After New Year's, kids with ADHD often wish for things to be different at school—but don't know how to make that happen. Ann Dolin, M.Ed., shares the secret, which focuses on building strategies & routines rather than achieving big, unattainable goals.

439- New Year, New Strategies: Helping Students with ADHD Plan, Persist, and Achieve Their Goals

Walt Karniski, M.D., discusses the history of ADHD medication, how it works, long-term effects, and how to choose the best treatment for your child from the more than 40 possible options.

438- ADHD Medication Options and Benefits for Children

Does your teen lack motivation—especially for boring or challenging tasks? Sharon Saline, Psy.D., shares time-management & organizational strategies, and how to develop the accountability and autonomy that will foster success in school and in life.

437- Motivation Strategies for Middle and High School Students with ADHD

Each New Year is an exciting time to set new goals — until our enthusiasm wanes. Michele Novotni, Ph.D., teaches us how to formulate a plan and develop a toolbox of strategies to help us combat procrastination and stick with our new habits and routine.

436- How to Combat Procrastination in the New Year

Irritability commonly occurs alongside ADHD, but, as William French, M.D., explains, sometimes emotion regulation difficulties (ERD) indicate something more. Learn about mood disorders and steps you can take to help a child experiencing ERD.

435- Emotion Regulation Difficulties in Youth: ADHD Irritability vs. DMDD vs. Bipolar Disorder

Dozens of digital therapeutics—also referred to as neurotechnologies or digital medicine—are being developed and marketed. Randy Kulman, Ph.D., provides an overview of this new tech that uses video games, apps, and virtual reality to treat ADHD symptoms.

434- New Digital Therapeutics for ADHD in Children

ADHD may be hereditary, but Joel Nigg, Ph.D., shares emerging research showing that environmental exposures can affect how genes are expressed. While stress and trauma can worsen learning & behavior challenges, certain lifestyle changes can lessen the harm.

433- Genes and the Environment: How Biology and Exposures Contribute to ADHD in Children

Dena Cabrera, Psy.D., CEDS, and Megan Kniskern, R.D., discuss how to help teens with eating disorders build healthier nutrition habits, including how to address binge eating and anorexia, and how to know when a teen needs professional help.

432- Mental Health Out Loud: How to Encourage Healthy Nutrition in Teens with Eating Disorders

Different thinkers require different strategies for getting things done (GTD) on the job. Linda Walker, PCC, shares workarounds that can help people with ADHD stay focused, communicate, meet deadlines, and reach peak productivity at work.

431- GTD @ Work w/ ADHD: How to Set Expectations, Meet Deadlines & Increase Productivity

When deficits in executive functioning and motivation cause stress, many teens with ADHD check out. Maggie Sibley, Ph.D., teaches parents how to teach skills to compensate for EF challenges and how to build their teens' motivation and confidence.

430- My Teen with ADHD Lacks All Motivation! How to Build Executive Function Skills and Drive

ADHD often impacts social skills, which can lead to peer rejection. But we can change this. Brendan Mahan, M.Ed., M.S., shares how parents can work collaboratively with kids to rehabilitate their image, and how to enlist help from teachers.

429- Helping Lonely Teenagers with ADHD: Parent-Teacher Strategies for Combating Peer Rejection

Reports of eating disorders have risen alarmingly in the last three years. In this conversation and Q&A, Dena Cabrera, Psy.D., CEDS, discusses the link with ADHD, how to recognize eating disorders, how to talk about body image with teens, and more.

428- Mental Health Out Loud: Eating Disorders, Disordered Eating, and Body Image in Teens

As Linda Roggli, PCC, explains, ADHD is more than the sum of its parts. Rather than a collection of symptoms that can be compartmentalized and treated to mitigate their impact on school or work, ADHD is a 24/7 companion that impacts every aspect of our being.

427- ADHD Is a Whole-Life, Whole-Body Experience

People with ADHD may experience emotional flooding (whether fear, anger, etc.) and say or do things we later regret. Sharon Saline, Psy.D., teaches us how to identify and work with our triggers and make intentional choices about words and actions.

426- When ADHD Triggers Emotional Outbursts: Scripts for Your Flashpoints

Research shows that ADHD can delay a young person's maturation and executive functioning by as much as three years, complicating the leap to middle school (or high school, or college). Chris Zeigler Dendy, M.S., offers strategies to smooth the transition.

425- Ready to Launch: Setting Middle and High School Students on the Road to Independence

Time management is a crucial life skill. People with ADHD know this, but struggle to hit deadlines and get places on time. Ari Tuckman, Psy.D., MBA, explains how ADHD impacts the way you see time, and shares strategies to manage time more effectively.

424- Why Is Time So Slippery? Understanding Time Blindness in People with ADHD

2e, or twice exceptional, students are undeniably bright, but often plagued by inconsistent performance due to interfering symptoms from ADHD or another diagnosis. Learn how to help 2e students strive and thrive from Lisa Dieker, Ph.D., and Joshua Dieker.

423- The 2e Playbook for Nurturing Gifted Students with ADHD

Children who have ADHD are at an increased risk for developing chronic tic disorders, including Tourette syndrome. John Piacentini, Ph.D., presents an overview of symptoms, co-occurring conditions, and treatment and behavioral interventions.

422- Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders: Current Guidelines for Treatment and Behavioral Interventions

ADHD evaluations can be time-intensive and expensive, so it’s important to be educated about what options exist and what to expect. Norrine Russell, Ph.D., gives parents the questions they need to ask during and after the process.

421- The Right Questions to Ask Before, During, and After an ADHD Diagnosis

Punishment may keep a child with ADHD on task in the short term, but it may carry serious long-term consequences for children with weak emotional regulation. Gail Tripp, Ph.D., shares positive reinforcement strategies to use at school and at home.

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