Attention Deficit Disorder Articles
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- Questions Kids Ask About ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a fairly common mental health concern among children and teenagers today. It is readily treated by medications, psychotherapy, or a combination of the two. Here are some commonly asked ...
- Questions Teens Ask about ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a fairly common mental health concern among children and teenagers today. It is readily treated by medications, psychotherapy, or a combination of the two. Here are some commonly asked ...
- 32 of the Best Ways to Get Organized When You Have ADHD
Organization is a common challenge for adults with ADHD. But it can be done! ...
- 21 Tips for Raising Kids with ADHD When You Have ADHD Too
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) tends to run in families, so it’s common for both ...
- ADHD and Menopause: What You Need to Know and What You Can Do
It’s hard enough having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). But if you’re a woman ...
- When ADHD and Anxiety Occur Together
It's not uncommon for individuals with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to struggle with anxiety, whether it’s several symptoms or a ...
- OCD and ADHD: Is There a Connection?
By the end of his freshman year in college, my son Dan’s obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) was so severe that he ...
- A Toolkit for School Success: 15 Study Tips for Students with ADHD
Because of the nature of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), students with the disorder ...
- Mistaken for ADHD
After reading this book I believe the title says it all: “Mistaken for ADHD.” The author, Dr. Frank Barnhill, attempts to help parents, teachers, social workers and doctors who deal with adolescents and young children ...
- ADHD’s Impact on Relationships: 10 Tips to Help
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can dramatically affect a relationship. Research has shown that a person with ADHD ...
- How to Overcome Common Financial Pitfalls When You Have ADHD
Having ADHD can make it difficult to manage your money. “People with ADHD have a higher rate ...
- ADHD Coaching + 9 Tips to Find the Right Coach
When you have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), making certain changes, following through on projects, managing ...
- Parenting Kids with ADHD: 16 Tips to Tackle Common Challenges
The symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can present parents with ...
- Organization Strategies for ADHD
People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) face extra challenges getting and staying organized. The symptoms of ADHD include restlessness, lack of concentration, inability to focus and impulsivity. Many adults with ADHD are gifted but ...
- 12 Tips for Getting Organized for Adults with ADHD
Organizing is a challenge and a chore ...
- Solutions for Common ADHD Symptoms
Getting easily distracted and making hasty decisions makes accomplishing even the simplest tasks a challenge.
For people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) — ...
- Overcoming ADHD: Helping Your Child Become Calm, Engaged and Focused Without a Pill
Overcoming ADHD: Helping Your Child Become Calm, Engaged, And Focused – Without a Pill, was written by the late Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D., noted psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, with Jacob Greenspan. Published in 2009, Overcoming ADHD ...
- Successful Parenting with ADHD
Parenting is a stressful job on its own, but trying to raise a family while managing your own attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be even ...
- The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Adult ADHD
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adult ADHD by Eileen Bailey and Donald Haupt, M.D., was a total pleasure to read. I was amazed by how much I learned in reading this book, which is full ...
- Mindfulness Skills Useful in Addressing ADHD
Mindfulness meditation for people with ADHD? It may seem like a stretch, since difficulty with mindfulness is the very challenge for those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. And yet recent research shows that mindfulness training ...
- Side Effects of ADHD Medications
Side effects resulting from drugs taken for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are unfortunately quite common. As with any condition, these unwanted effects can be severe ...
- For ADHD, We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby!
Okay, maybe we're no longer living in a time when women are routinely locked up in mental asylums suffering from PMS, ...
- The Genetics of ADHD
A great deal of research has been carried out on the genetic factors that may play a role in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Over 1,800 studies ...
- ADHD and Marijuana
Recent research shows that marijuana may relieve some of the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The debate rages on, but many people, both kids ...
- Might Schools Be Teaching ADHD?
Tessa had the worst case of ADHD I’ve had to deal with in a long time. She was a high school junior who’d been ...
