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December - January 2008
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Success At School
Notes on Taking Notes, ADD-Style

How teenagers and college students with attention deficit disorder can match their note-taking with learning style to achieve academic success.

4 Mid-School Year Tips for Productive Teacher-Parent Meetings

Why it's time to make another appointment with the teacher of your child with attention deficit disorder.

Rewarding Good Behavior in the Classroom

Five ways for teachers of children with ADHD to accentuate the positive in the classroom.

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Calm the Chaos

Nine strategies to tame the weeknight “witching” hours.

Exercise: A Med Without Side Effects

Physical activity may be good for focus. Plus, it’s inexpensive, self-prescribed, and accessible to everyone.

Balanced Meals, Better Behavior

How choosing the right foods can improve your child's ADHD symptoms.

Neurofeedback: Train Your Brain

Can neurofeedback really help your child? Here's what you need to know.

Programmed for Success

Software designed to increase working memory may improve attention and decrease hyperactivity.

Inspiration
Older, Wiser—Never Late

At 59, a second-grade teacher learns to manage her ADHD symptoms.

Father's Days

A single dad with ADHD is doing his loving best to make sure his children’s lives turn out better than his own.

Nurturing My Wonderful ‘Turbo’ Brain

Feed your ADHD brain by connecting in as many positive ways as you can.

Healthy Living
The Upside of Failure

Eight illuminating lessons for kids who don’t make the cut.

Feed Your Child’s Focus

Artificial coloring may make your child more hyperactive. Here are some healthy substitutes.

No One’s Perfect

Here’s how to wean yourself from the idea that you have to be.

Give Your Child a Job

Household chores work wonders for ADHD children.

Teens and Alcohol

Should parents be concerned?

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Manage Your Money!

ADD-friendly ways to track expenses and build your nest egg.

Time Out of Mind

Keeping my schedule underfoot, literally, is what finally helped me get time on my side.

Product Reviews: The Planner Pad

Three ADDitude readers with very busy lives test out this popular day-planner that promises to get them organized.

Say Hello to Social Success

Strategies for meeting and greeting at your next get-together.

Steps to Independence

Thinking of your teen as a “work in progress” will make this stage easier on both of you.

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