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Managing ADHD at School
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Teens, ADHD, and Risky Behavior
When teens with ADHD take reckless risks, their parents are understandably upset. But grounding the teen or yanking his driver’s license can backfire.
Strategies for Parenting Children and Teens with ADHD
An audio presentation by Cindy Goldrich on how to help your ADD/ADHD children thrive.
How to Have Better Teacher Meetings
Four steps in improving discussions with your child’s teacher about his or her ADHD disorder and progress in school.
Will My Child Be Messed Up Forever?
Many parents are discouraged by their child’s bad behavior, but children do change due to their ability to learn problem solving skills. Yet, children cannot do it alone. Parents also have to learn new skills to make changes in their child’s behavior.
Diagnosing AD/HD
“Early diagnosis, appropriate treatment , education & understanding: critical factors in determining the future success of individuals with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADD or ADHD).”
Extended Time Improves Reading Comprehension Test Scores for Adolescents with ADHD
“Allowing extended time for adolescents with ADHD to complete tests involving reading may help to compensate for their impairments of working memory and processing speed, allowing them to score closer to their actual verbal abilities.â€
ADHD Executive Function And School Success
It has been discovered that the executive functioning (EF)—also known as critical cognitive skills—deficits of students with ADHD causes them to take three years longer to mature than those without the disorder. What are examples of EF deficits? How does this impact an ADHD student? And how does one overcome their executive functioning deficit?
Report Finds Parent Training Effective for Treating Young Children With ADHD
Report finding that training in parenting strategies is a low-risk and effective method for improving behavior in ADHD diagnosed preschool children, rather than the less proven effective use of medications for children younger than 6 years old.
Does My Child Have ADHD – Video by NIMH
General information video.