Archive for ADHD Parenting
Age Activated ADD
Posted by: | CommentsThis is a humorous video from Youtube about ‘Age Activated ADHD’. Although this is a funny ‘sketch’, it describes what many people with ADD/ADHD feel like when they go about their day.
Watching it can help parents of kids/teens with ADD/ADHD, and spouses of adults with ADD/ADHD understand what is really going on for people who have this condition.
ADD Coaching Video
Posted by: | CommentsAfter last week’s post about ADD/ADHD Coaching – there was a lot of discussion – both in the blog comments, and with me directly.
I’m glad to see that the blog post created so much interest in coaching.
ADHD Coaching: What Is It?
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As part of the diagnosis of ADD/ADHD, one has to have ‘impairment’ in functioning, in addition to the required number of symptoms.
In my experience, people often don’t put enough importance on the impact of this impairment.
4 Ways To Get ADHD Kids to Read
Posted by: | CommentsAuthor Rick Riordan wrote the best selling Percy Jackson books (the first of which was also made into a great movie). These books started as bedtime stories for his son – who has ADHD and Dyslexia.
ADHD Medication in Families
Posted by: | CommentsIt has been known for a long time that ADD/ADHD runs in families. ADD/ADHD is very genetic. Heritability studies show that ADD/ADHD is about as genetic as height – i.e. it is in the 80-85% heritable.
A study was done that shows that it is quite common for more than one member of the family to be taking medication for ADD/ADHD.
ADHD Parenting: Flexibility
Posted by: | CommentsI was recently sitting in a team meeting with the members of our clinic team. We were having a discussion which was partially about patients, but also partially about parenting techniques which we use as parents ourselves.
Software That Helps With Learning
Posted by: | CommentsOften technology can help kids in school to learn effectively. This technology can be helpful for kids, teens or adults with ADD/ADHD – and it is particularly helpful when there is a co-existing learning disability – like dyslexia or any other LD.
ADHD Super Hero: Percy Jackson
Posted by: | CommentsA new block buster movie has just come out: Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightning Thief.
This is a movie about a young boy (10 years old in the book, but 17 in the movie), who struggles with school, and often gets into a lot of trouble.
Why? Because he has ADHD and Dyslexia.
Work With Your Doctor
Posted by: | CommentsAs a doctor who works every day with kids and teens with ADD/ADHD, I come across many issues in my office which I can blog about. Sometimes I take certain experiences, and turn them into articles, and other times I don’t.
