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Occupational Therapy and the ADHD Brain
Recall in your mind the last time you saw lightning. Bright flash, followed by thunder, impressive and gone, until the…
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Teach (Positive) Self-Talk
Most of us are pretty good at negative self-talk. We can beat ourselves up like nobody else, and say things…
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No More Helicopter Parent
Become a Dive Bomber Parent This week we were talking about what most parents want for their ADHD kids. Independence…
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Just Say, “Poor Baby”
Sometimes, we parents talk too much. We want to teach our kids, or we want them to listen to us…
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Setting Expectations for Your ADHD Child
The ProblemEven average children act up on a regular basis. Unfortunately, ADHD kids are very likely to act up more…
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Give Points For Trying
I know of a school that gives 2 grades for each class: one for academic achievement and one for effort.…
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My daughter wrote this manifesto for a Literature class her Senior year in High School, and I was so taken…
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There Is No Test For ADHD: Diagnosis Starts Here
“I got tested and I’m ADHD.” Whenever I hear people say that, I want to correct them. Twice! First, the…
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Stop Interrupting Kids by Teaching Them to Question
This is a strategy to support kids who struggle with interrupting, specifically kids who interrupt in class because they are…
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