ADHD across the life span About 1/3 of children who are diagnosed with ADHD are said to no longer meet criteria for it when they reach adulthood. Still, this leaves a majority of the children diagnosed with ADHD, experiencing the symptoms throughout their life time. Children with more severe impairments or co-morbid conditions (such as […]
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I shout. I nag. I want him to change, but my child still won’t listen. What am I doing wrong? For parents of children with ADHD, it’s a natural tendency to yell at unwanted behavior. Most often, kids tune you out. Other times, they rebel. They’re defiant. And no amount of reprimanding will fix the problem permanently. So,
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If you love them, you have to let them go. Or do you? Does this folksy wisdom hold up in a world where every kid has a cellphone with their parents on speed dial? A world where helicopter dads and tiger moms are lurking around every corner? According to a new book, How to Raise
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Children with ADD/ADHD often have trouble making friends. Typically, this is due to a lack of social skills and difficulty to relate to others in a meaningful way. As a parent, it can be hard to know that your child may not fit in with the rest of their peers because of their disorder. Feelings
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I have a lot of trouble disciplining my children when my husband seems to undermine me in front of them. I know he doesn’t mean it intentionally. He doesn’t do it out of a lack of respect. He just tends to instinctively behave more like a friend to the kids rather than a parent. If
Perhaps the most helpful information for mothers to hear is that their child’s ADHD outbursts are a normal biological response to frustration and anger. By paying attention to certain cues your child exhibits, you can even view tantrums as a predictive science, charting them and preparing for them down to the second. Children from
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A recent New York Times article lifts the veil on what has become an open secret in many top-performing high schools in the nation: Prescription stimulants used to help children with ADHD are being sold on the black market to healthy students seeking a quick fix to increase focus, concentration and test performance. ADHD Drug
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Current research shows that boys with ADD/ADHD benefit from special attention from their fathers. But how does a father learn about and understand how he can best support his ADHD son? This article will provide information and suggestions for fathers (and father-figures) about how to be the kind of parental support your son needs most.
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