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ADHD: One of the Most Researched and Most Misunderstood Diagnoses
Internationally recognized expert on ADHD, Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D. says most of the confusion about this diagnosis occurs because the terms “attention deficit” and “hyperactivity” describe only the surface features of this challenge: these are just the tip of the iceberg: the symptoms are much broader and deeper than this. Dr. Barkley goes on to […]
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Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity are Just the Tip of the ADHD Iceberg!
To better understand the challenges caused by ADHD, families and teachers should first understand how the three primary aspects of attention (Inattention, Hyperactivity and Impulsivity) interact with each other. But don’t stop there to see and understand the whole iceberg, you need to read chapters two and three. Inattention It sounds as if the child with […]
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Girls with ADD/ADHD: There is a Difference
During the past decade, the National Center for Gender Issues and ADHD started researching the similarities and differences in the symptoms of ADHD in girls when compared to boys. Surprisingly, the differences actually outnumber the similarities. As the parent of a daughter with ADHD, Dr. Davenport truly understands the unique symptoms and needs of girls with attention challenges.
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Executive…What? These Functional Abilities Shed Light on Daily ADHD Challenges!
The executive functions are a set of skills that help us manage our time, energy, talents, and resources in order to achieve a goal. Children, teens, and adults who have ADD/ADHD, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, Asperger’s disorder, and related challenges often struggle with poor executive skills.
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Why Does My Child Struggle?: A Wise Way to Change Your “Why’s” into “What’s”
Parents of children with attention challenges often want to know why… “Why is my four-year old son the one who always throws a tantrum when its time to leave the party?” “Why is my ten-year old son constantly in the principal’s office for being the class-clown?” “Why has my fourteen year old run away from home?” “Why […]
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Consistent Inconsistency and Flexible Structuring
“Consistent inconsistency” is one of the hallmark features of ADHD that very few people talk about. The most consistent thing about the child or adult with attention challenges is that we are inconsistent. Day-to-day, hour to hour, we can be highly unpredictable. Sometimes, if we are dealing with something that involves our passion in life, […]
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Flexiture: What is It, How Can It Help, and Where Can I Get Some?
Struggling children and teens are empowered when their parents and educators consistently collaborate to consider if a specific challenge is best addressed by (1) providing structure to help the child successfully complete the difficult task, (2) flexibly making age-appropriate adjustments/accommodations for weak executive skills, or (3) a combination of flexibility and structure (flexiture). Children and teens […]
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STOP-THINK-GO for Impulsivity
Think about the situations you outlined as a result of the previous post about the Cause/Effect of Impulsivity. Teach your child how to STOP before acting on impulse using these suggestions. Agree to a “key-word” or phrase you can use to STOP your child. “The funnier the better. Stop!” does not work no matter how […]
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Identifying Impulsivity Cause/Effect
Next, it is important to try to identify the situations that lead to your child’s impulsive acting before thinking. For younger children, you may need to keep an impulsivity log at home and you may need to ask his teacher for input about the situations that most often lead to impulsive actions that result in problems […]
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Impulsivity & Self-Awareness
To help your child or teen with impulsivity, it is first important for her to know that all humans have impulses; however, it is imperative that she knows that learning to control her impulses is a necessity in order to avoid a whole list of possible predicaments including losing friends, serving time in detention, serving […]
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Helping Your Child with Impulsivity (Part 1)
Impulsivity involves acting before thinking and is the most misunderstood and most difficult ADHD difficulty to correct. Internationally recognized ADHD expert, Russell Barkley, Ph.D. has argued that response inhibition or impulsivity is the true core deficit in an attention deficit, and he goes on to say that when they named ADHD, they should have called it […]
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