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…help. How do your donated funds help others? Provide webinars for parents, educators, adults, and professionals Create courses for parents, professionals, and adults with ADHD Support and distribute resources to…
ViewAn ADHD Book Flood for the Gifting Season
…Executive Function Deficits: A Guide for Parents and Professionals, Third Edition | Chris A. Zeigler Dendy (Woodbine House, 2017) This book has been described by many users (including myself) as…
ViewImproving the Health and Wellness of Black Americans with ADHD
…expanding the theme to address what some historians and healthcare professionals call the ‘social and economic determinants’ of health and wellness allows us to show the interconnectedness of a number…
ViewMoving Forward with ADHD Every Day
…people with ADHD will be misdiagnosed by breaking down stereotypes about the disorder that persist even among some medical professionals. And spreading ADHD awareness reminds us as a society that…
ViewWho’s On Your Child’s Team? OTs Empower Students with ADHD
…rather than of knowledge or skills. Mental health and education professionals are more expert at conveying knowledge—how to change; far fewer are expert in ways to engineer environments to facilitate…
ViewPandemic Reveals Children’s Mental Health Crisis
…and teens. An increase in diagnosed mental health conditions among all groups of children is leading parents and public health authorities to find ways to better address mental health and…
ViewWebinar for Parents: Improving Social Executive Function Skills
…a difficulty reading social cues by parents and professionals is actually not accurate. When kids with ADHD struggle socially they have lagging social executive function skills. Ryan Wexelblatt will provide…
ViewBias About ADHD Leaves Many Women with a Late Diagnosis
Women can have ADHD. But continuing misinformation and myths about the disorder often prevent women and girls from receiving timely diagnoses that would help improve their lives. Boys are still…
ViewJoseph Biederman, MD: A Champion of Clinical Science
…part of over 700 research publications on ADHD, according to a simple recent search on PubMed. Behind each of those publications is a vast network of committed professionals that he…
ViewDon’t Let Stigma Delay Proper ADHD Treatment for Your Child
…psychologist who specializes in the treatment of ADHD and is a member of CHADD’s professional advisory board. “In general, there’s a lot of stigma about mental health diagnoses,” he says….
ViewAn Introduction to ADHD in Women and Girls
…same as the prevalence in men. Girls are diagnosed with ADHD at just under half the rate at which boys are diagnosed. This difference in diagnosis rate is made up…
ViewADHD in the African American Community: During Black History Month and Beyond, CHADD Aims to Increase Understanding, Dialogue, and Access to Resources
…healthcare system, among others. During Black History Month, CHADD―the leading resource for children and adults with ADHD, their families, educators, and healthcare professionals―is sharpening its focus on the African American…
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