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Time and time again I am reminded that schedules are so important! Last week only going to school one day because of a holiday and snow days took a toll on the kids. Having other routines in place when school changes happen can help ground kids with ADHD. They need soemthing they can predict and rely on. Check out this article!

The Importance of a Daily Schedule for Kids with ADHD: Sample Routines and More Children with ADHD need routine. Reliable schedules for mornings, after school, and bedtime make a tremendous difference in setting expectations, building good habits, and improving ADD-related behavior. Use these recommended templates to wrangle your family's time.

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Holidays can be stressful for all, but know that those of you adulting with ADHD, there are more challenges and you are not alone! Things can feel big and overwhelming. Have grace for yourself and make sure to take what you need to enjoy whatever holiday you celebrate ❤️

When People with ADHD Take on the Holidays, We Always Lose Holiday stress can overwhelm the most organized person, but for adults with ADHD it can be a catastrophe. Here's how to deal.

Every moment whether hard or not is an opportunity.

What do you do to feed your soul? How do you take time to breathe and fill your cup? In a world where we can always be rushing, it is important to take some quiet moments of peace. ❤️ 🌎

We have to make a world where all are accepted for their differences and celebrated, not put down because they don’t “fit the mold”.

An I retesting look at ADHD with other symptoms.

10 Commonly Misdiagnosed ADHD Symptoms Mood swings. Sleeplessness. Oppositional behavior. If you or your child exhibits these ADHD symptoms, you may rightfully get a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Or you may have another condition altogether. How to tell if your doctor got your evaluation right.

Constantly trying to learn more about screens and ADHD. We are in an uphill battle with this and I am sure some of you are too! This was an interesting read

Why Screens Mesmerize Our Teens — and How to Break the Trance Their loot boxes and Snapstreaks are designed to hook us. For some, the draw of video games and social media is so strong it can fuel problematic, disordered behaviors. Here, understand digital addiction and how to help teens with ADHD develop healthy behaviors around screen use.

What superpowers 🦸‍♂️ can you recognize?

“ADHD Superpowers:” Toxic Positivity vs. Celebration of Strengths When we refer to ADHD superpowers, are we dismantling ADHD myths or perpetuating toxic positivity? Could it be both? Below, ADDitude readers reflect on their ADHD traits and how they view them.

Let’s work hard today and always to shine a light on our loved ones with ADHD! What can you do to help them be seen and recognize that they are amazing just as they are? ❤️

Add chess champion to the list of amazing things this ADHD brain can do! Super proud of my son and how his wonderful brain works!

I love this insight into the ADHD brain and emotional dyregulation. An important read for parents, teachers and those who work with children.

How to Control Your Anger When ADHD Emotional Reactivity Kicks In Yes, the ADHD brain is wired to overreact and to feel emotions intensely. But you are not your ADHD reactivity. Here, learn how to change your reactive, habitual anger responses with thoughtful, soothing responses.

Being in a relationship is so hard! Understanding each other and communicating effectively take practice, time and effort. ADHD impacts relationships in many ways. It is so important to learn how to be understanding and supportive.
Check out this article from Additude magazine

Q: “How Can I Stop Taking My Wife’s ADHD Personally?” “The important thing to recognize is that your wife’s challenges are not by choice. When she loses track of time or gets distracted, it’s not because she’s being self-indulgent. It’s because she has a disorder that makes it difficult for her to resist distractions and effectively silences ...

Accepting yourself as a masterpiece and working on yourself at the same time is important! Growth is something we should all be reaching toward. To learn, to change, to grow while also knowing we are wonderful just as we are 😍

With yourself, your child, your loved one with ADHD! This can be a very overwhelming time of year for all of us, keep in mind that the stresses of the holiday season can be even harder for those with ADHD. Be patient, be kind and never assume you know anything!

An interesting and helpful podcast!

Attention-Deficit Neuropsychology (ADHD) Part 1 with Dr. Russell Barkley — alie ward Focus. Productivity. Relationships. Distraction. Neurodiversity. How do you know if you have ADHD? How can you get others to understand your ADHD brain? What are your treatment options and how can they help? In Part 1, we talk racing thoughts, brilliant brains and the causes and effects of Attention

Holidays can be hard with family that doesn’t always understand the neurodiverse people in our lives. Check out this article for some helpful hints for the holiday season!

