How ADHD Affects Self Esteem in Children Five percent of all school-aged children are officially diagnosed with ADHD and many more have the disorder but aren't properly diagnosed. Behavioral and social difficulties set kids with ADD/ADHD apart from their peers. In a society where the goal is to blend in, this can have devastating affects on a child's … [Read more...]
ADHD Kids Coping with Holiday Madness
The holidays can be like instant stress—just add water for most families! Relatives invade, parties and social engagements become more like obligations than good times, schedules go awry as time for shopping, socializing and other activities seem to take over. For a kid with ADHD, they often cling to their schedules and routines for stability, whether they … [Read more...]
Tips for ADHD Kids in Sports
Parents: Behind-the-Scenes Teammates for ADHD Kids in Sports Kids with ADHD can find joining teams in competitive sports wildly beneficial. It helps them deal with social awkwardness as they join in on planned, structured activities with their peers, and sports have prescribed expectations and rules combined with physical activity, which helps improve … [Read more...]
Importance of Friends in Girls with ADHD
Making Friends and Developing Social Skills Friendships are critical, especially for kids. Friendships help kids learn how to navigate the world around them, build mutually beneficial relationships, boost self-esteem and are catalysts for teaching countless life lessons. Skills such as collaboration, cooperation, compromising, empathy, leadership and … [Read more...]
Playtime May Help ADHD
Battle ADHD Symptoms Promoting Free Play Tim Walker was teaching in Finland, and he made a breakthrough discovery… or did he? While in his Finnish classroom, Walker noticed a boy nearly zombified and upset during the third day of class. When he pulled the student aside and asked him why, the answer became crystal clear. In Finland, teachers and students … [Read more...]
Importance of Friends
ADHD Kids Need Friends, and Friends Don't Come Easy Many parents worry about their kids' friendships, but for kids with ADHD, friends can be more difficult to make and even more important to have. Relationships of all kinds requires numerous complex and intertwining skills that come naturally through childhood development for most, but some of these skills … [Read more...]
ADHD Risk Factors
Risk Factors: (from a Mayo Clinic Perspective) The Mayo Clinic defines ADHD (attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder) as a chronic condition that affects millions of children in the US. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta puts the number of children aged 3-17 years old diagnosed with ADHD at 5.9 million (2012 survey). Children with … [Read more...]
ADHD and Distraction
Tips to Eliminate Distractions for ADHD Kids Getting organized and doing things in an organized fashion helps to limit distractions for ADHD sufferers and also helps them reinforce a skill that does not come naturally to them. Especially children with ADHD seem quite lost with organization. However, if they are surrounded by clutter, it can lead to great … [Read more...]
Attention Deficit Disorder in the Classroom
The Teachers Role in ADD/ADHD Why do people find it difficult to understand a child with attention deficit disorder? One reason is that it has many faces. Experts remind us that symptoms vary from one child to the next. While the disorder shares common denominators, teachers must bear in mind that it is important for them to establish that the child is … [Read more...]
Schedules and ADHD
The Power of Schedules to Help ADHD Most kids and teens with ADHD seem to have difficulty following directions, and as parents ask, then nag, correct and repeat over and over, it can be frustrating for both the parents and the youth. It is common for youth with ADHD to have difficulty understanding a sequence of events such as steps, order and processes, … [Read more...]