Advocacy
ABC News: What Can You Learn From A Rogue Music Teacher?
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009Welcome back! Be sure to leave your thoughts in the comments below!Being different in a world that has certain expectations tends to get a lot of criticism, especially when you are not a recognized celebrity or superstar (athlete, musician, etc…). But when we suddenly find someone to be an inspiration, their quirkiness is accepted [...]
ADHD Treatment Information: Who Can You Listen To And Actually Believe?
Thursday, February 5th, 2009I became a passionate advocate in the ADHD community for one reason and ONLY one reason.
I wanted to make sure that people were getting the right information from the right people.
It had been my experience through graduate school and while training to become a psychologist (which I stepped away from*) that most people did NOT [...]
Parenting Children With ADHD: Who Is Looking Out For Your Child’s Best Interests?
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009Warning: Today’s post comes with a warning for the feint of heart. I just found out some disturbing news that really solidifies for me (not that I needed more reasons to begin with) the importance of taking an active role in parenting our children.
Why the warning? I am really FIRED UP this morning about [...]
ADHD Support: Don’t Take No For An Answer
Monday, January 19th, 2009Of all the things I can teach my clients, advocacy is probably the most important part of parenting a child with ADHD (or any other type of difference for that matter). I don’t know about most professionals, but that’s the work I do. When I worked as a therapist, and in my work now as [...]