Empowering Minds, Bridging Understanding, Celebrating Neurodiversity: Support for Individuals with ADHD/Autism, Their Families, and Professionals.
Behavior contracts are a popular tool for creating structured and positive learning environments, especially for students with ADHD and Autism. These agreements outline expected behaviors, rewards, and sometimes consequences. In this blog post, I’ll present the essentials and key components of behavior contracts that make them effective for “our kids.”
Trauma is everywhere. Accumulating research indicates that ADHD and PTSD tend to co-occur, averaging 12% to 37% across their lifespan (NIH, 2023). Read on to learn more in this updated post.
Got negative symptoms of ADHD? Is your child extra hyper? Look around…it might be lead poisoning. Recent NIH research cites lead as “one of the most dangerous environmental pollutants, and it is suspected to be associated with ADHD.” The jury is still out on the entire potential risk for ADHD, but here’s what we do know.