Learning Challenges When Schools Resist Evaluating & Addressing LDs The repercussions of a missed diagnosis can last a lifetime. So why do some schools fail to identify...
Guest Blogs “What Happened When I Stopped Walking on Eggshells in My Relationship” “BPD splitting (black-and-white thinking) is common when dating someone with a borderline personality...
Emotions “Q: My Fear of Rejection Keeps Me Socially Isolated” Social anxiety and rejection sensitive dysphoria cause people with ADHD to feel isolated,...
ADHD News & Research Study: Negative Attention Bias in Adults with ADHD Could Indicate Comorbid Depression A small study of adults from the Netherlands found that depressive symptoms explained the loss of...
ADHD News & Research Study: Risk-Taking Behavior May Predict ADHD, ODD in Children A new study suggests that young children who are motivated to approach an enticing source of...
ADHD News & Research Study: One in Nine Adults with Generalized Anxiety Disorder Has ADHD A robust link exists between ADHD and GAD (generalized anxiety disorder), according to a new study...
ADHD Comorbidities & Related Conditions Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder: OCPD Is Probably Not What You Think It Is People with OCPD are preoccupied with perfectionism and stubborn about the way things “should be...
Webinars & Podcasts “Nail Biting! Skin Picking! Hair Pulling! Understanding Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors with ADHD” [Video Replay and Podcast #386] Access the video replay, listen to the podcast episode (#386), download the slide presentation, and...
Learning Challenges “Is it a Language Disorder? Or is it ADHD? How Schools Evaluate Students” As a speech-language pathologist (SLP) in a public school, I commonly evaluate for language...
Guest Blogs “We’re Raising a Cat in a Dog World” “I’ve used the cat-dog metaphor to describe what it’s like to raise my son, who is gifted, with ADHD...
ADHD News & Research Study: Adults with ADHD Face Elevated Risk for 34 Physical Health Conditions Adults with ADHD face elevated risk for sleep disorders, liver disease, obesity, pulmonary disease,...
ADHD Guide What Is Complex ADHD? Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment ADHD rarely occurs in isolation. Most children and adults with ADHD have one or more co-occurring...