What goes into a doctor’s selection of which medication to try first if you have ADHD?
A doctor typically considers several key factors when selecting an initial ADHD medication
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Breaking Free from Past Patterns: Why Previous Struggles Don’t Define Your Future with ADHD
While previous challenges can impact self-perception and confidence, understanding ADHD’s neurobiological basis and implementing targeted strategies can fundamentally alter your trajectory. This article explores why past performance may not be predictive and provides evidence-based approaches for creating new patterns of success.
When Your To-Do List Becomes Your To-Don’t List: Finding Your Way Forward
This article presents an evidence-based framework for transforming conventional task management into a strategic system that accounts for cognitive diversity, executive function variations, and the real-world impacts of ineffective task management.
Navigating the Smartphone Dilemma: A Parent’s Guide to Having Difficult Technology Conversations
The timing and approach to smartphone access fundamentally shape child development beyond just digital skills. During early years, children’s brains undergo critical periods of development in attention, emotional regulation, and social capabilities. Research shows premature smartphone introduction can alter these developmental pathways, while thoughtful restriction creates space for crucial skill building.
The Ultimate Digital Detox Guide for ADHD Business Leaders
Image via Freepik The Ultimate Digital Detox Guide for ADHD Business Leaders 01/18/2025 For someone with ADHD, doing a digital detox is essential – especially if you own a business. Constant digital distractions can be overwhelming, making it harder to focus on important tasks and manage time effectively. Taking breaks from screens helps reduce mental … Read more
Time Management Challenges in ADHD Marriages: A Path to Mutual Understanding
Harold Robert Meyer and The ADD Resource Center 01/19/2025 Executive Summary:Time management difficulties in marriages where one partner has ADHD often create a cycle of frustration, misunderstanding, and hurt feelings. Both partners contribute to these challenges. Here are evidence-based strategies for building understanding and developing collaborative solutions. We explore why traditional approaches to time management often … Read more
Mind Racing, Ears Lagging: Why Your Fast-Paced Thoughts Can Hijack Understanding
Every conversation we engage in highlights a fascinating cognitive phenomenon: our minds process information nearly four times faster than we can speak. This speed differential creates a unique challenge in human communication, particularly affecting those with ADHD, and shapes how we understand and respond to others.
How to set up goals for your child using “S.M.A.R.T.” (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time-Bound).
How to set up goals for your child using “S.M.A.R.T.” (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time-Bound). This article is about setting goals for your child using the SMART method. It is also applicable to your child’s IEP, and for you with your own goals.
Summer Camp Guide 2025: How to Choose and Fund Your Child’s Perfect Summer Adventure
Summer Camp Guide 2025: How to Choose and Fund Your Child’s Perfect Summer Adventure
Beyond “Just Join a Club”: Understanding the Deep Roots of Modern Loneliness
Anyone who has experienced profound loneliness has heard these well-meaning but fundamentally misguided pieces of advice. While they sound reasonable – after all, meeting new people is technically a prerequisite for forming connections – this advice reveals a deep misunderstanding of what chronic loneliness actually is.