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Stay Super This Holiday Season! Welcome to your Holiday Survival Guide! Over the next couple of months, we will be sharing tips and recipes to help you survive this holiday season. You have been working hard all year, and we want you to finish the year strong as you gear up for the New Year.…
Stress Begone! How to Enjoy Your Holidays: The holiday season is quickly approaching. Houses need to be decorated, gifts need to be purchased, and feasts need to be planned. It is a time for love and laughter, but for others, this can be the most stressful time of the year. It is nearly impossible to…
New Success Story! Play Attention & Jordan's Superpower! "Your child is mentally retarded!" "He is smart but lacks focus, he is all over the place." "We would love to help but can’t." "I am not sure that I am treating the right thing, I think something is happening neurologically, he needs further testing before we can continue therapy!" …
ADHD Diagnosis & The Youngest Child in the Classroom Does the age of a child in a classroom setting matter when discussing ADHD? In late September, Reuters published an article reviewing a study that found children who are younger in the classroom are more likely to be diagnosed with learning disabilities, depression, and ADHD than…
5 Steps to Take the Chaos Out of Your Morning As the holiday season is approaching, how are you going to finish out your year? Holiday shopping, family visits, and all of the holiday foods can really have a toll on one’s body and productivity. Harvard University and EverydayPower have published some great articles to…
ADHD? Feel Misunderstood? You're Not Alone. A recent blog titled Will People With ADHD “Get” Each Other? was posted on PsychCentral from the ADHD Millennial, Neil Petersen. It can be difficult for a neurotypical person to understand what someone with ADHD is coping with daily. Often, they perceive ADHD individuals as just not trying hard enough. are lazy. or…
How Does Sugar Affect ADHD? Refined sugars are in so many processed foods and packaged treats, it may seem impossible to avoid sugar this Halloween. There is an ongoing debate on whether or not sugar makes ADHD symptoms worse and how it affects children’s behaviors. An article from Psychology Today reviews studies that indicate refined sugars do not…
Can a Traumatic Brain Injury Cause ADHD? A Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is defined by the Mayo Clinic as a brain injury that results from a violent blow or jolt to the head or body. It can also be caused by an object that penetrates brain tissue. Many symptoms can result from a TBI. One symptom category…
5 ways to get your ADHD teen moving more! Teens have been surrounded by technology their entire lives. They can often be found sitting for hours on social media, video games, and smartphones. Teenagers with ADHD are especially susceptible to these time robbers since they can have trouble shifting their attention and may easily hyperfocus…
ADHD and Autism Diagnosis on the Rise in the US Diagnoses are on the rise with US children for developmental disabilities like autism and ADHD according to a recent article published in Medical Press. A government study conducted by lead researcher Benjamin Zablotsky, from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, found that between 2009 and…
