Tag: ADHD
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Autism and ADHD: Adult Education
ADHD and Autism in the workplace? It’s a real challenge. It is, more often than not. Get it together! Education is key. Positive groups reduce help as isolation is a tough way to start. What could be better? Professional education offers non-traditional instruction. Think about that…Just what adults with ADHD and Autism need.…
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Bullet Journals, Autism, and ADHD, Oh My!
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Bullying Is Destructive
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How Nani, my Orange-Winged Amazon Helps Me
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What Can Parents Do For ADHD Behavior?
ADHD teens and young adults out of control? Parents hold the key. But how? What is the behavior for ADHD teens like? Greater highs and lows for sure. Difficulty to deal with frustration. Poor decision making. Wow! Behavior of teens with ADHD is off the hook. This is especially true with behavior in school. Problems…
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What do you do when students with ADHD don’t have an IEP or 504 Plan?
Does a student with ADHD show up without an IEP or a 504 Plan (Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973)? They benefit from being actively engaged. What happens if they don’t get acccommodations? Traveling on the Wayback machine to the world of math… Ahhh…heaven. Pre-algebra for 6th graders. What could be better than…
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What Happens When Kids Live on Their SmartPhones?
Screen Time How much time do you spend on your phone every day? Answer? More than family time. How about your kids? Less than you! Dinner Parties Work Games Social Media Believe it or not, adults spend more screen time than kids. Luckily, there are apps that can track duration, identify apps, and research notifications.…
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ADHD Related Burnout – Yes, it’s Real!
Exhaustible! Exhaustion! Fashionable complaint? Nope. Burnout is an official diagnosis. Yes…it’s legitimate. Especially people with ADHD. Legitimate symptoms are used to qualify for burnout. There are feelings of exhaustion or energy depletion. There is an increased mental distance from one’s job or negativism related to one’s job. Evaluating the job performance, there is reduced…
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The Brain – Adolescents With ADHD
People with ADHD have different brains than non-ADHD brains. No kidding! It has a smaller brain volume. There’s a different structure, function, and chemistry. What else? The smaller volume of ADHD brains impacts emotional processing. This impacts behavioral control and executive functioning. What does this mean for “our kids” with ADHD? Act on impulse. Get…
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ADHD and Autism: Emotions What Do You Need to Know?
Meltdown! We’re hanging around “our kids” with ADHD and Autism. Behavior goes up. Then it’s sIowly down. Yelling. Crying. As a former teacher, I’ve got this long enough to know the issue. It’s called emotional self-regulation. Emotional-control is the ability to respond to ongoing intense demands. It establishes a range of emotional experiences in socially…