Fall 2011: School Success
ADD/ADHD Parenting Tips From an ADHD Coach
Tips from an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) coach about how parents can help their ADD/ADHD child thrive in school and at home.
Improve Working Memory for ADHD Children
Improve working memory with these tips, organizing strategies, and routines designed to help your ADD/ADHD child or teen retain information!
Just Do It: Fighting ADHD Procrastination at School
Is your child a chronic procrastinator? Help ADHD students study for tests and finish classwork, homework, and chores now -- not later.
ADHD Goals: How ADHD Kids Can Achieve Success
Because of delayed executive function maturity, some ADD/ADHD children have trouble setting attainable goals and working towards them. Try these tips to help your child or teen learn to practice, be patient, and work towards long-term goals.
Attention Spans -- Increased!
Short attention spans pose problems for many children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) in the classroom. Help your child focus at school and home with these tips to help increase attention spans.
How ADHD Children Can Control Emotions
When children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) practice controlling their emotions and impulsive outbursts, they will be healthier and happier at school and home.
Organization Skills for Students
20+ ways teachers and parents can instill in students the organization skills they need to succeed in school.
Helping ADHD Children Adapt to Change
It's hard enough for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) to get organized and stick to schedules. Can ADD/ADHD kids also learn to adapt to change? Try these tips to help your ADD/ADHD child learn to adjust when routines change.
Metacognition: Problem-Solving Skills for ADHD Children
Help your ADD/ADHD child's metacognition with these tips for learning and applying problem-solving skills at school and at home.
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ADHD Features
It's Different for Women
Women and girls with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) are not only less frequently diagnosed than their male counterparts. ADD/ADHD girls and women often require gender-specific treatments to help manage symptoms, succeed at school and work, and have successful relationships.
Med Mantras
When it comes to treatments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD), there is a lot of misinformation. Gina Pera has rounded up the top ADD/ADHD medication mistakes even doctors make and the top myths even treatment professionals believe.
Parenting ADHD Children
Make Over Your Mornings
Strategies to get your family up and out the door in the morning with less confusion and conflict.
When Your Child Wants to Give Up
It can be especially hard for children and teens with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) to stay motivated and build self-esteem. Try these four tips for improving negative thinking and offering praise when your ADD/ADHD child needs it most.
Discipline with Dignity
Positive reinforcement can be effective in changing an ADD/ADHD teen's behavior. Make parenting your ADD/ADHD teen or tween easier with these simple steps for better communication, getting organized, and offering choices to reduce decision-making stress.
On His Own: Making the Bus
The mornings were rough before we decided to medicate our child with ADD/ADHD. Here's how ADD/ADHD medication changed my son and our family's morning routine.
ADHD Adults
Do You Speak ADD?
Do you speak ADD/ADHD? If not, learn these humorous definitions. After reading through our glossary, ADD/ADHD will take on a whole new meaning.
Friends–On Your Terms
Three strategies for overcoming ADHD friendship problems -- including finding friends, making time for friends, and feeling antisocial -- so you can socialize on your terms!
Upgrading My ADD Computer
How one adult with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) learned to recognize -- and manage -- his challenging characteristics and traits -- and make the most of his positive traits.
Adult-to-Adult: ADDitude Asked...
We asked ADD/ADHD adults: What is the organizing gadget or app that you swear by -- not at? And you told about these must-have organization products.
ADHD Treatment
"Let Me Tell You About ADHD"
The more your child knows what ADD/ADHD means, the better. Here's how and why you should explain the meaning of ADD/ADHD to your child.
"You're So Sensitive"
Could you be hypersensitive? If you keep hearing "you're so sensitive!" from family and friends, you could be a highly sensitive person (HSP) and have hypersensitivity.
Ask the Experts
Does Your Worry Have a Name?
Whether your worrying is the result of an anxiety disorder, ADD/ADHD, a phobia, PTSD, OCD, or paranoia, follow Dr. Ned Hallowell's coping strategies for excessive, obsessive, or constant worrying.
Hyperfocus
Brush Up on Toothbrushes
Does your child have sensitive teeth or sensory problems? Try these toothbrushes designed to reduce tooth and gum pain.
ADDitude Picks: The Right Bites
Without noontime fuel, our children's moods and academic performance will likely suffer as the day wears on. I send my daughter Natalie to school with foods that make the most of every bite and swallow.
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