ADHD Symptoms in Children
ADHD in Children: Symptoms, Evaluations & Treatments
Children who exhibit these symptoms of ADHD — inattentive or hyperactive and impulsive —...
Making Friends
The Social Executive Function Skills That Elude Kids with ADHD
Children and teens with ADHD may lose friends because of deficits in social executive...
ADHD Diagnosis in Kids
4 Bad Reasons to Delay an ADHD Evaluation
Preschool teachers, relatives, and even friends have commented on your child’s abnormal...
The ADHD Brain
Let It Out! How Self-Expression Soothes the ADD Brain
Why do bullet journals work so well for ADHD brains? Because they allow us to organize...
ADHD in Older Adults
Q&A: Is It Worth Seeking an ADHD Diagnosis After 50?
ADHD doesn’t disappear with age. Yet many older adults with symptoms of ADHD are...
ADDitude for Professionals
Traumatic Stress Alongside ADHD: 5 Reasons Clinicians Need to Consider Trauma
Traumatic stress and ADHD are connected — each worsening the symptoms of the other....
Symptom Tests for Adults
[Self-Test] Do You Have a Working Memory Deficit?
Working memory, which is critical to executive functioning, is where you store short-term...
School Advocacy
A 6-Step Plan for Teaching ADHD Self-Advocacy Skills
Learn how to help a student with ADHD understand and communicate their learning needs to...
ADDitude for Professionals
Why the ADHD Brain Chooses the Less Important Task — and How CBT Improves Prioritization Skills
Facing a to-do list top-heavy with critical, complex tasks, adults with ADHD often tackle...
ADDitude for Professionals
DESR: Why Deficient Emotional Self-Regulation is Central to ADHD (and Largely Overlooked)
DESR, or deficient emotional self-regulation, is a core facet of ADHD that carries...
“The ADHD-Executive Function Connection” [Video Replay & Podcast #136]
In this hour-long webinar-on-demand, listen to podcast episode (#136) and download the...
Language Processing Disorder
How to Support Children with Language Processing Disorders: A Parent’s Guide
Does your child have language processing disorder — including receptive language...
ADDitude for Professionals
What Is Inattentive ADHD? Symptoms, Characteristics, Diagnostic Considerations
Formerly called ADD, inattentive ADHD is characterized by symptoms of disorganization,...
Anxiety
5 Ways to Reframe Anxiety for Your Worried Teen
Anxiety in teens is common — and stressful. With ADHD, the adolescent years are ripe for...
Executive Dysfunction
What Does Executive Function Disorder Look Like in Children?
Executive dysfunction can start as early as age 2. Learn how to recognize the signs of...
Support & Stories
“My ADHD Was Misdiagnosed for Decades."
ADHD misdiagnosis stories are all too common. Particularly among adults, symptoms like...
Bipolar Disorder
Solving the ADHD-Bipolar Puzzle
Dealing with ADHD is a challenge. Bipolar disorder? Even harder. And when the two of them...
Rewards & Consequences
Nudge, Don’t Nag: 9 Ways to Motivate Your Child to Do Well
Nine ways to get your child with ADHD to the starting line — and to finally cross over...
Typical ADHD Behaviors
Stifled Creativity and Its Damaging Impact on the ADHD Brain
Creativity. It’s often cited as a valuable (but tough to harness) benefit of having ADHD....
High School
How to Prepare Your ADHD Teen for College, According to Research
Organization and coping skills are put to the test in college. But where, exactly, should...