October marks ADHD Awareness Month! Let’s kick this off by focusing on how you can live with more acceptance of ADHD — as an individual,… Read More »Celebrate ADHD Awareness Month by Accepting the Wonderful Uniqueness of Living with ADHD
Social anxiety is a fear that people will scrutinize you in either familiar or unfamiliar social situations, and this negative judgment will have harmful effects… Read More »Social Anxiety and ADHD: How to better manage anxiety with supportive planning and preparation
Handling tasks and obligations we don’t enjoy is a part of everyday life. There are always meals to cook, laundry to do and garbage to… Read More »Low Motivation and ADHD: Using ‘GRIT’ to tackle the essential tasks when you’re just not interested
As we continue to celebrate ADHD Awareness Month, I’d like to offer you support and suggestions for dealing with people who don’t understand what it’s… Read More »ADHD Misconceptions: How to respond to 4 damaging false beliefs and assumptions about ADHD
Have you ever asked your teen with ADHD to start their homework–over and over–and, still, they don’t sit down to do it? Even if they’re… Read More »Starting Tasks with ADHD: How to help kids and teens feel motivated to get the ball rolling!
Does it ever seem like you have way too much to do, and every task looks equally important and daunting? Many kids and adults with… Read More »Planning and Prioritizing Practices for ADHD Brains: What’s the plan, and when do you start?!
Neurodiverse families often struggle with emotional reactivity and verbal impulse control. Negative feelings and unpleasant words can intensify in the blink of an eye. Still,… Read More »Tone of Voice Awareness in Neurodiverse Families: How to practice self-regulation in family conflicts
Have you ever said something to your child or teen that you wished you could take back? In the heat of the moment, it’s all… Read More »Cooling Down Conversations in Neurodiverse Families: De-escalate and do-over with ‘WAIT-Now’ and ‘Take Back of the Day’
Projects can be difficult. Whether you’re putting off a project, or just slugging through each part of it over the course of what seems like… Read More »Personal Project Planners for ADHD Minds: Start managing tasks, time and ideas with this creative tool!
Just when we thought we’d turned a corner in the COVID war, the virus is rearing its ugly head again. As kids go back to… Read More »Return to School with ADHD and COVID Uncertainty (again)