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Strategies for ADHD: How Counselors Help Today’s Students Succeed

August 15, 2017

August 09, 2017 by Counseling@NYU Staff Strategies for ADHD: How Counselors Help Today’s Students Succeed More than 6 million children between the ages of 4 and 17 had been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as of 2011, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention External link . It’s a complicated disorder with a long history. In…

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Adult ADHD Diagnosis: What to Ask a New Doctor

August 3, 2017

“What you should know about ADHD symptoms and treatment before talking with your doctor about a diagnosis and treatment.”

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How to approach choice and decision-making in our everyday lives when you have ADHD

July 27, 2017

Occam’s razor (or Ockham’s razor) is a philosophical principle designed to help determine the truth, or at least the most likely explanation. When there are multiple explanations or possibilities, the first line should be to go with the simplest choice. The more assumptions you have to make, the more unlikely an explanation is. Occam’s razor states that the simplest or most obvious explanation is…

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The Most Efficient Way to Respond to Email

July 14, 2017

Harold R. Meyer and Susan K. Lasky take you through various steps in order to efficiently write emails.

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How to Select a Professional to Work with You and/or Your Child

June 29, 2017

Choosing a professional or specialist to help counsel, diagnose or treat you or your child with ADHD can be tricky. It is important to find a specialist that is a good fit for you or your child. The right match can be found with help from this guide that provides strategies and tips for searching for the right professionals, interviews with counselors, the roles of the parents throughout the process, questions to ask specialists, etc.

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Six Ways for Fathers with ADD to Nurture and Enjoy Their ADD Teens

June 22, 2017

Complicated relationships often arise between ADD-diagnosed fathers and teenagers. Six different strategies can help fathers learn to resolve conflicts with their ADD teenagers.

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Fathers and Sons with AD/HD

June 13, 2017

Most fathers envision themselves as a supportive parent, but how can a father be a good parent if he has AD/HD himself? and so does his offspring? Behaviors that often bother us most are the negative traits we see in ourselves, but through various coaching strategies, dads can effectively manage their own battles with AD/HD, as well as parenting their attention-deficit child in a loving manner.

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Marriage and ADHD/ADD

June 2, 2017

ADHD and Marriage Marriage when one or both people have ADHD by Melissa Orlov About Melissa Orlov Founder of ADHDmarriage.com, Melissa Orlov is a marriage consultant, a top expert in how ADHD affects relationships, and an award-winning author. She has been writing and speaking about the topic since 2007, researching it since…

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