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Executive Functioning Support for Kids with ADHD
…in the part of our brain that’s responsible for overseeing all the other brain functions: the frontal lobe. These are the “manager” skills that, as EF expert Sarah Ward explains,…
ViewPsychosocial Treatments for ADHD in Children and Adolescents
…to change the core symptoms, we’re really asking people to fight themselves. That their brain, because of areas that are not helping with management of these basic characteristics, their brain…
ViewWhen Emotions Overwhelm You
…or capable than the average person. It has to do with your particular brain wiring, and knowing that can greatly benefit you. A quick look at that brain wiring can…
ViewCreate Calm: It Really Matters!
…the emotional brain takes over. This part of the brain is called the amygdala. It is the primitive part of the brain that responds rapidly and reflexively. When you hear…
ViewThink You Can Spot ADHD in Your Classroom?
…friends away. Although each child’s brain is as unique as their fingerprints, children with ADHD have small variations in their brain chemistry and structure that differ from the neurotypical children…
ViewBehavior Strategies for Raising Kids with ADHD
…unsafe, their emotional brain or survival brain has flooded (or both), which cuts off access to the thinking brain. This is why attempting to reason with a child when they…
ViewBeyond Fight, Flight, or Freeze: the Fib
…muscles of the body in order to survive. But now, we have a far more advanced brain through the development of the neocortex (new brain), the outermost level of the…
ViewReignite Your Resolutions
…novelty stimulates the reward centers of ADHD brains more than neurotypical brains.1 And researchers believe that novel stimulation gives our brains the focus, attention,2 mood,3 movement, and creativity boost4 we…
ViewExpecting with ADHD: Surviving Pregnancy, Birth, and Life as a New Mother
…the sensory aspect. Pregnancy is a full-body experience, and ADHD brains often struggle to prioritize sensory input. Bacon notes, “ADHD folks are highly sensitive, and our brains don’t know which…
ViewDigital Intervention Software: “Brain Training” for ADHD
…of the brain (the front part of the brain), which is the last region in the brain to mature and therefore may have the greatest potential for change. Children enjoy…
ViewDoes Menopause Cause ADHD?
…States is fifty-one. During these transition years some women also notice increasing brain fog, forgetfulness, and poor executive functioning, in addition to the more common emotional changes. For some women…
ViewCan You Really Multitask?
…our brains, even those brains affected by ADHD, can only process one thought or task at a time. A group of Stanford University researchers decided to measure the effects of…
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