Topic: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

How to Treat ADHD in Adults?

Dr. William Chen | January 18, 2023

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a chronic neurological disorder that profoundly impacts millions of adults across the globe. It is characterized by a lack of concentration, hyperactivity, impulsivity, and difficulty managing emotions. While ADHD is traditionally thought to be a condition exclusive to children, the demand for adult ADHD treatment has grown significantly in recent years. A primary factor influencing ...

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Mastering Attentiveness: How To Enhance Executive Functioning In Your Child

Dr. Tali Shenfield | September 1, 2018

If you are the parent of a hyperactive, inattentive, or forgetful child, you know how destructive such behaviours can be: Schoolwork goes uncompleted, rooms remain messy, toys stay strewn around the house where they could easily cause injury, etc. No matter how much you scold, encourage, or plead with your child, he (or she) just doesn't seem to learn; moreover, ...

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Optimizing Your Child’s Executive Functioning

Dr. Tali Shenfield | January 28, 2015

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 developmental stepping stone in virtually every area of child’s life. But what is ‘executive functioning’ and how does it relate to your child’s development into a teenager and young adult? First, executive ...

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How to Manage Anxiety and Depression in Children and Teens with ADHD

Dr. Tali Shenfield | October 30, 2014

The Link Between ADHD and Depression in Teens 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. This, however, is a very real challenge for over half of the families of children with an ADHD diagnosis. ...

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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 developmental challenges such as ADHD/ADD, executive dysfunction, a learning disability or a disorder on the autism spectrum. Many of ...

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Mother of Five ADHD Children Shares Her Parenting Tips

Lisa Aro | April 13, 2014

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 and my husband have severe combined type Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).  We enjoy being together though there are times when we're all over ...

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The Medication for ADHD Conundrum

Dr. Tali Shenfield | March 12, 2014

When considering medication for ADHD, child benefits must be carefully weighed by parents. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood, estimated to affect around 9.4% of children in the US. With rising rates of diagnosis, more parents are faced with the difficult decision of whether or not to put their child on medication ...

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Is it Bipolar Disorder or ADHD? Can your Child be Misdiagnosed?

Anna Kaminsky | February 20, 2014

ADHD misdiagnosis as a bipolar disorder often occurs due to similarity of symptoms, making an accurate diagnosis challenging. 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 serious mental health condition called Bipolar Disorder. These two conditions often ...

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