…
Read MoreSection 504 and IEPs: Setting Your Child with ADHD Up for School Success
All Things ADHD Podcasts Featuring Jeffrey Katz, PhD Children with ADHD need accommodations that are customized to their specific needs so they may have the best experience during their school life and the support they need to learn. Jeffrey Katz, PhD, talks about comorbid learning disabilities, the difference between a Section 504 plan and…
Read MoreADHD in Adults at Midlife
ADHD365 Podcasts Featuring Kathleen Nadeau, PhD While most of the available information about ADHD deals with how it affects children and teenagers, we know it is a lifelong condition. How does ADHD affect people who are age fifty and older? Why are diagnoses increasing in this age group? What special challenges do they face,…
Read MoreHelp Your Teen Plan a Rewarding Gap Year
Has your teen decided to take a gap year between high school and college? If so, you might be worried about what they will do during this year or more out of school and if they will go to college afterward. Many teens, especially those with ADHD, benefit from an academic break and successfully transition…
Read MoreIEPs, 504 Plans, and the New Educational Landscape
Featuring Richard Weinfeld As they reopened after COVID, schools needed to pay particular attention to helping students with special educational needs resume progress in their learning. Questions for parents and educators to consider include: What progress did the student make on their existing goals during distance learning? What new areas may now be areas of…
Read MoreManaging Stress for a Healthy Family
Featuring Diane Dempster, CPC, PCC, MHSA, and Elaine Taylor-Klaus, CPCC, MCC The symptoms of ADHD—inattention, impulsivity, hyperactivity, and executive function difficulties—often lead to stress. Learn how stress affects a family with ADHD and gain strategies to help manage stress and communicate effectively. Elaine Taylor-Klaus and Diane Dempster are certified professional coaches, community educators, and advocates…
Read MoreCognitive Disengagement Syndrome
Featuring Joseph Fredrick, PhD What is cognitive disengagement syndrome, formerly known as sluggish cognitive tempo? How does being “internally distracted” affect a person’s daily life and activities? How is CDS identified in children and adolescents? Can it be treated? Joseph Fredrick, PhD, describes CDS and contrasts its key differences from the difficulties typically seen with…
Read MoreLearning Disabilities and ADHD
Featuring Kim Miller, MA Learning disabilities often co-occur with ADHD, making it important for parents to be aware of both conditions. Kim Miller, MA, discuss early identification and ways you can support your child with LD and ADHD.
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