October is ADHD Awareness Month. This post focuses on awareness of – and discarding myths about – ADHD and parenting.
Parenting:
the toughest
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Monthly Archives: October 2012
The Many Faces of AD/HD: AD/HD in the Workplace
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Liz Ahmann
Liz AhmannOctober is ADHD Awareness Month. How aware are you of the impact of ADHD in the workplace?
“I have trouble paying attention in meetings.”
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The Many Faces of AD/HD: AD/HD & Relationships
by Liz Ahmann
Liz AhmannOctober is ADHD Awareness Month. How aware are you of the impact of ADHD on relationships?
What does research say?
A 2004 survey titled “Capturing America’s Attention” found that:
“Adults with ADHD have less stable relationships than …
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The Many Faces of AD/HD: Hispanics with AD/HD
by Liz Ahmann
Liz Ahmann
October is ADHD Awareness Month. This post explores awareness of ADHD among Hispanics in the U.S.
Over the past decade, awareness about and diagnosis of ADHD has increased among minorities in the United States. More wide-spread attention to signs, symptoms and diagnosis has led to an increase in diagnosis among Puerto-Rican children,
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Many Faces of ADHD: African-Americans and AD/HD
by Liz Ahmann
Liz AhmannOctober is ADHD Awareness Month. This post explores awareness of ADHD in the African-American population.
Over the past decade, awareness about and diagnosis of ADHD in minority populations in the United States has increased. In all likelihood, the higher numbers diagnosed represent not an increase in the numbers of individuals with the disorder,
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The Many Faces of AD/HD: AD/HD and Gender
by Liz Ahmann
Liz AhmannOctober is ADHD Awareness Month. This post explores awareness of ADHD and gender.
What does ADHD have to do with gender? What does gender have to do with ADHD?
More than you might expect!
Read on….
GIRLS AND ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is more commonly diagnosed in boys than girls.
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The Many Faces of AD/HD: Varied Ages
by Liz Ahmann
Liz AhmannOctober is ADHD Awareness Month. Awareness of the diverse ways ADHD shows up – at varied ages is the focus of this ADHD Awareness Month post.
When people hear the term ADHD, a common mental picture is that of a hyperactive school aged child.
For a long time,
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Oops! I forgot! (Technology for reminding)
by Liz Ahmann
Liz Ahmann“Oops! I forgot.” How many times do you say that to yourself? If you have AD/HD, plenty I bet. In fact, one of the diagnostic criteria for AD/HD is forgetfulness.
Still, forgetting to do things we have told ourselves need to be done can lead to personal feelings of frustration and to lack of accomplishment.
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