This summer’s fad seems to be the popular phone app Pokémon GO. Your child (or you!) might be a “trainer” in this game, which has people walking around their neighborhoods to find animated creatures and collect rewards at special PokéStop locations. But have you wondered how this game may be affecting ADHD symptoms? The game…

Did your child’s teacher talk with you about a process called response to intervention when you went in for parent-teacher conferences last year? Many parents are told that the school wants to try response to intervention, or RTI, before taking the steps necessary to have a 504 Plan or Individualized Education Plan, or IEP, put…

Completing chores and projects can be difficult for children affected by ADHD. The disorder interferes with time management and causes the novelty of a new idea or project to wear off and makes it difficult to finish. What can you do to help your child learn how to get things done? “Time management demands that…