Category Archives: ADHD Children, Teens & Students
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Seeking an alternative to medication, parents tinker with diet to treat ADHD
Posted on May 15, 2017 by CoachRudy in ADHD Children, Teens & Students, ADHD Diet & Nutrition.By Colleen Kimmett r. Rebecca Carey admits to being a little embarrassed about what her son, Mark, eats every day. Hamburger patties for breakfast, or bacon. A pack of raisins and a cookie for lunch; a turkey and cheese sandwich “if I’m lucky,” says Carey, but it usually comes back home. His favorite dinner is […]
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Michael Phelps Opens Up About ADHD Struggles: A Teacher Told Me ‘I’d Never Amount to Anything’
Posted on May 8, 2017 by CoachRudy in ADHD Children, Teens & Students, ADHD In The News, Adult ADD/ADHD, Success Stories.By Kathy Ehrich Dowd He’s the most decorated Olympian of all time, but don’t think for a second that growing up as Michael Phelps was easy. The 31-year-old swimming superstar —and new father — opened up about his struggles with ADHD in a new video for the Child Mind Institute‘s Speak Up for Kids campaign, […]
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Parenting Teenagers with ADHD
Posted on May 4, 2017 by CoachRudy in ADHD Children, Teens & Students, ADHD Parenting.Achieving independence is a primary developmental goal of adolescence. Your teenager will experience this urge as strongly as his peers without ADHD, but his or her impulsivity, inattention, and aspects of delayed maturity may mean moving slower toward this goal. Specifically, you may need to: Remove loss of privileges in response to a broken rule. […]
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Like Mother, Like Child: When ADHD Is a Family Affair
Posted on May 1, 2017 by CoachRudy in ADHD Children, Teens & Students, ADHD Women & Girls.By Patricia Quinn, M.D. It’s one thing to be a parent to a child with ADHD, but when you also have the condition, it ups the stakes. Learn why self care, checking in with your kids regularly, and setting household rules will keep you sane. Being the mother of a child with ADHD is not […]
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Improving Reading Comprehension in Students With ADHD
Posted on April 20, 2017 by CoachRudy in ADHD Children, Teens & Students, ADHD Learning Disabilities.By Keith Low Reading comprehension can sometimes be a challenge for students with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In order to comprehend reading material a student must be able to recognize and decode words, sustain attention and effort while reading, effectively utilize working memory, and process information in an efficient and timely manner. For more information […]
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Can Your Child Safely Take a Break from ADHD Drugs?
Posted on April 13, 2017 by CoachRudy in ADHD Children, Teens & Students.By Larry Silver, M.D. Important considerations when pondering a “drug holiday” for your child with attention deficit disorder (ADD ADHD). Parents often ask me whether their kids really need to take ADHD medicine during the summer. Many hope that a summer break from stimulants will help their children eat more and gain a few inches […]
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ADHD is Fuel For Adventure
Posted on March 8, 2017 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Exercise, ADHD & Therapy, ADHD Children, Teens & Students.By Florence Williams Some of the best medicine for kids with attention-deficit disorders may be extreme sports and outdoor learning. That’s good news, because not only do they need exploration, but exploration desperately needs them. By second grade, it was clear that while Zack Smith could sit in a chair, he had no intention of […]
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Growing Up, I Never Knew My Sister Had ADHD
Posted on February 20, 2017 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Relationships, ADHD Children, Teens & Students.By Jennie Friedman Growing up in the same household with someone doesn’t mean you share the exact same childhood. Take my sister and me; we couldn’t be more different. When one sibling has undiagnosed attention deficit, and the other does not, the nature-versus-nurture divide becomes readily apparent. I am the older of us two, by […]
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How Art Therapy Tames Impulsivity, Distractibility, and Anxiety
Posted on January 26, 2017 by CoachRudy in ADHD Children, Teens & Students, Emotions & ADHD.By Stacey Nelson Jacob Edward, 10, paints a clay plate he made in his past four art therapy sessions. He dips his brush into the cup of silvery black paint he has mixed, and dabs it into the cracks of the clay. Jacob’s breathing and brush strokes start to quicken. He seems anxious. I ask […]
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Memorable Holiday Mishaps with ADHD
Posted on November 25, 2016 by CoachRudy in ADHD Children, Teens & Students, ADHD Holidays, Adult ADD/ADHD.By Additude Editors We asked our reader panel: What is the most memorable holiday mishap caused (or made worse) by your ADHD? > Our son was acting wild at Christmas dinner and trying to touch the food as we put it on the table. Before we knew it, he grabbed the bowl of mashed potatoes […]
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