ADD
Loneliness
Loneliness is more prevalent than many people realize and represents a major health issue, including a heightened risk for cardiovascular disease and chronic illnesses. Its effect on mortality was similar to “smoking 15 cigarettes a day.”
Strategies for ADHD: How Counselors Help Today’s Students Succeed
August 09, 2017 by Counseling@NYU Staff Strategies for ADHD: How Counselors Help Today’s Students Succeed More than 6 million children between the ages of 4 and 17 had been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as of 2011, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention External link . It’s a complicated disorder with a long history. In … Read more
How to Select a Professional to Work with You and/or Your Child
Choosing a professional or other specialists to help counsel, diagnose or treat you or your child with ADHD can be tricky. It is important to find a specialist that is a good fit for you or your child. The right match can be found with help from this guide that provides strategies and tips for searching for the right professionals, interviews with counselors, the roles of the parents throughout the process, questions to ask specialists, etc.
Marriage and ADHD/ADD
Marriage when one or both people have ADHD by Melissa Orlov
Preparing For a Job Interview When You Have ADHD
25 tips in preparation for a job interview when you have ADD.
ADHD Book Reviews
Organizational Skills Training for Children with ADHD: An Empirically Supported Treatment By: Gallagher, Abikoff, Spira This indispensable manual presents an easy-to-implement intervention with proven effectiveness for children with ADHD in grades 3 to 5. Organizational skills training helps kids develop essential skill sets for organizing school materials, tracking assignments, and completing homework and other tasks … Read more
Would Your Child Benefit from a Clinical Trial?
You may have heard of clinical trials, and your doctor may even have suggested your child enroll in one. Clinical trials are voluntary research studies conducted in people and designed to answer specific questions about the safety and/or effectiveness of drugs, vaccines, other therapies, or new ways of using existing treatments. If your child were to … Read more
Helping Teens with ADHD Develop Friendships
Tips for helping your child with ADHD make new friends.
Overlapping Symptoms of ADHD and Other Psychiatric Disorders
Overlapping symptoms that can help you diagnose ADHD.