Podcast: A New Tool for Evaluation and Treatment?
ADHD 365 Podcast: What is MeHealth for ADHD? Featuring Tanya Froehlich, MD, MS Clear communication is important when you’re seeking diagnosis and treatment for ADHD. Is MeHealth for ADHD a breakthrough tool in assessing and treating that will improve communication among physicians, parents, and teachers? How can it be used to optimize medication treatment…
Read MorePain Reliever May Increase ADHD Risk
Could taking a common pain reliever during pregnancy increase the possibility of having a child with ADHD? More research is coming forward indicating that it could play a role for some children. Acetaminophen, sold under several brand and store names and often included in other pain and fever-reducing medications, is in most families’ medicine cabinets.…
Read MorePlanning to Get Organized? Get Tips That Can Help
The first week of the new year is a popular time for resolutions, which often include plans to become more organized. But in a month will you still follow the systems you create? “Everybody might need something different,” says Holly Hitchcock Graff, a certified professional organizer. “The number one thing is to keep it simple.…
Read MoreWebinar: Gifts for Children with ADHD
Ask the Expert Highlight: Holiday Gifts for Children with ADHD Featuring Megan Schumaker Murphy, PhD Are some toys better than others for a child with ADHD? Hear from Megan Murphy, a specialist in matching appropriate toys and games to children of all abilities, as she uncovers the top tips for finding the best holiday gifts…
Read MoreUpdated Diagnosis and Treatment Recommendations for Childhood ADHD
Updated guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics places a greater emphasis on identifying ADHD in preschool-age children and on addressing co-occurring conditions in children and teens. The guidelines are written for pediatricians and other medical professionals who treat children and teens. Parents will find them useful when working with the doctor during an evaluation…
Read MoreThe Gift of a Holiday Gift List
The season of sales and gift shopping has begun. For many people who have ADHD, searching for gifts and managing a shopping budget can be overwhelming. The key to success may be creating an affordable and achievable gift-giving list before heading out. Sharon Saline, PsyD, encourages you to take time to write out who you…
Read MoreWebinar Highlight: Strategies to Help Children’s Behavior
Ask the Expert Highlight Behavioral and Emotional Concerns of Children with ADHD: Strategies to Help Featuring Gina Richman, PhD, and Kristi Phillips, PsyD Is your family struggling with some of the social and emotional challenges that can accompany ADHD? Get parenting strategies that may be helpful to improve family relationships in this Ask the Expert…
Read MoreCHADD Responds to FDA Request for Comments on ADHD Medications
Making stimulant medications harder to abuse benefits us all, but we must make sure these efforts do not reduce appropriate access to prescribed medications or increase the stigma associated with ADHD. Continue reading this response in The ADHD Blog.
Read MoreStress-Less This Holiday Season
Thanksgiving is coming and soon the holiday season will be in full swing. Are you ready? If your answer is “not really,” then you are in good company. Most people will tell you they don’t feel ready for the next six weeks of cooking, cleaning, shopping, and ongoing festivities. ADHD symptoms of forgetfulness and inattentiveness,…
Read MoreWebinar: What Are Realistic Goals When Faced With ADHD?
CHADD Webinar When You and Your Child Have ADHD: Setting Realistic Goals to Reduce Challenges Featuring Christine Kotik, ACC Join us to learn about setting realistic goals to reduce some of the challenges your faces. Christine Kotik has tips to apply the information from previous webinars for parenting your child with ADHD. Her presentation will…
Read MoreADHD Video Contest Winners Announced
The ADHD Awareness Coalition has announced the winners of this year’s awareness video contest. October was ADHD Awareness Month. CHADD, along with Attention Deficit Disorder Association and ADHD Coaches Organization, with ADHD Europe, annually sponsors activities such as the video contest to increase awareness about ADHD. About 17 million Americans are affected by the disorder.…
Read MoreAnnual ADHD Conference is ‘Better Together’
The Annual International Conference on ADHD kicked off on Wednesday, November 6, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It brought together 1,100 members of the ADHD community from across the country and around the world. The annual conference is the world’s largest gathering of ADHD professionals and individuals and families affected by ADHD. This year’s conference was at…
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