ADHD Weekly 2016-08-18

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Learn 6 Tips to Stop Procrastination at School

College starts next week for many young adults and non-traditional students. Keeping ADHD symptoms in check is a constant struggle for college students, many of whom are now creating their own support structures. A recent feature in The Best Schools offers college students the following tips to help study and avoid procrastination: Make good use of…



Dear Teacher, What I’d Like You to Know About My Child…

Dear Teacher: My delightful, smart, creative, and kind of quirky child will be in your classroom this year. He also has ADHD. I am looking forward to you being his teacher, and I want to work with you to make this a successful school year. I know you have prepared for this year, too, and…



CHADD Young Scientists: Where are They Now? Part One

During the past eight years, 19 researchers have received CHADD’s Young Scientist Research Award, presented during its annual international conference on ADHD. CHADD recognizes new researchers in the ADHD fieldwho are making contributions that further our understanding of ADHD. While preparing to announce this year’s winners, we caught up with a number of our past…



When it’s Not Just ADHD―Getting Help at School

Is your child among the majority of children and young adults who is coping with ADHD-plus? More than two-thirds of kids diagnosed with ADHD also have a co-occurring condition, frequently an emotional/behavior disability, or EBD. Students affected by both ADHD and EBD can receive services at school, writes Shari Gent, MS, in They Told Me…