Reading Comprehension and Executive Function
Learning disabilities and ADHD often go hand in hand. According to Thomas E. Brown, PhD, approximately 45 percent of those with ADHD have coexisting learning disabilities. The most common learning disability of students with ADHD is dyslexia, characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities (International Dyslexia…
Read MoreFidget-to-Focus Strategies
How do people with ADHD and executive function challenges stay focused on important yet uninteresting tasks? Tasks they know they need to complete, but ones they find dull, tedious, and mundane? It’s a question that clinical psychologist Roland Rotz has been exploring for decades, and a question he continues to ask those attending the adult…
Read MoreEight Ways to Stop Taking Things So Personally
It’s hard not to take things personally. When someone shouts at you on the road, you feel the sting of their anger. When scrolling through social media, you see a picture of a friend out with your other friends—and wonder why you were not invited. When you write a friend or relative to get together,…
Read MoreScreen Time and Sleep During the Pandemic
What kinds of difficulties did children and adolescents with ADHD experience with screen use and sleep during the pandemic? This research update reviews two recent studies. The first study found that compared to those who had less problematic digital media use, youth with ADHD who had more problematic use showed worse attention levels, more…
Read MoreGuiding Complex Teens and Young Adults to Launch
A Paradigm Shift Are your complex teens and young adults less independent than you’d like? Are they resistant to your advice or guidance? Whether they’re living at home or independently, are you supporting them more than you think you should? Worried it’s too late to make a difference for their future? You’re not alone! Now…
Read MoreADHD Accommodations Across All Settings
Kindergarten to Grade 12, College, and the Workplace ADHD is not always the child who cannot sit still or the highly distracted adult who is totally unorganized. These are only the well-known symptoms. Individuals with ADHD are often very hard on themselves and have trouble setting realistic expectations of themselves. They might be the…
Read MoreAs He Enters Retirement, Russell Barkley Looks Back
Ari Tuckman, PsyD, interviews Russell Barkley, PhD Russell Barkley, PhD, is without a doubt the world’s foremost expert in ADHD. He has been a driving force behind our current understanding of ADHD and a tireless advocate for those who have it. As he now finally approaches retirement, he leaves behind an enormous body of work…
Read MoreAwkward in Social Situations? Ten Tips to Help
What does “feeling awkward” in social situations mean to you? It may mean that you avoid direct eye contact, hesitate to initiate a conversation, feel uncomfortable in your own skin, or question every move you make. Do you find that your anxiety is palpable as you latch onto one friend and wish for the social…
Read MoreRoutines for Times of Uncertainty
Establishing and maintaining routines can be difficult for individuals with ADHD. They are also especially prone to being thrown off easily by deviations from routine, and often experience increased trouble getting back on task. While everyone’s experience with ADHD is not the same, it is probably safe to say that many people—whether they have ADHD…
Read MoreHow to Help College and Grad Students Stay on Top of their Game
Do you have a daughter or son who is away at college or graduate school? Do you feel powerless to help them with organizational strategies because they may be reluctant to accept your advice? If they were receiving supports in high school, they should not be going it alone in college. There are many ways…
Read MoreADHD and Divorce
How to Create a Co-Parenting Arrangement with More Ease and Less Conflict If you’ve made THE TOUGH DECISION to separate from and/or divorce your partner, you know that, in terms of raising your kids, you are still deeply connected. Research has found that families living with ADHD deal with higher levels of conflict than other parents…
Read MorePeer Support for Retirees with ADHD
Among the innovative programs that participated in the 2021 Virtual International Conference on ADHD was a peer support group that focuses on the needs of retirees with ADHD. Known as the ADHD Retired Persons Weekly Check-In Group, its participants meet every Tuesday at noon (Eastern Time). The meetings are scheduled for ninety minutes, though they…
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