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2021 CHADD Awards

…prevention for youth with ADHD. Finally, the majority of her research focuses on school-based interventions for youth with ADHD. Her work in this area started during her undergraduate training at…

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Resources That Can Help Following a Crisis

…to make accommodations for displaced or homeless students. US Department of Education Regional Offices 1-800- USA-LEARN The federally funded Parent Training and Information Centers and Community Parent Resource Centers are…

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Building an Inclusive Future: CHADD’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

…taking concrete steps to promote DEIB. Our initiatives include: Disparity-sensitive care. CHADD is committed to providing training and resources to ensure equitable diagnosis and treatment for all. CHADD is actively…

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Understanding Emotional Development

…is the assistant director of the Virginia Tech Child Study Center, a specialty research, service, and training facility devoted to the comprehensive assessment, treatment, prevention, and understanding of problems of…

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Awkward in Social Situations? Ten Tips to Help

…the award-winning book, Why Will No One Play with Me? and co-founder of the SEL training methodology HowToSEL designed to teach emotional regulation, social and self-awareness, and responsible decision-making skills….

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Fidget-to-Focus Strategies

…to focus: Outwit Your Boredom: Sensory Strategies for Living with ADD. iUniverse: Lincoln, Nebraska. Rotz, Roland and Wright, Sarah D. (June 2021). The Body-Brain Connection: How Fidgeting Sharpens Focus. https://additudemag.com/focus-factors/…

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Backpack Blues and Bugs: Scaffolding for Executive Function Delays

…accommodations Do the executive function delays catch up with the chronological age? In some cases, yes—but executive functioning does not fully mature until the late twenties for the neurotypical brain….

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Be Wary of Alternatives in the Age of ADHD Medication Shortages

“brain boosting” nootropics or memory enhancers. None of these types of supplements have been approved by the US Federal Drug Administration or have been proven effective in the treatment of…

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Offering a Safe, Supportive Space: The Manhattan Adult ADD Group

…a discussion of the architecture of the human brain, along with the role of various neurotransmitters. Drawing information from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, the discussion reviews…

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Assignment Accommodations

ADHD affects the brain, which means children with ADHD can have different ways of learning and retaining information, and showing what they know. Many students with ADHD perform better on…

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TOOLS: Teaching Online Organizational and Virtual Learning Skills

…to help your brain learn more helpful ways of thinking so you are not stuck in low moods, anxiety or stress. Students, parents, caregivers, teachers, and clinicians who are interested…

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Practice of Informal Removal Limits Students’ Education

Children who have ADHD and other brain-based conditions and disabilities are guaranteed a free and appropriate education by law, just as their neurotypical classmates are guaranteed an education. This includes…

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