…that you don’t just use junk foods because he’ll eat those,” she says. “You want to make those snacks nutritious foods.” One tip she shares with parents is to put…

To test or not to test. That is the question… of this article and of college-hopeful high school students across the United States. Students today find themselves burdened with one…

…to optimize treatment engagement and promote sustained improvements for adolescents with ADHD. She also investigates risk and resilience mechanisms for social, emotional, and academic functioning, as well as substance use…

…design a “pre-game” that allows you to prepare your mental state as you remember your strengths, kindness, and character. Assess your surroundings. Being socially awkward is often due to forgetting…

…we also know that that could be due to anxiety, to growing up in an abusive family, or because the they’re hungry. That could be because the child didn’t sleep…

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…could be trauma—either neglect of core needs or instances of abuse. In some cases trauma and abuse can lead to patterns of behavior resembling ADHD. On the other hand, an…

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…I would be a better employee, a better friend, and a better person. It turns out that I only needed to learn to use my strengths to my advantage and…

…underemphasis of pain signals, which then fail to give people with ADHD the proper pause or halt in potentially dangerous acts or situations. Eating and weight regulation Interoceptive awareness is…

While most families are enjoying the summer holiday, you may be among the many military families making a permanent change of station, or PCS, move. Moving means a new state…

…and appeal procedures for parents and guardians who do not agree with the LEA’s compensatory services determination. Recovery services Some states use the term “recovery services” to describe a broad…