ADHD: Drifting, frustration, short attention span. Use these strategies to improve learning and understanding.
ADHD School Success: It Takes a Village
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 involvement is critical to the identification and instruction of students with ADHD. This is particularly true…
ADHD Coaching: A Road to Success
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 low self-esteem. Challenging traits for adults include poor performance, procrastination, and relationship skills. There are no…
ADHD: A Gift or a Curse?
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 treated with medication or requested special academic help. To receive a diagnosis, true ADHD comes with…
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,…
ADHD in Girls. They Have it Too…A Lot!
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 and characteristics. It is more likely for 13.2% of boys to be diagnosed as having ADHD….
ADHD and Executive Functioning…What a Mess!
Hyperactivity and impulsivity? The inability to stay on task? They form a pattern of chronic difficulties in executing daily dask. Executive functioning is a cognitive management system of the human brain. They are very specific, divided into more distinct skills that typically develop during childhood and adolescence. Executive function can be divided into two groups….
ADHD and Food: Friends or Enemies?
64% of diagnosed cases of ADHD are impacted by food. It can cause physical or behavioral symptoms. These chemicals accumulate to create “bad days.” Food allergies? Food sensitivity? They’re not the same. Classic allergies (IgE) cause serious symptoms like hives, swelling, and anaphylaxis. Food sensitivity (IgG) is not a true allergy and cannot be…
Tired? Out cold? It might just be ADHD.
Sleep problems go hand-in-hand with ADHD symptoms. One-quarter to one-half of parents of teens with ADHD report that their children suffer from sleep problems. The situation aggravates behavior, negatively impacting how they think and function. Adults typically digress and become sluggish during daytime hours. Children tend to overcompensate and speed up. They are also more…
ADHD in Adults: There are millions!
About 4% to 5% of adults have ADHD. That translates to 10 million. Some say that adults with ADHD can determine their diagnosis. Few are treated. ADHD is known as a childhood disorder. Some outgrow it, but more than 60% still show symptoms as adults. In contrast, if you have it as an adult you…