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Attention Magazine April 2024
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A Focus on Empowering Girls
Mark Katz, PhD
PROMISING PRACTICES
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Becoming Comfortable in Your Own Skin
Caroline Maguire, MEd, ACCG, PCC
CONNECTION MATTERS
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Understanding ADHD from a Strengths-Based Perspective
Ivy Debinski and Yuanyuan Jiang, PhD, CPsych
RESEARCH BRIEFS
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From Meltdowns to Calm: Helping Children and Teens with Emotional Regulation
Joyce Cooper-Kahn, PhD
Staying in control can be a struggle for youth with ADHD despite their best intentions. Help them build better emotional regulation.
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ADHD and Family Conflict: How to Reduce Verbal Aggression
Sharon Saline, PsyD
Understand and use these two valuable tools to reduce verbal hostility and arguments in your household.
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Combined ADHD and Autism: How Would You Know?
Elaine Taylor-Klaus, MCC, CPCC
Symptoms vary from person to person, making this comorbidity challenging to evaluate. For these complex individuals, a thorough diagnosis is key to getting effective treatment.
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Does Adult ADHD Increase the Risk of Dementia?
L. Eugene Arnold, MD, MEd; Mary Solanto, PhD; and Russell Schachar, MD
An Israeli study adds to the accumulating evidence that untreated ADHD increases health risk, both physical and mental.
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Do Older Drivers with ADHD Outgrow Their Crash Risk?
L. Eugene Arnold, MD, MEd, and Lily Hechtman, MD, FCRP
This study sounds a warning not to assume that senior drivers with ADHD are exempt from the risks shown in younger drivers.
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Social Anxiety in Teens and Adults
Thomas E. Brown, PhD
Often occurring with significant impairments, this diagnosis describes a problem of excessive chronic fears of being embarrassed or humiliated, seen by others as ridiculous or pathetic.
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Does Menopause Cause ADHD?
Jeanette Wasserstein, PhD
Female hormones play an important role in presentations of ADHD and in its medical management. Much more understanding is needed.
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ADHD and Showering
Anita Robertson, LCSW, and Carrie Comstock, OTR
Brain and body differences make hygiene-related tasks difficult for some individuals with ADHD. Addressing the sensory and executive function challenges involved can improve things.
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Nature Journals for Your Out-Of-The-Box Learners
Kathy Kuhl
Encourage your family members to pause to enjoy the beauty and pattern in nature, deepen their curiosity about the world, and experience the outdoors more mindfully.