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Those with ADHD may struggle with focus sometimes, but when something captures their attention, they can have the opposite problem: hyperfocus. When a person with ADHD is stimulated, it becomes very hard for them to do anything else. Because many people with ADHD also struggle with time blindness, they may find that hours pass them […]

Part of truly understanding ADHD is gaining more knowledge not only of the clinical symptoms of ADHD, like trouble focusing, but also the way that these issues manifest in a person’s day to day life. It’s one thing to know that a child with ADHD can have difficulty concentrating, but it is quite another to

If it seems like more parents are signing their kids up for after school activities, it is because they are. Parents now feel like the absolutely have to sign their kids up to do basketball, dance, tutoring, and any number of other after school activities to occupy their children’s time. Is this a good thing

ADHD is complicated. As much as people like to casually diagnose ADHD themselves, the truth is that ADHD is something that typically only professionals can diagnose because what people call ADHD can just be normal childhood attention issues, lack of sleep, anxiety, or something else. For treatment to ADHD to work, the child has to

Much of the focus on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is on the attention and impulsivity issues. It is only recently when more and more parents and caregivers have started to learn about how ADHD can manifest, including not only bigger challenges like academic success, but also smaller, day to day interactions. For example, we’ve spoken in

Part of understanding neurodivergent individuals, including those with ADHD, is recognizing that the way that we view and understand behaviors are sometimes different than the way we typically assess and respond to neurotypical behaviors. We’ve discussed this a few times on this blog, with posts that are worth reading if you haven’t yet, such as:

Part of parenting a child with ADHD is truly recognizing that, while children with ADHD are amazing and bring so much creativity and life to the world, being “neurotypical” does mean that we have to rethink how we view development, growth, and more. There has been some discussion in the past that children with ADHD

Many parents provide their children with screen time – time on an iPad or Smartphone where they can watch YouTube videos and play games. It’s a practice that many parents need to reconsider, especially if your child has ADHD. Let’s talk about why. But first, we want to reduce your own guilt. Parenting a child

As the warm weather approaches, the school year comes to an end, and excitement begins to set in, this means that summer break is around the corner! For most people, this means no structure and lots of free time full of fun. Who doesn’t crave that? During the school year, most families are on a

Over the next few months, we are, and have been, talking a lot about high school graduates. Not just in our blog, but also with clients all across the country. That is because this is potentially one of the biggest changes your child will ever experience with their ADHD. This is a time when they’re