How to Improve Your Working Memory and Attention
Few other cognitive functions have received as much attention in recent neurological research as working memory. Working memory helps us absorb and process the enormous amount of information that we...
View ArticleYour Therapeutic Furry Friend
In recent years, doctors started recommending to their patients the use of animal-assisted therapy (also called “pet therapy”) in order to augment medical treatment of various diseases. This type of...
View ArticlePrincipal Symptoms of ADHD in Children and Teenagers
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most prevalent mental health problems affecting children in the United States. It is widely discussed in popular mental health articles,...
View Article8 Learning Strategies for ADHD Children
Do you remember sitting through 3-hour long lecture classes in college and thinking about everything other than whatever topic the professor was covering? Can you think of a time that you had an...
View ArticleIs it Bipolar Disorder or ADHD? Can your Child be Misdiagnosed?
If you follow news, you must know about the explosion in the number of children and teenagers being diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Many parents also aware of very...
View ArticleThe Medication for ADHD Conundrum
Success or failure: to medicate or not. There are many doctors, parents, teachers, psychologists, and complete strangers who will give you their experiences and opinions about medication for Attention...
View ArticleMother of Five ADHD Children Shares Her Parenting Tips
I love my family. My husband and I have been married for 23 years. We have six amazing children. I may be biased but I find them unique, creative, smart, energetic, and goodhearted. Of the six, five...
View ArticleHow to Develop an “Inner Coach” in teens with ADHD and Executive Dysfunction
We love our children and when we see them struggling with school or in their social lives we want to do everything we can to help them. This is especially true if they have any one of a number of...
View ArticleHow to Manage Anxiety and Depression in Children and Teens with ADHD
Raising a child or teen with ADHD/ADD can seem quite overwhelming, but when these conditions are combined with a co-occurring mood disorder this can truly be a challenging situation for any parent....
View ArticleOptimizing Your Child’s Executive Functioning
As popular media started using psychological term ‘executive functions’, more and more parents are learning about the importance of increasing executive functioning capabilities as a critical...
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