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Q: My Teen Wants to Be a Video Game Designer. Is This Realistic?
So, your teen wants to be a video game designer when he grows up. Should you encourage him? Yes, in...
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Experts in ADHD, related conditions, learning, organization, and parenting answer your questions about diagnosis, treatment, and living better.
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Q: What Is Helicopter Parenting vs. Scaffolding in College?
College students with ADHD need specific and plentiful supports. Your teen is smart enough to master...
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Q: How Can My Child Scale the Friendship Pyramid from Acquaintance to Buddy?
Does your child with ADHD conflate acquaintances with friends? Teach him how to climb the friendship...
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Do you field unsolicited advice from judgmental family members and friends who don't understand ADHD?...
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Q: How Can I Get Healthy Meals In My Picky Eater?
Your child is a picky eater who won’t touch anything green, and this makes mealtimes incredibly...
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Q: Do My Child’s Poor Social Skills Suggest Autism?
The social skills challenges associated with autism are oftentimes unique and differentiated from...
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Q: My Tween Keeps Forgetting Her Block Schedule Books and Supplies
Middle school block schedules are rarely the same two days or two weeks in a row. If your child with...
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Q: How Can We Teach Accountability to Our Middle School Child?
We are trying to teach independence and accountability to our middle school student with ADHD. But he...
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Q: What Are Good Alternatives to College for Students with ADHD?
The gap year is growing in popularity for students who graduate high school without a clear vision of...
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Q: How Can I Break My Son’s Obsession with (and Non-Stop Talking About) His Hobby?
My kid is obsessed with [fill in the blank]! He won't stop talking about it! He spends all of his...
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Q: How Can I Organize My Paperwork With an ADHD Mind?
Young adults with ADHD are commonly — and easily — overwhelmed with paperwork, including homework and...
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Q: How Can I Help My Son Discern ‘Ribbing’ from ‘Bullying?’
Boys, especially, sometimes tease them or mimic their friends as a sign of affection. This is not...
