It seems that whenever someone tells you that they or their child have ADHD, there seems to almost always be an "and" which follows. As in, "I have ADHD and Depression" or "My son has ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, and a learning disability. It seems more unusual to just have ADHD and nothing else than it does to have multiple diagnoses... Read more
It's that time of year again. Most children and parents are gearing up for a new school year. But some children will have an especially hard time of it because they have what is called school phobia, school avoidance, or school refusal. The literature states that school phobia affects up to five percent of school age... Read more
When I was a kid back in the seventies ADHD as we know it now did not exist. Sure there were probably kids in my classroom who had this disorder but we just didn't have the diagnosis or the name for it. This is much akin to the fact that I didn't know people with autism existed until I was in my twenties and in college. Things... Read more
In a 1999 study which appeared in the Journal of Attention Disorders (Kitchens, S.A., Rosen, L.A., & Braaten, E.B. (1999). Differences in anger, aggression, depression, and anxiety between ADHD and non-ADHD children. Journal of Attention Disorders, 3, 77-84) it was found that children with ADHD reported themselves to be significantly angrier... Read more
Okay so you have just gotten the diagnosis for your child of ADD or ADHD. And you are still in shock wondering what it all means and what you can now do to help your child. The period of time after the diagnosis can be one filled with confusion and worry. I am going to give you some suggestions of what to focus upon so that this... Read more
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