Parenting
School-Based Intervention Strategies for Children with ADHD
ADHD can significantly affect children’s physical and emotional well-being, academic achievements, and interactions with others. Children with ADHD appear to experience significant difficulties in a range of functions.
Parenting in Captivity
Using the five pillars of positive parenting with ADHD to bring peace to your home https://www.addrc.org/library/Parenting%20in%20Captivity.mp4 Explore the specific hurdles and challenges that show up when parenting with ADHD. Dr. Caldwell discusses particular strategies you can employ to bring peace, calm, and connection back to parenting and how to parent through the stress, discomfort, and … Read more
Do You Have a Treatment Monitoring Plan in Place for the New School Year?
When a child is diagnosed with ADHD, parents confront the difficult decision about which treatment(s) to pursue to best help their child succeed. While deciding on an initial treatment plan is important, equally important is establishing a plan to monitor how well that treatment is working on a sustained basis, regardless of what specific treatment(s) … Read more
Why College Students Don’t Regularly Use Their ADHD Meds
The transition to college is challenging for many students and can be especially difficult for those with ADHD. Many who have relied on parents to help them with organization and time management struggle when this help is less available.
Compared to what they were used to in high school, life for most college students is less structured and there are often large gaps between when class assignments are due. Many classes have no attendance policy and it is solely up to students to get themselves consistently to class. Read More…
Taking Meds for ADHD: We Finally Know What Predicts Adherence in Kids
William T. Basco, Jr, MD, MS October 30, 2018 What are the factors that predict adherence with ADHD medication? A prospective longitudinal cohort study[1] attempted to answer that question by examining a range of demographic and clinical characteristics that may predict improved adherence. These included physician behaviors and practices; parental practices, including several qualitative measures; family beliefs about … Read more
Kids and Sleep
While the biological mechanisms responsible for sleep are still unknown, it is clear that adequate sleep is required for a healthy mind and body.
What works for ADHD? Here’s what parents say
Results from this survey provide useful information to parents seeking effective ADHD treatment for their child that complements what has been learned from research-based clinical trials. In particular, the findings highlight that no treatment as currently offered in community settings is likely to produce benefits that most parents will be satisfied and that persistence in finding what works best for one’s child may often be required.
Behavioral Interventions for Parents
A glimpse at an eleven-paged ebook providing tips on how parents of children with ADD/ADHD can interact with, and interpret their children in a positive manner.
Six Ways for Fathers with ADD/ADHD to Nurture and Enjoy Their ADD Teens
Complicated relationships often arise between ADHD-diagnosed fathers and teenagers. Six different strategies can help fathers learn to resolve conflicts with their ADHD teenagers.