What Parents Need to Know – We all run our OWN race
May 16, 2019
Parents: some of you may have ADHD, since there is a genetic component to ADHD. Many of you may not. If you don’t have ADHD, its very hard to understand....
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What Parents Need to Know – Understanding ADHD when YOU Don’t Have It
January 3, 2019
Parents: some of you may have ADHD, since there is a genetic component to ADHD. Many of you may not. If you don’t have ADHD, its very hard to understand....
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What Parents Need to Know – Picking the Right Priority
December 14, 2018
Parents, at the end of the day, ADDYTeens can only get so much done. It may not be as much as you want, or expect. ...
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What Parents Need to Know – Try Different Forms of Communications
December 3, 2018
Parents: of the many things I’ve learned from living with ADHD, perhaps the most important is that situationally some forms of communication work better than others. ...
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What Parents Need to Know – Only the Tip of the Iceberg
November 26, 2018
Parents - sometimes you can only see the tip of the iceberg - what your child initially presents to you. There are so many things we all deal with throughout...
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Studying to Music is Not Productive
August 23, 2018
Parents, let me share some insider information: ADDYTeens may say that music helps them concentrate, such as when they are studying. The studies that have been done say that maybe...
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ADDYTeens Need to Slow Down
August 23, 2018
Parents, let me share some insider information: ADDYTeens may say they have no time, but really we often have no concept of time. As an ADDYTeen, I can tell you first...
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ADDYTeens and Video Games
June 15, 2018
Parents, most teens like video games, but you may need to apply some "tough love" to your ADDYTeen if they are gaming too often. Dr. Sarah and I discussed this...
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Embracing My ADHD: A Teen’s Perspective
May 16, 2018
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] When you are a teen, being different can be awful. As a teen with ADHD, I know this first hand. By the time I was 10, I was spending twice as...
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Reducing Stress for your ADDYTeen
May 5, 2018
Parents, ADDYTeens often tell us how stressed out they are. It’s probably the biggest issue emotionally they face. Unfortunately the stress can lead to significant depression and anxiety. This hits...
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ADHD Runs in Families
April 23, 2018
There are somethings known about the biology of ADHD - but not that much. We know that ADHD tends to run in families—in other words that there is a genetic...
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The Formula: What ADDYTeens need to Thrive – Part 1
January 19, 2018
Parents: some of you may have ADHD, since there is a genetic component to ADHD. Many of you may not. If you don’t have ADHD, its very hard to understand....
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