ADDitude Gift Guides
The Fidgeter's Gift Guide
Soothing, effective fidgets for students with ADHD who focus best when they are chewing, squeezing,...
Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors
Body-focused repetitive behaviors are a set of behaviors related to self-grooming including pulling, picking, biting, or scraping of the nails, skin, or hair.
Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors
Hair Pulling! Skin Picking! Nail Biting! Oh, My!
Body-focused repetitive behaviors upset and mystify many of us. Here, learn about its causes, its...
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
The Truth About Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
OCD is largely misunderstood and commonly difficult to manage. Symptom control is only possible with...
Guest Blogs
Can’t Stop Skin Picking?
Social anxiety recently caused my daughter, Natalie, to start compulsively picking her ...
Guest Blogs
Skin Picking: What Causes It, Can You Prevent It?
My daughter, Natalie, picks at her skin until it bleeds and becomes infected. Could anxiety, sensory...