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Attention Magazine April 2024
A Focus on Empowering Girls
Mark Katz, PhD
PROMISING PRACTICES
Becoming Comfortable in Your Own Skin
Caroline Maguire, MEd, ACCG, PCC
CONNECTION MATTERS
Understanding ADHD from a Strengths-Based Perspective
Ivy Debinski and Yuanyuan Jiang, PhD, CPsych
RESEARCH BRIEFS
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.