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It is a myth that only children suffer from ADHD; in some cases, adults have suffered for an entire life of ADHD symptoms without a diagnosis or treatment. A person may initially think about parenting a child who has ADHD, but what can be done for the parent with ADHD? When children rely on a parent's organization when the parent may lack organization themselves, what should be done? Moms and Dads everywhere suffer from ADHD, ranging from those diagnosed with ADHD during childhood growing into adulthood to elderly people being diagnosed much later in life.
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One of the core principles of behavior management is that we all respond to rewards and punishments in our environment. When our behavior is “reinforced” or rewarded, we tend to keep engaging in that particular behavior. And when we are “punished” (as in not getting a reward or having something we like taken away) for a…
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