Do you have a child in your family for whom time is an irrelevant construct? One who, after being told to “hurry,” is found eating a cookie on the backyard swing admiring a butterfly? One who exits the house every morning without socks, brushed teeth, completed schoolwork, and/or his backpack? One whose hair is...

What Is Assistive Technology in the Classroom?

Assistive Technology (AT) helps students with ADHD or learning disabilities compensate for their academic challenges while building on their strengths. The right technology can offer to struggling students the confidence and independence they need to thrive and feel good about...

FREE WEBINAR REPLAY WITH RYAN WEXELBLATTListen to “The Social Lives of Boys with ADHD”

Q: “Though academically bright, my 17-year-old son has the emotional and social maturity of a 14 or 15 year old. He has improved his social confidence and independence over the last year, but he’s not confident that...

Early Exposure to Sounds Can Address Hypersensitivity to Noise Associated with Fragile X Syndrome

A research team at the University of California, Riverside, has found exposure to sound -- not sound reduction -- during early development of mice engineered to have Fragile X Syndrome, or FXS,...

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Today I am reviewing a listening comprehension assessment for students 5-21 years of age, entitled the Oral Passage Understanding Scale (OPUS) created by Elizabeth Carrow-Woolfolk, PhD, and Amber M. Klein, PhD, which is available via WPS.

The OPUS is a test of...

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There are many fun yet highly educational therapy activities we can do with our preschool and school-aged clients in the fall. One of my personal favorites is bingo. Boggles World, an online ESL teacher resource actually has a number of ready-made materials,...

Tawas City junior Bren Sowerby has dealt with attention deficit disorder, dissociative disorder and tics since he was five years old. In the spring, Sowerby was hospitalized because of his mental health. The music theater major spent more than half of a month away from classes and is still...

September 30, 2019

Anemia early in pregnancy is tied to a greater risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, and intellectual disabilities in children, according to a recent study published in JAMA Psychiatry¹ that emphasizes the importance of early iron screenings and nutritional...

Best-case scenario: Your child has school accommodations to help manage attention, behavior, emotions, and impulses. Their teachers and the school staff understand ADHD: what it means, how it impacts learning, what range of behaviors it can encompass. They recognize that ADHD doesn’t mean your child is lazy, crazy, or...

Listen to “From Shame and Stigma to Pride and Truth: It’s Time to Celebrate ADHD Differences” with Ned Hallowell, M.D., and William Dodson, M.D.

Click the play button below to listen, or click the download icon to download the podcast and then save it to your device. Mobile users can touch this link to...