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How to Use Essential Oils for ADHD
Note: Prescription medication and Behavior Management (i.e. Parent Training) are first line treatments for kids with ADHD…
Treating the Top Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies in ADHD
Note: Prescription medication and Behavior Management (i.e. Parent Training) are first line treatments for kids with ADHD…
Is Gluten Taking the Blame For An Herbicide Problem?
Have you noticed how the number of people reacting to wheat and gluten based foods is skyrocketing…
Addiction & ADHD Medication: Fighting Fire with Fire
Jeremy Didier’s transparency about her personal and professional experience with the interconnection of ADHD and Addiction is…
Improve ADHD Treatment for Children with a Feedback Plan
When a child is diagnosed with ADHD, parents naturally have many questions. They are faced with making…
The Daily Donut Answer to ADHD Morning Mayhem
“Special Note: We are NOT recommending you use daily donuts as a reward strategy. This is one…
Occupational Therapy and the ADHD Brain
Recall in your mind the last time you saw lightning. Bright flash, followed by thunder, impressive and…
Taking an Integrative Approach to Raising Complex Kids
Chronic childhood conditions impact a significant portion of the population. For example, approximately 11% of children in the US are diagnosed with ADHD, which is the second most common childhood diagnosis after Asthma. According to the CDC, many children with ADHD take prescription medication to manage their condition. When effective, these medications can be extremely helpful, especially in tandem with recommended behavioral interventions.
ADHD Medication is Not an “Easy” Fix
In a discussion about late afternoon mood “crashes” and emotional management, my client Janine wondered aloud, “But I…
A Secret Ingredient to Academic & Social Success: Exercise
What if I told you that there is a free and abundant resource that will help your…
How to Help Your Child’s Working Memory (with ADHD)
What Is Working Memory Working memory is our internal Post-it note, the place where we hold information…
Skills Without Pills: 3 Non-Medication Treatments for ADHD
Whether or not you’ve ever fought in the Ritalin wars — those fierce disputes about whether it’s safe or effective or moral to put seriously distracted children on medication — there’s good reason to think about non-pharmacological treatments for your child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
