Sports & Activities
These Games Can Improve Executive Function
Family game night (or a little extra screen time) can improve executive function in...
Guest Blogs
Spring Forward: Recovering from the Breakup
Moving on after breaking up -- does attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD)...
Guest Blogs
“How Do You Keep From Being Socially Isolated as an ADHD Adult?”
I've tried hard to make contacts in my new community, but all of the connections seem to...
ADHD News & Research
New Video Games May Teach Children Emotional Control
A series of innovative new video games claims to help children with ADHD or anxiety...
Guest Blogs
On Releasing My Silent Scream
For me, the trickiest and most troubling aspect of ADHD is the self-loathing that...
Meltdowns & Anger
ADHD and Emotional Regulation: A Parent’s Guide
ADHD impacts multiple regions of the brain — the ones that control attention and...
Guest Blogs
Fidgets to Help Kids with ADHD Focus at School
I began a quest for new fidgets — small objects with sensory appeal that Natalie can hold...
Guest Blogs
Shiny Things and Bike Rides: An ADHDer’s Code
An ex-coworker and fellow ADHDer shared a joke with me early one morning as I was...
Self Esteem
Shame on All the Grownups, Teachers Who Make Me Feel Ashamed
After Lee's history teacher announced that he had ADHD, my daughter felt a lot better abo...
Teens with ADHD
5 Ways to Steer Your Teen Without Hovering
Is your teen with ADD or ADHD striving for independence, but floundering? Use these...
Guest Blogs
My Daughter the Role Model
How Lee’s ADHD helps her “get” and inspire younger kids with the same...
Guest Blogs
Getting My Son (and Myself) Ready for Kindergarten
I‘ve dreaded it for 6 years. And now it is happening. My baby is going to school. And I...
Guest Blogs
Reasons You’re a Great Mom
Parenting a child with ADHD presents challenges, and it's only fair that these...
ADHD News & Research
WHO Classifies Gaming Disorder As a New Mental Health Condition
This week, the World Health Organization added to its International Classification of...
Guest Blogs
What to Do When the School Doesn’t Get Your Child
When a teacher blames laziness for ADHD symptoms, one mom finds school accommodations to...
Guest Blogs
When ‘Perfect’ Is No Good at All
Is your need for perfectionism affecting your pr...
Guest Blogs
5 Tips for Getting Focused When You Have ADHD
Anyone diagnosed with ADHD as a child (or as an adult, for that matter) will tell you...
Guest Blogs
“Beach Days”
Given the number of drinks I've knocked over on dates, I'd say adults with ADHD are dumb...
Ask the Experts
Q: “What Are the Essential Components of a Good School Planner?”
Arguably the most important things your child will learn in middle school are effective...
Guest Blogs
COVID Time is Warped, Dodgy, and Baffling — a Lot Like ADHD Time
“My sense of time expands and contracts like a jellyfish, sometimes suspended, other...