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Eileen Bailey

posted 11/23/2009, comments (0)

Tips for Traveling with Children with ADHD

During the upcoming holiday season, many families may be traveling to visit relatives and share the holiday with them. Although this can be an exciting time for your child, it can also cause chaos. The following are tips to make a trip with your child a little easier. 1) Use a calendar to mark the day you... Read more Chevron

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Merely Me

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Published Writer with an M.Ed in Special Education and Mother

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posted 11/23/2009, comments (0)

Top Ten Tips for De-stressing Your Thanksgiving

I don't know about you but I live in some dread over the upcoming holidays. It seems that as soon as the Halloween pumpkins have been chucked from the porch it is time to think of Christmas. Poor Thanksgiving doesn't get much respect at all. It is like a mere appetizer for the main seasonal event. But it is also a trigger for stress. ... Read more Chevron

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Deborah

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posted 11/20/2009, comments (0)

ADHD and (Lack of) Spontaneity

I just called the supervisor at the camp my son's attending this week, to let him know that my parents were going to pick Lawrence up tomorrow. I couldn't remember if they were on the emergency form or not. "I'll check on that when we get back from Berkeley Ironworks," he said. I knew they had a field trip planned (it's a climbing gym) but I had... Read more Chevron

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CHADD - Children and Adults with ADHD

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E. Clarke Ross is the CEO of CHADD

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posted 11/10/2009, comments (0)

Work and Social Security Programs: Impact on AD/HD

My 19-year-old son is in a post-high school program that offers trial work assignments, independent living skills, and social skills, combined with some community college. We are hopeful that he will develop work skills. Social challenges are his most immediate challenge. The prospect of no health insurance because of a lack of full-time... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/13/2009, comments (0)

Parenting with ADD/ADHD

I was recently presenting at an ADHD conference. A woman approached me afterwards to ask about how to talk to her grown son. They had both been diagnosed with ADHD somewhat recently, after a lot of struggle over the years. She became tearful as we talked about what her life was like as a parent with ADHD raising a child with ADHD, before anyone... Read more Chevron

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