Children with ADHD may struggle with self-monitoring, but they are also sensitive to the kind of feedback they receive from authority figures. Unfortunately, many parents worry that they walk around eggshells trying to motivate their child without coming off as controlling or disappointed in them....
Medication is one of the most common forms of treatment for young girls with ADHD and is effective for over 80% of kids with the disorder. They may make symptoms more manageable, but they don’t necessarily teach kids how to manage their emotions on their...
One of the defining characteristics of ADHD is lack of attention and difficulty concentrating. Mindfulness is commonly recommended to help teens with ADHD practice awareness. However, neither of them specifically deal with improved focus. The reason mindfulness practices are so effective in managing symptoms of...
Every student learns differently, whether they prefer a specific style of learning, need additional help with certain topics, enjoy some topics more than others, or have difficulty understanding certain concepts. We reject the phrase “learning disorder” as it stigmatizes intellectual capacity, when in reality, students...
ADHD symptoms can make focusing in school extremely difficult for your daughter. As a parent, you want your daughter to have academic success and perform to her fullest potential. While medication does play an important role in reducing ADHD symptoms, research reveals many non-medication methods...
Typically, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is considered a “boy” problem--but this is an issue. While boys are more than twice as likely to have ADHD than girls, it’s still a very prominent issue for girls. This leads to parents thinking their daughter’s struggles couldn’t...
The rate of ADHD in girls and boys in the US is one of the highest in the world--the US has a rate of 11 percent, while globally the world is at around 7 percent. Many people hypothesize that this is linked to doctors overdiagnosing...