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ADHD AWARENESS MONTH – DAY 8 ACTIVITY

October is ADHD Awareness Month – an international movement to educate the public and create greater awareness of and understanding about attention deficit disorder.

I am determined to help spread the word – and I invite you to spread the word with me!

Here’s one way you can spread the word today:

DAY 8 ADHD AWARENESS MONTH ACTION STEP

Wondering what ADHD looks like?

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ADHD AWARENESS DAY 7

October is ADHD Awareness Month – an international movement to educate the public and create greater awareness of and understanding about attention deficit disorder.

I am determined to help spread the word – and I invite you to spread the word with me!

Here’s one way you can spread the word today:

ADHD AWARENESS MONTH –

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ADHD AWARENESS – DAY 6 ACTIVITY

October is ADHD Awareness Month – an international movement to educate the public and create greater awareness of and understanding about attention deficit disorder.

I am determined to help spread the word – and I invite you to spread the word with me!

Here’s one way you can spread the word today:

ADHD AWARENESS MONTH –

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ADHD AWARENESS DAY 5

October is ADHD Awareness Month – an international movement to educate the public and create greater awareness of and understanding about attention deficit disorder.

I am determined to help spread the word – and I invite you to spread the word with me!

Here’s one way you can spread the word today:

ADHD AWARENESS MONTH –

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Estimating Time: An Experiment

Many of my clients want to improve their time management skills. In breaking down the components of time management, one crucial skill is estimating how long different tasks take.

For example, for students to plan homework, it can help to have a general idea of how long various assignments take,

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ADHD AWARENESS MONTH DAY 2

October is ADHD Awareness Month – an international movement to educate the public and create greater awareness and understanding about attention deficit disorder.

I am committed to spreading the word, and invite you to join me and help spread the word too!

The ADHD Awareness Month Coalition has made it easy for us.

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Ritalin for ADHD: Normalizing Brain Activity in Kids?

“Our doctor said my son has ADHD and told us that using stimulant medication, such as Ritalin, might help. But, I don’t like the idea of my son taking medicine. And can’t Ritalin have harmful effects?”

Many parents wonder about the risks and benefits of ADHD medication for their children.

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Parenting Children with ADHD: Resources for the Adventure

If you are parenting a child or children with ADHD and find it challenging, you are not alone!

In an article titled “Welcome to Holland,” Emily Kingsley described the experience parenting a child with a disability as a journey:

It’s like planning,

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Focus: a Tool Box of Tips

“I feel like my brain is in a fog half the time.”

“I can be distracted by by a noise, by something I see, or just by things going on in my head.”

“I might start on my homework but after a while I find that my mind has just drifted off.

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Motivating Teens: 10 Tips

If you’re the parent of a teen with ADHD, do you sometimes find yourself frustrated that your teen doesn’t follow-thorough? Do you wonder how to get your teen motivated? Perhaps you find yourself frequently criticizing your teen? Are you tired of nagging? Do you argue too often?

In their book Smart but Scattered Teens,

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