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Category: Behavior
ADHD Underachievers: 15 Tips to Lift Them Up
“Our kids” aren’t known for co-existing peacefully with their ADHD. Whether it’s poor self-esteem, overwhelm, or behavior, there are strategies to break through obstacles. Individualized attention that is student based provides better opportunities for success.
Behavior Management – Another Medication
45% of adolescents with ADHD have conduct disorders. It directly impacts social interactions with parents, teachers, and peers. Medication and behavior therapy together result in the greatest improvement in symptoms. Characteristics of behavior disorders include inattention, impulsivity, and occasional hyperactivity. Their response inhibition increases risk-taking. There are increases/decreases of particular behaviors or reactions. Negative, disobedient,…
Sports and ADHD: The Perfect Medication
Cutting-edge psychiatrists have begun recommending sports to support the side effects of ADHD. Try at least 40 minutes of activity per day. Factors to consider are medication, overall health, and scheduling. Choosing the right sport greatly impacts the factors of success. ADHD challenges structure, order, and distractability. For the most, teens’ most formidable opponents on…
ADHD and Addiction? 30% – 50%
It is common for people with ADHD to turn to addictive substances such as alcohol, marijuana, heroin, and cocaine. Their attempt is often to improve abilities, help them feel better, or self-medicating. The activities work at first, providing them with ADHD relief. Ultimately, these high-risk behaviors can result in academic failure, incarcerations, or death from…
Is it funny? No, it’s CYBERBULLYING?
Teens live for their cell phones…90% of ’em all. You think that the biggest challenges come from throwing them? No…cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is the use of cell phones, instant messaging, email, chat rooms or social media used to intimidate, harass, threaten, or humiliate someone. It has increased among teens as they have more access to electronic…
ADHD for Boys and Girls: They’re not the same. (RESEARCH)
Off the presses: ADHD does not manifest in the same way for boys and girls. Keep your eyes open when trying to diagnose girls for ADHD. Display greater academic impact. Lower levels of hyperactivity. Less peer aggressive than boys.
Journaling for ADHD…Cures what ails ya!
Powerful tools: A pen coupled with paper. An impact on physical well-being. Just a few sentences a day can reduce stress, anger, sadness, and anxiety. What could be better than that? Traveling in the WayBack Machine… Oh no! Visiting a high school where everyone is taller than me…even the freshman. How can this happen? Is…
What should you do when there’s bad behavior? Ask Edie, The Dog Whisperer (in training)
Professionals know everything. Why do we think that we get better advice if we pay a lot? DUH…She says that big dogs need big rewards. So what is it? Chicken. Day 1. My little princess Odie walks by my side. Casper pulls to the right. Chicken. “Good boy.” Day 2. My princess is right by me,…
Experiencing trouble with following directions? It might be auditory processing issues.
Auditory processing transfers sound into the ear and is then interpreted through mental processing. When delays occur, breakdowns result in difficulties in following verbal instructions. It can exasperate the ability of students with ADHD to filter out noise in the classroom. Maintain structure and routines. Provide preferential seating (front of the classroom). Present short, specific…