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General Prevalence of ADHD in Children
…States ADHD – Where Children Live Might Make a Difference for Diagnosis and Treatment State-based Prevalence Data of Parent Reported ADHD Diagnosis by a Health Care Provider, 2016-2019 State Profiles…
ViewHelping Teens Avoid the Pitfalls in Spending
…click the purchase button automatically without thinking. “My daughter messaged me one night saying she wanted to buy a new cell phone case because she saw one in a TikTok…
ViewKeep Communication Going After Graduation
…lot to do with cell phones enabling families to call or text more easily than before. Your child is no longer a teenager, but a young adult—a change that includes…
ViewFrom Meltdowns to Calm
…acceptable, though not all behaviors are okay. We sometimes fall into the trap of rejecting our kids’ feelings because they make us uncomfortable or because we take them personally. For…
ViewParenting Teens with ADHD
…to evaluate progress and re-evaluate the decision to discontinue medication. Medication diversion: Studies show that the use or abuse of ADHD stimulant medications (such as Adderall or Ritalin) among individuals…
ViewHow Rewards and Punishment Work for Children with ADHD
…the frustration of not getting a reward and to help them persist. Consider the use of different reinforcements for different behaviors (for example, use differently colored tokens for different behaviors)….
ViewWhy Does Sam Struggle with School Projects?
…Effective time management begins with increasing one’s awareness to the passage of time as well as the awareness to one’s use of time. ● Encourage the student to use a…
ViewTracking Homework Assignments
…distractions. Use noise-cancelling headphones or a white noise machine if there are unavoidable distracting sounds. Minimize electronic distractions. Keep phone away from the student’s work area and use electronic programs…
ViewSchool’s Out: Give Summer Some Structure
…or email you. Elementary school-aged kids who don’t have a phone could use an iPad, Chromebook, or other device to send a message through some sort of agreed-upon platform. Whatever…
ViewCHADD’s Parent & Family Education
…About Substance Abuse, Misuse, Diversion, and ADHD Expand Class members will: Describe the reason why people with ADHD have an increased risk for SUD Understand the risk factors and the…
ViewReplace Suspensions with Reset Rooms
…because it isolates them from teachers and peers. Student learning also suffers, as noted by multiple authors: “Schools with high suspension use have shown lower mean scores on state achievement…
ViewUnderstanding Health Disparities and Improving Effective ADHD Treatment in Underserved Communities
…is that the characters are all Black, the majority of the characters are Black. And we use the name Amari because it’s a common Black name, and we use Black…
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