ADHD Weekly, November 18, 2021

Ask The Expert:
Wait! Help Your Child With ADHD Be Less Impulsive

December 1 | 2 PM EST

Kimberly Harrison, PhD

Impulsivity—taking hasty actions without first thinking about the consequences—is one of the core symptoms of ADHD. Your child may do or say things without thinking and end up rejected by peers and scolded often by adults for those impulsive actions.

There are approaches that can help your child to become more aware and take steps to curb their own impulsivity. In this Ask the Expert webinar, you can learn what you can do to increase positive interactions, help your child to be more aware, and provide alternative behaviors.

This is a live webinar and attendees will have the opportunity to ask Dr. Harrison questions after her presentation.

Following this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Explain how impulsivity can negatively impact a child with ADHD
• List ways to help children with ADHD reduce impulsive behavior

Kimberly Harrison, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who works with children, adolescents, and families. She is in private practice in the Houston, Texas, area and founded The Conative Group, PLLC, in 2016. She provides individual and group therapy and psychoeducational testing services. Dr. Harrison is passionate about helping parents and their children get to root issues that are causing difficulty at home and school. In response to the overwhelming number of young adults who fail to launch successfully into independent living, Dr. Harrison pioneered work in adult skill development for individuals with ADHD and ASD. She leads The Adulting Program, a comprehensive treatment for individuals and their parents.

 

 

This webinar is provided by CHADD’s National Resource Center on ADHD and is supported by Cooperative Agreement Number NU38DD005376 funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.