ADHD Weekly 2017-08-10

A Good Start to the College Experience

Ask the Expert Highlight: Your Student Was Admitted. Now What? Featuring Michele Oelking, MSW, ACC, PCC Watch Now Your young adult is making the transition to college this month and you likely have questions about the resources available on campus. Watch this special Ask the Expert Highlight to learn about support options available for college…



Mailbox: Q&As on Education Rights from the ADHD Community

Join the discussion. We receive questions from members of the ADHD community through our ADHD Helpline and from questions submitted online. Here’s a compilation of some of the questions we receive from parents regarding their children’s education rights.  Do you have a question for us? Call the helpline, Monday through Friday, 1-5 p.m., at (800)…



Hormones and Women’s ADHD Symptoms—Part Two

Join the discussion. The teen brain changes rapidly as it evolves from the brain of a child. In teens, there are higher levels of two important chemicals used in brain communications—dopamine and norepinephrine. But the levels of those chemicals are typically low in brains affected by ADHD. Estrogen, the key female hormone, affects the brain…