“Our kids” are often challenged by behavior, depression, and anxiety. Art therapy enhances physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. Provide activities based on needs and desires.
Empowering Minds, Bridging Understanding, Celebrating Neurodiversity: Support for Individuals with ADHD/Autism, Their Families, and Professionals.
“Our kids” are often challenged by behavior, depression, and anxiety. Art therapy enhances physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. Provide activities based on needs and desires.
Having ADHD alone can be a contributing factor in getting PTSD due to their many risk-taking behaviors. Post traumatic stress disorder is a condition that looks similar to ADHD, however there are varying differences. The underlying reasons for the symptomsContinue reading… Is it ADHD? Is it PTSD? It might be both.
“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.
People with ADHD are less likely than others to attend college. Lower graduation rates are often attributed to greater psychological difficulties. Fortunately, trends show an increasing college population of students with ADHD, growing to approximately 2% to 8%. Another 20%Continue reading… How to Find College Success for People with ADHD
ADHD: Drifting, frustration, short attention span. Use these strategies to improve learning and understanding.
HELP! ADHD at school equals challenges and struggles. Where to go from here? “Our kids” get lost, with more than 30% failing or having to repeat a grade. Building a team is the key to turning things around. Parental involvementContinue reading… ADHD School Success: It Takes a Village
Trouble controlling behavior? Challenging social skills? Anxiety? There are more than 3 million people with ADHD. How can we help? Coaches. ADHD is a mental health condition characterized by difficulties maintaining attention. It incorporates trouble concentrating, chronic boredom, and lowContinue reading… ADHD Coaching: A Road to Success
ADHD is not easy to live with. No one will argue with that. The silver-lining beyond the clouds? Yes. We should not make light of this disorder. The world’s psychiatric handbook, DSM-V outlines specific diagnostic symptoms. It’s further treatedContinue reading… ADHD: A Gift or a Curse?
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.Continue reading… Behavior Management – Another Medication
Count it out. 50% to 75% of girls with ADHD are missed. It doesn’t manifest in the same way for boys and girls. Keep your eyes open when trying to diagnose different genders. Girls with ADHD have unique needs andContinue reading… ADHD in Girls. They Have it Too…A Lot!