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Ace the Break: How to Avoid the “Summer Slide”

…Shannon Hayes, MPA. Learning Opportunities: Understanding Scores from ACT’s Assessment Suite During the COVID-19 Pandemic. ACT, Inc. July 2021. https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/2021/Learning-Opportunities-Understanding-Scores-Assessment-Pandemic-Accessible.pdf FUN YOUTUBE LEARNING CHANNELS MathAntics | https://www.youtube.com/user/mathantics/videos?app=desktop Jack Hartman’s Kids…

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The Gender Myths (Or “Only Boys Have ADHD”)

…first time, inattentive girls were just as likely to be diagnosed as hyperactive boys. Theoretically. Despite this significant revision, assessment scales and diagnostic criteria have continued to skew toward more…

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Prescription in Peril: Navigating Adult ADHD, Stimulant Shortages, and the Telehealth Lifeline

…we’d known sooner? What if we’d had access to qualified online assessment and diagnostic options before family members crossed that line into substance use disorder? Timothy Wilens, MD, who focuses…

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Black History Month

…is getting a proper assessment? Nekeshia Hammond, PsyD, explains what parents need to know and why healthcare professionals and educators need training on cultural competence. Combating ADHD in the African…

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Beyond Fight, Flight, or Freeze: the Fib

…someone, such as a parent, partner, teacher, friends or work colleagues. Case example: Ben, 32, sought an ADHD assessment. He was constantly in trouble for telling lies at his construction…

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Ace the Break: Prevent the Summer (and COVID) Slide

…Shannon Hayes, MPA. Learning Opportunities: Understanding Scores from ACT’s Assessment Suite During the COVID-19 Pandemic. ACT, Inc. July 2021. https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/2021/Learning-Opportunities-Understanding-Scores-Assessment-Pandemic-Accessible.pdf FUN YOUTUBE LEARNING CHANNELS MathAntics | https://www.youtube.com/user/mathantics/videos?app=desktop Jack Hartman’s Kids…

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Improving the Educational Experience for Black Students with ADHD

…severities. Researchers have suggested that teachers or assessment bias could have greater impact on the more subjective disabilities, thus leading to these racial disparities. What are the experiences of Black…

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Board of Directors

…personal life and as an ICF/JST/ADDCA-certified ADHD coach with ImpactParents. She currently provides assessment, diagnosis, and therapeutic services for adults with ADHD in her private practice at the Jordan Psychological…

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Challenges in ADHD Care for Children of Color

…of multimedia content, about the specific barriers for Black children and how they are often misdiagnosed with behavioral problems or overdiagnosed without proper assessment. Practitioners need to be mindful of…

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ADHD in Adults at Midlife

…going on that impacts our brains. Then when we get to menopause we are very low on estrogen. There was enormous controversy and I think greatly exaggerated assessment of the…

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ADHD and Recreational Marijuana: What’s the Attraction?

…is clinical assessment, adult ADHD, and substance use disorders. He serves on the editorial review boards for the Journal of Addictive Diseases, the Journal of Attention Disorders, and the Journal…

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Taming the Wandering Mind: Strategies for Helping Children and Teens with Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome

…professionals are seeking the most up-to-date knowledge to help this unique subset of youth. Assessment tools When wanting to help a child or teen with possible CDS, the first step…

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