If you have a child who has ADHD or other special needs, you may find that family vacations can be anything but a vacation. The change in routine, the lack of structure, and just the excitement of going away can be fodder for over stimulation, hyperactivity, and meltdowns. I am going to give you some tips of how to make your vacation... Read more
Children who have ADHD and children who are on the Autism Spectrum can often engage in behaviors which can cause great disruption and chaos in their home and school environments. I am going to be discussing many of these behaviors and give you some ideas about what you can do to decrease their frequency.
If you were to prioritize... Read more
I am going to give you a profile of a child and you can tell me if this sounds familiar:
This child does not need a lot of sleep and often times wakes up wired and ready to go. This child is sometimes literally bouncing off of the walls engaged in constant activity. Even while sitting, they are moving by popping up and down in... Read more
"Everybody hates me"
"The other kids are picking on me."
"I don't have any friends!"
These are words that would make any parent feel both sad and powerless as to how to help their child who just doesn't seem to fit in. And it does seem that children who have ADHD or other learning disabilities are more... Read more
One of the hardest skills for a child who has attention problems is to learn to wait. But when you think about it, learning to wait is a critical skill for any child to have any measure of success at school. It is also essential in developing good relationships and for making life at home much easier.
If a child is... Read more
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