CHADD Blogs
The CHADD Leadership Blog
A regular commentary on issues related to ADHD by
CHADD’s CEO and occasional guest commentaries by
other CHADD leaders. CHADD CEO Ruth Hughes, PhD, is a
former member of CHADD's board of directors and previously served as
Deputy CEO and Chief Program Officer. A clinical psychologist by
training, she is the mother of an adult son with ADHD who is
thriving. Ruth was CEO of IAPSRS (now USPRA) for
seventeen years, and has also been CEO of a state
association for rehabilitation and a large psychiatric rehabilitation
program affiliated with Johns Hopkins Hospital. Read
the CHADD Leadership Blog
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You and Me… and Adult ADHD
Appears on the first Tuesday of
every month. Nationally renowned expert Gina Pera explores adult ADHD as
well as its impact on relationships. A journalist based in the San
Francisco Bay area, Pera is the author of Is It You, Me, or Adult
ADD? Stopping the Roller Coaster When Someone You Love Has Attention
Deficit Disorder. For the past ten years, she has researched and
written about adult ADHD while also advocating for better awareness and
treatment standards. Read
the You and Me... and Adult ADHD blog
Coach Nancy
Appearing on the second Tuesday of
every month, this blog addresses issues related to coaching and
ADHD. Nancy Ratey is a nationally recognized coach and former
CHADD professional advisory board member. She is one of the foremost
authorities on personal and professional coaching for adults with ADHD.
As one of the founders of the ADHD coaching profession, Nancy has been
active for the last two decades in developing programs and lecturing on
issues related to ADHD. Read the Coach Nancy blog
ADHD and School Success
Appears on the third Tuesday of every month. Need tips for teaching
students with ADHD? An educational consultant based in the
Atlanta area, Joan Teach has developed many strategies to assist
children and adults with ADHD in understanding their own learning
styles. Her passion is designing games and simulations as unique
learning interventions. Read the ADHD and School Success blog
Creative Parenting
Appearing on the fourth Tuesday of every month, this blog
addresses issues related to parenting and ADHD. Nadine Taylor-Barnes
speaks regularly to schools and other audiences about parenting children
and teens with ADHD. A former high-tech executive, Taylor-Barnes started
advocating for people with ADHD after raising two children with the
disorder and editing her son Blake Taylor's book ADHD &
me—what i learned from lighting fires at the dinner
table. Read the Creative Parenting blog
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