ADHD Weekly, October 21, 2021

ADHD Awareness Month Encourages a Year of New Perspectives
As we approach the end of ADHD Awareness Month, let’s consider how perspectives on ADHD continue to shift toward the positive with the increasing awareness of ADHD as a health concern and a manageable condition. This year, CHADD and the ADHD Coalition have been exploring “new perspectives” on what it means to have ADHD and…

New Education Guidelines in Response to COVID-19 Disruptions
Parents and educators have a new tool to help develop and put in place individualized education programs while taking the current COVID-19 pandemic into consideration. The US Department of Education issued a “Return to School Roadmap” designed to help education teams develop individualized education programs (IEPs) during the pandemic and a return to in-school learning.…

Podcast: Women in Midlife and ADHD
Women in Midlife and ADHD ADHD 365 | Featuring Carol Ann Robbins, PhD Many women struggle at midlife with undiagnosed and untreated ADHD complicated by hormonal changes. They typically report feeling overwhelmed, inadequate, misunderstood, and distressed at a time in their lives when they often have the greatest demands on their time and energy. Women…