ADHD

“A Cognitive Collaborator:” How Adults with ADHD Are Using ChatGPT

ChatGPT exists to serve. The AI-powered chatbot, now a year old, has become one of the most wildly popular language tools on the Internet. It’s collaborative and conversational. It’s easy to access and quick to respond. Assuming you double check its accuracy, ChatGPT can be your self-hel...
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Treatment Rates for Youth with Mental Disorders Are Consistently Low: International Study

Treatment rates worldwide are consistently low for children and adolescents with diagnosed mental disorders, according to an international study published by 1 that showed significant variations in treatment by age, inco...
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“How I Finally Stopped Biting the Skin Around My Nails”

Ever since I can remember, I’ve chewed or picked at something. My mom tried to get me to quit when I was a kid, but this was back in the early 1970s, when body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRB) weren’t exactly a hot topi...
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The Best and Worst Gifts for Children with ADHD

The perfect holiday gift is seldom obvious. Just because it’s on your child’s wish list or strategically placed by the register doesn’t mean you should bring it home. Finding a gift they’ll truly love — and one that won’t trigger headaches or fights — begins by considering what...
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“How Educators’ Implicit Bias Stifles Neurodivergent Learners”

During a recent training session I led on inclusion and learning differences in the classroom, I posed the following question – a tough one – to the teachers in the audience: “Raise your hand if, upon discovering that you have a neurodivergent student in your class, your immediate, unf...
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Q: “Is It Fair to Ignore Inappropriate Behaviors from Students with ADHD?”

Q: “As a teacher, I sometimes struggle to ignore negative or inappropriate behaviors from students with ADHD. I worry about the fairness of ignoring these behaviors that other students would otherwise be called out on.”

The longer I’ve spent in this field, the more I’ve c...
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Q: “How Can I Encourage Kindness Toward My Students with ADHD?”

Q: “As a teacher, how can I encourage my students to be supportive of their fellow classmates with ADHD? An inclusive classroom environment is my goal.”

Students with ADHD thrive in a posi...
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Remembering Behavioral Therapy Advocate William E. Pelham, Jr., Ph.D.

William E. Pelham, Jr., Ph.D., a child psychologist, contributor, and proponent of behavioral therapy for children with ADHD, died on October 21, 2023. He was 75.
Founding director of the Center for Children and Fa...
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“Yes, You Really Do Belong in College”

Attending the University of Notre Dame was always my dream. I loved the mission of the university and wanted to continue the legacy of my grandfather and great-grandfather. I vividly remember when my grandfather took me to a football game as an eighth grader. We went to the Grotto and lit ca...
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Q: “Competitive Parents Make Me Question My Parenting Skills. How Can I Reclaim My Confidence?”

Q: “How do I gain more confidence in my parenting abilities around competitive parents? When friends ask questions about my child, I always answer honestly and humbly. Then, the comparisons start. I know this is a ‘me’ problem. I don’t know how to deal with it effectively other than ...
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