Join the discussion.  On Halloween night, a little boy is hunkered down in a pumpkin patch, looking hopefully to the sky. “The Great Pumpkin will rise out of the pumpkin patch,” he tells his sister. “He flies through the air and brings toys to all the children of the world.” Maybe you remember this scene…

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Join the discussion. There are students in your classroom who have ADHD. Their names come easily to your mind because they are the most fidgety, the easily distracted, the most likely to have forgotten homework or supplies, or your class clown. A few are harder to recognize, as they sit quietly looking into space, seldom…

Join the discussion. This past May, the hashtag #MaybeHeDoesntHitYou was shared widely on Twitter, stressing how damaging emotional abuse by an intimate partner can be. Social media posts primarily from women displayed the abuse they received from the people who claimed to love them. Included among the Twitter posts were: #MaybeHeDoesntHitYou but he belittles your…

CHADD’s National Resource Center on ADHD has released two new education fact sheets for teachers and educators working with students affected by ADHD. Providing Classroom Accommodations to Help Students with ADHD provides information on classroom accommodations based on the ADHD presentations of primarily inattentive and primarily hyperactive-impulsive. Suggested effective accommodations that you can implement in…

Young people affected by ADHD are more likely to be bullied in school than those without the disorder. Other students, who witness their peers being bullied, often don’t know what to do or how to intervene. The program Not In Our School seeks to bring resources to schools and teach students how to end bullying…

Do you need to bring your ADHD medication with you while traveling this holiday season? It’s important when carrying your ADHD medication, or your child’s medication, with you to take extra precautions. Stimulant medication, the most commonly prescribed medication for ADHD, is classified by the U.S. Federal Drug Administration as a Schedule II controlled substance,…

Join the conversation. CHADD recently concluded a national survey of ADHD community members’ experiences with health insurance coverage for ADHD. The results, drawn from 1,500 respondents, show that insurance coverage for diagnosis and treatment is an ongoing struggle for the majority of people affected by ADHD. The survey was sent out in September by the…

With Thanksgiving dinner, we begin the holiday season. Are you ready for family get-togethers? Janette Patterson, MSW, LCMFT, and Larry Maltin, MA, have suggestions for hosting or attending large family dinners during the holidays. They know from experience how stressful the holidays can be for families affected by ADHD. “Getting along can be challenging, especially…

Join the discussion. Question: I was finally diagnosed with ADHD! My doctor and I discussed my treatment options and decided that I would start on a stimulant medication. When I told my close friend, he said he knew of someone who had to go to court-ordered traffic school because she was convicted of a DUI…

Join the discussion. Clutter seems to come along with the experience of ADHD. Organizing belongings, keeping up with housekeeping, and maintaining the flow of family life can get complicated because of ADHD symptoms. Many families accept that clutter is just part of the equation. But when is clutter not just clutter, and instead the sign…

Join the discussion. Question: In our extended family, we celebrate both Christmas and Hanukkah. This year, these holidays fall at the same time—which will mean a lot of presents for our children and their cousins! We’d like to simplify our holidays, partly because we see our children becoming overwhelmed by all the toys and gifts.…