Empowering Minds, Bridging Understanding, Celebrating Neurodiversity: Support for Individuals with ADHD/Autism, Their Families, and Professionals.
Beginning in 2006, researchers and government advisors urged new warnings and information for parents using drugs to treat ADHD. To date, these recommendations have not been fully implemented. People with ADHD are well known for their impulsivity and hyperactivity. With medication, sometimes side effects further aggravate this depiction. Sleep problems Headaches Cardiac risks Loss of…
Over 1.84 million high school juniors and seniors took the ACT in 2014. The increasing trend continues. It is especially true for students with ADHD, who prefer its flexibility. Hours-long test taking, such as the SAT and ACT, is often a major source of anxiety for students with ADHD. There are a variety of ways…
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 symptoms of both can be confusing. Survivor’s guilt Hypervigilance (constantly on the look-out for possible threats)…
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% of non-labeled students are approaching its diagnostic criteria. Compared to peers, people with ADHD face…
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…
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 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…
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,…
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….
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….