Terry Matlen
Terry Matlen, MSW, ACSW, is a psychotherapist and consultant specializing in adults with ADHD. She is director of addconsults.com and the author of Survival Tips for Women with AD/HD: Beyond Piles, Palms and Post-its. She lives in Birmingham, Michigan.
Feature Articles
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You're Accepted! Helping Your ADHD Teen Get Into College
Four ways for your ADHD teen to dramatically increase her odds of getting into college... more » -
ADHD Adults Raising ADHD Children: Parenting Strategies
An ADHD mother shares her best advice for parenting attention deficit kids... more » -
What Ever Happened to Rise and Shine?
If your family is living with attention deficit disorder, then chances are your school-day mornings... End morning chaos -
Tame the ADHD Witching Hour: After-School Survival Strategies
Does your ADHD child return home from school mentally exhausted, physically edgy, and starving --... Protein, play, and routine » -
Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Sticky!
Melting down from overload or scrambling for stimulation: many kids with attention deficit also suffer... Making sense of the senses » -
Sideline Side Effects for Your ADHD Child
Medication may relieve your child's most troubling symptoms, but it can present new difficulties: side... Ease appetite, sleep, mood problems » -
The Expert of Everyday Stuff
Who can help ADHD kids master the business of day-to-day life? The occupational therapist: a... Skillbuilder for hire » -
Overcoming Parenting Challenges as an ADHD Adult
Eight strategies for staying sane -- and even enjoying yourself -- as a parent with... Parenting tips for ADD adults» -
The Smartphone Solution: How to Organize Your ADHD Life
Sixteen creative ways a smartphone or personal data assistant can keep ADHD adults on track... more » -
Special Needs Babysitting: Find the Right Babysitter for Your Child
Find a caretaker who will click with your child with ADD/ADHD or other special needs... Special needs babysitting» -
Teaching ADHD Students: One Teacher's Success Story
Special-education teacher Brenda Hallgren never gives up on teaching her students with attention deficit hyperactivity... Teaching strategies for ADHD»
Blogs
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Don’t Yell at My ADHD Son!
"My friend yelled at my four-year-old son. Don't yell at my kid. That's my job... You're right to feel angry »
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Peanut Butter, Playdates & Prozac
A funny-because-it's-true account of modern motherhood... more » -
Straight Talk about Psychological Testing for Kids
What you must know about testing your child for ADHD and learning disabilities... more » -
Easy to Love but Hard to Raise
Real Parents, Challenging Kids, True Stories... Read this book review »

