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Q: Does Your Son Act “Babyish” Around You?
'Babyish' behavior is a form of task avoidance for children with ADHD, that can lead to...
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Q: How Do I Get My Son to Branch Out Beyond Video Games?
Does your child with ADHD insist that everything in life is boring except video games?...
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Q: Why Does My Child Embellish Stories and Lie?
Why do kids lie? If your child has ADHD, chances are he also has trouble with sequencing,...
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Q: How Can I Help My Son Overcome Social Anxiety?
Social anxiety is common in boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who...
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Q: My Oppositional Tween Refuses His ADHD Medication!
A child with ADHD who is also oppositional and defiant may refuse to take his ADHD...
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Q: My Son Smothers New Friends and Gets Devastated by Rejection
How to make new friends is not clear or easy for boys with ADHD, who might smother new...
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Q: I Can’t Be Entertaining My Child Every Second This Summer!
Yes, kids with ADHD tend to crave constant stimulation. But that alone is not the reason...
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Q: How Can My Son Control His Emotions on the Field?
Boys with ADHD struggle with emotional regulation, which can become a social burden when...
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Q: Should I Tell My Son That He Has A Motor Mouth?
Boys with ADHD don’t always have reliable social filters. If your son is prone to...
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Q: Do I Let My ADHD Teen Fail Out of College?
College students with ADHD are more likely than their colleagues to fail a course or drop...
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Q: How Can I Calm My Child When He’s Escalating?
Emotional dysregulation is a common symptom of ADHD in children and adults. When your...
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Q: What Summer Camps Work Best for Boys with ADHD?
Your son would be perfectly happy crawling into a dark room and playing Fortnite or...
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Q: How Do We Get the Lying to Stop?
Children with ADHD lie due to impulsivity, then they feel too ashamed and embarrassed to...
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Q: My Son Has Nothing In Common with His Classmates
Your son is not an athlete. He's shy. And he doesn't want to talk about professional...
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Q: Should I Force My Son to Accept Math Help?
Your son with ADHD is struggling at school with math. His teacher has offered extra help,...
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Q: My Child Won’t Let an Argument Drop — Ever
Logic and reason are sometimes no match for the ADHD brain when it's stuck on hyperfocus....
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Q: How Much Homework Support Is Too Much?
Students with ADHD often need extra support to organize, focus on, and complete homework....
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Q: Will ADHD Meds Make My Son a Zombie?
Will ADHD medication make my son a zombie? Will it strip away his personality? Erase his...
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Q: Our Son Keeps Flouting Limits and Sneaking Devices
Is your teenager ignoring and breaking your rules about using devices? Is he sneaking...