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Winter 2010: 6 Alternative Therapies That Work
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Success At School
IEP Accommodations: What Works for Us

ADDitude readers share the IEP tips and tricks that help their ADHD children stay focused, happy, and successful at school.

How to Work with Your ADHD Child's Teacher

Use these strategies to team up with your ADHD child's teacher; having the school on your side will help your attention deficit child succeed.

6 Memory Tricks for ADHD Students

Use these six strategies to help attention deficit students retain information and remember what they learn.

My ADHD Story: My Son, the Writer

An ADD student's punishment reveals a surprising solution for his writing problems.

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Inspiration
Maria and Me

I discovered that Maria, of The Sound of Music fame, is a lot like myself and other ADHD women -- flighty, charming, and hyperactive.

My ADHD Story: Love Notes

Our adventurous son writes his way into our hearts.

My ADHD Story: The Jasper Effect

How a sweet fur ball helped me manage my ADHD.

In Their Words: Kali Karagias

Kali Karagias, a writer, blogger, videographer, and comedian, gives a glimpse into her hectic life with adult ADHD.

Your Legal Rights: Q&A with Attorney Robert Tudisco

Robert Tudisco answers your questions about ADHD and the law.

The Organized Life
Good Timing

Readers—and their children with ADHD—put three timers through their paces.

Change the Program

If your attention deficit student needs help with school work or homework, assistive technology can capitalize on her strengths while working around her challenges.

4 Websites for Penny-Pinchers

Adults with attention deficit disorder can use these websites to save money on ADD medication, school supplies, and more.

Dress Rehearsals

Head-to-toe tips for helping your child get her clothes on.

Talk Yourself Up

Ditching personal put-downs in favor of positive conversations with themselves will help attention deficit adults build confidence -- and accomplish more tasks.

Organize This!

If your desk is one big inbox, call a personal organizer to restore order.

Healthy Living
Reader Answers: Non-Medical Therapies

ADDitude asked: Which nonmedical therapy works best to control ADHD symptoms?

Beyond Meds

Poor eating habits don't cause attention deficit disorder, but research suggests a strong relationship between ADHD and the food you consume. Find out what foods and supplements make a diet ADD-friendly -- and what may make ADHD symptoms worse.

Beyond Meds

These alternative treatments -- electrotherapy stimulation, low-energy neurofeedback, working memory training, and interactive metronome -- can help attention deficit adults and children manage ADHD symptoms without medication.

Beyond Meds

Slow, relaxed breathing can help ADHD adults and attention deficit children clear their heads, increase focus and attention, and reduce anxiety.

Me and My Shadow: Life with ADHD

Frank South, who wrestled with attention deficit disorder since childhood, spills everything he’s learned about himself, the unaccepting world, and his ADHD brethren.

Med Ed

Use our guide to solve your attention deficit child's medication snafus -- like when ADHD medication causes side effects, doesn't work, and more.

Is It Autism or ADD?

If you are not sure—and many parents aren’t—here’s what you should know.

Ask Doctor Silver

Readers ask questions about insurance coverage for ADHD stimulant medications, and the benefits of coaching.

Your ADD Coach
Meet and Greet

How to make a good first impression with a prospective friend or boss.

Your Marriage: Relationship Q&A with Melissa Orlov

Communication breakdowns, unfaithful spouse—and are you too forward on the first date?

Stay Keen on Your Teen

How to take emotion out of parenting and put a reasonable brain into it.

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