Family Dynamics on ADHD: 5 Rules for Dealing with Relatives’ Judgment Every holiday season, we face a persistent challenge: how to respond to family members who don’t understand ADHD and yet feel compelled to share their discipline and parenting advice (often loudly). While every family dynamic is unique, here are some general rules strategies, and scripts for handl...

Praise could be a key that unlocks some success, good feelings and happiness in your ADHD child. Love this article!

"You Are Wonderful!" How Praise Triggers Better Control in the ADHD Brain My daughter was starting to hate herself because all day long she was told — by me, her teachers, her friends — that she was constantly messing up. Doing it wrong. Misbehaving. Here are the five ways we used humor and praise to save my daughter. And me.

What is ADHD and how has the definition changed?

What Is ADHD? Definition, Myths & Truth Our understanding of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has grown significantly over the last decade; the definition of ADHD is changing. Here, the director of the Yale Clinic for Attention and Related Disorders explains findings from ADHD research and how it impacts diagnostic criteria, treat...

Comorbidities are so common with neurodiversity. Something to consider when looking at a diagnosis, it could be more than one thing.

October is ADHD Awareness month.

It seems that ADHD has gotten a bad wrap over a long period time. Many years ago, it was a stigma and people did not want to get disagnosed. In more recent times it has become something that was "over-diagnosed" and laughed about. "Everyone has ADHD!" For those actually living with ADHD, it is important that we all learn and understand what it really means, and avoid the misconceptions about this very real neurodiveristy.

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Making friends can be a challenge for all of us, here is a great article if your child is currently struggling with making friends.

Free Friendship Guide for Kids with ADHD Social skills don't always come naturally to kids with ADHD. Parents can help kids make keep friends (and keep them) with the strategies in this free download from ADDitude.

Celebrate all the progress, it is a journey and it isn’t easy💕

School is back in swing, but are you and your family? Transitions and adjusting to changes have a lot of families rattled and unhappy! Busy schedules are starting back up and the grind can be tough on the whole family.

What are you doing to stay positive and on top of all that is going on your for or your children?

Hi 👋 I am Leslie and I am a mom to two amazing children who also happen to be neurodiverse. In an effort to learn and become the best mom for my kids I studied and became a life coach specializing in ADHD. I am here if you are seeking answers, searching for support or just want to know that through the hardships of parenting, you are not alone!!

Reach out, share, comment or ask for help. This community to here for all of us ❤️

Identifying your self worth and treating yourself with respect and self love is so important. It is not selfish, it is essential. Your light is important to this world, let it shine ✨

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As the school year starts, the meetings start back up!! This is a great reminder. The IEP and 504 teams are JUST THAT, TEAMS! Working together is impairitive for success. Both sides of the table should show up with ideas to move forward for the child.

Back to school can mean a lot of different feelings and emotions for all, but especially those kids and teachers with ADHD! I am going to share some tips from Additude.com for back to school! Check out my business page as well My Best Self Coaching!

The first couple of weeks can be extra stressful. Meeting new teachers, kids finding their way around to new classrooms or in mnew buildings and trying to meet and make new friends. Just remember, a little stress can have a big impact on functioning.

We are back to school today and it made me really think a lot about what parents may need to consider when summer ends and the year begins. I am happy to say that the anxiety was a bit lower this year for us with my 4th grader and I am super proud of her heading into school with more confidence. She did have a moment last night as I was tucking her in. I am trying to stay positive and not let my personal fears of a difficult transition come into play. This is going to be a great year! Check out this article about Back to School with ADHD!

ADDitude's Back-to-School Guide for ADHD Families This back-to-school season, ADDitude is exploring the Top 10 hurdles to learning with ADHD and learning differences: ADD misinformation, inadequate accommodations, distractibility, executive dysfunction, behavior challenges, homework problems, learning differences, social struggles, lack of collabor...

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Dyslexia can often be undiagnosed or overlooked in children. Some of the signs of dylexia show up similar to ADHD, this interesting article explains why.

The Dyslexia-ADHD Overlap: Why Evaluators Confuse the Conditions ADHD and dyslexia share many features and frequently co-occur — an overlap that makes identifying and distinguishing the conditions a challenge – especially if both are indeed present. Here, learn why evaluators confuse ADHD and dyslexia, and how to get a clearer picture.