ADHD Weekly, March 17, 2022

Stimming and Fidgeting Helps Some People with ADHD to Pay Attention

Maybe you’ve lost count of the times you’ve told your child to stop biting their nails, bouncing their legs, or twirling their hair. What seems like annoying behavior may actually serve a purpose, like helping your child to self-soothe or increase focus. “I don’t even realize I’m doing it,” says an adult who has ADHD…



ADHD and the Effects of COVID-19 on Health and Education

We crossed the two-year mark for the COVID-19 pandemic this March. Most US states have lifted all or most pandemic precautions. Following the surge from the omicron variant, hospitals and healthcare centers are slowly seeing a decrease in inpatient care for the virus. ADHD researchers are beginning to have enough information to understand how the…



Webinar for Parents: Improving Social Executive Function Skills

Ask The Expert: Improving Social Executive Function Skills A webinar for parents March 23 | 7 PM EDT   Featuring Ryan Wexelblatt LCSW, ADHD-CCSP What is often referred to as a difficulty reading social cues by parents and professionals is actually not accurate. When kids with ADHD struggle socially they have lagging social executive function…



Podcast: Will ADHD Symptoms Improve with Marijuana Use?

All Things ADHD Podcast: Will ADHD Symptoms Improve with Marijuana Use? Featuring L. Eugene Arnold, MD, MEd, and Margaret Sibley, PhD People report that marijuana use helps improve their ADHD symptoms. But does it really help? Or does it mask a person’s ability to care about their problems rather than work to solve them? What…