The Truth Behind ADHD

I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about very young children being diagnosed with ADHD…  Parents want to know: Can my child be diagnosed at <insert age here>? How do I know if it’s ADHD or not? What should I be looking for? How can I help my child? These are all great questions [...]

I want to shout out loud – “It’s NEVER too late for change.”  It’s NEVER too late to make a difference in your child’s life. And it’s certainly NEVER too late to start supporting and encouraging their differences! Yet, I have to caution everyone that just because it is never too late… that doesn’t mean [...]

Last night I had the great pleasure of being involved in a health and wellness fair at a local area school.  I had been invited to be the guest speaker, to a group of parents, about anxiety in elementary school children. It was a really fun event, and while I hope that I was able [...]

I know it can feel like it, but we don’t just wake up one day and find ourselves suddenly surrounded by struggle – stress – and frustration in any part of our lives.  Quite to the contrary, getting to these point starts with a chain of events that quite carefully lead up to the point [...]

Of all the complexities facing children with ADHD, I’m just not certain how much emphasis is placed on developmental progress and milestones.  We’ve talked about ADHD being complicated because of the many factors that influence symptoms, mimic symptoms, exacerbate symptoms, and much more… But how many people are talking about ADHD in context of a [...]

It is a widely held belief that children with ADHD are generally a behavioral problem.  But that’s not entirely accurate.  Just because someone has been diagnosed with ADHD, there is no formula for how they will behave or what characteristics he or she will display. From where I stand, ADHD and bad behavior are two [...]

“When do you feel ‘symptoms’ cross the line from ‘that’s how I am’ to a ‘disorder?” A new friend recently asked me this question, and it really got me thinking.  I’ve always shared with people that I’m NOT a fan of labels, and that I think we need to focus more on behaviors than symptoms.  [...]

Today’s post is really about so much more than just children struggling with ADHD or any other type of learning disability or struggle.   “Paying attention to patterns” I think has more to do with just being able to anticipate what is coming at you. One predominant theme I hear from parents of children with ADHD, [...]

ADHD might mean a lot of things… I have heard all sorts of myths, misunderstandings, and outrageous claims about what it means to have attention deficit disorder.  But what I cannot stand, and what I will NOT tolerate is name calling…  I will NOT tolerate when people think that anyone, especially children, with ADHD are [...]

Yesterday, my family and I (wife, two kids) went to the Museum of Science in Boston, MA.  For many in the Northeast US, it is school vacation week.  I am not sure we really thought of that when we ventured out to the museum with some cousins (who were also on school vacation). As you [...]