ADHD Weekly 2017-05-18

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Get Ready for Summer: Tips for Parents

Join the discussion. Summer vacation begins soon. Are you ready? When you have one or more children affected by ADHD, now is the time to start making your summer plan. Families affected by ADHD do well when there is structure. When school is out for the summer, parents must create that needed structure. Paula L.…



Does age affect an ADHD evaluation?

Join the discussion. There can be almost a year between the ages of a group of children in a first grade classroom. Could that age gap play a role in the diagnosis of a child with ADHD? Children as young as four years old may be evaluated for ADHD, with behavioral management and parent training…



Take a Summer Break? Medication Holidays for Your Child

Join the discussion. Some parents decide on a medication holiday during the summer months or during an extended holiday, when their children affected by ADHD don’t need to focus intently, as they do during school.  A medication holiday is a planned period of time, for medical or evaluation purposes, when prescribed medication therapy is put…