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Attention Magazine August 2026

Small Moments, Big Ripples: PAUSE People Coaching

Mark Katz, PhD

PROMISING PRACTICES




Missing Social Cues Is Not a Character Flaw

Caroline Maguire, MEd, ACCG, PCC

CONNECTION MATTERS




ASD, ADHD, and Mental Health

Samrah Asif, MA, and Yuanyuan Jiang, PhD, CPsych

RESEARCH BRIEFS




Beyond Choice: What Families of Students with ADHD Need to Know About Changing Educational Options

Jane Indergaard, DNP, RN, and Jeremy Didier, LCSW, LMAC, ADHD-CCSP

CHADD is committed to helping you navigate these changes through practical education, thoughtful advocacy, and a continued focus on protecting the rights and well-being of students with ADHD.




Trying as Hard as She Can: Understanding the Overlap Between ADHD and Anxiety in Girls

Helena F. Alacha, PhD

ADHD-related difficulties may increase stress and worry, while anxiety can further interfere with attention, working memory, and task completion.




ADHD and Reading Challenges: Why So Many Kids Struggle and What Actually Helps

Daniela Feldhausen, JD, MS

With the right support, students who once avoided reading can become confident, capable readers.




When Good Parents Snap: Parenting with ADHD in Real Life

Lauren O’Carroll

Do you struggle to find the pause between escalation and reaction? You cannot access calm parenting from a dysregulated state. This isn’t a mindset issue. It’s neurological.




The Defining Decade Hits Different Right Now

Ethan Dolin

Job searching in your twenties with ADHD? He’s been there—and reveals the small moves that changed everything.




Neither and Both: An AuDHD Story

Rachel M. Feldman, LCSW

AuDHD is not a formal diagnosis, but is used within neurocomplex communities to describe what a dual diagnostic label alone cannot: the lived reality of navigating two neurotypes that interact, contradict, and amplify each other in ways no single diagnosis can explain.




Beyond the Bald Spots: What My Hair Pulling Taught Me About Soothing My ADHD Nervous System

Laura Hope Hobson, PA-C

She struggled with the compulsion and the shame for years, but ultimately, it was her hair pulling that taught her about soothing her ADHD nervous system.