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All students intend to do well. For students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), executive function deficits often cause a disconnect between intention and action.

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How to Help Your Child Make Friends & Fully Participate in Summer Camp

Summer camp offers a rare opportunity for kids to build social skills and form long-lasting friendships. This promise is particularly attractive to parents of neurodivergent kids, for whom camp may offer a clean social slate.Indeed, a recent survey during the ADDitude webinar, "Choosing the Best Summer Camps for Your ADHD Child: A Guide for Parents," revealed that 62% of caregivers said "making and spending time with friends" was a top priority for their child's summer season.Here are attendees' full responses to our poll question: "When you think about your child's summer plans, what are your top 3 priorities?"Read on for strategies to help your child connect with fellow campers, plus answers to your top questions about helping your child navigate social challenges at camp, provided by Ryan Wexelblatt, LCSW, ADHD-CCSP, owner and director of Trip Camp.Most children with ADHD do not need to attend a specialized camp program.

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5 Common ADHD Relationship Hot Spots — and Solutions

The ADHD effect on romantic relationships is substantial. Though often thrilling and fulfilling, ADHD relationships are invariably influenced by the condition's symptoms and traits — from emotional dysregulation to difficulty focusing.

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8 Vital Questions About ADHD Medications for Children: Side Effects, Med Breaks & More

Decades of research establish that medication, particularly stimulant medication, effectively treats attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. Still, questions and concerns about ADHD medications for children abound — and for good reason.

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7 Executive Functioning Deficits That Deflate Motivation for Teens with ADHD

Lackluster and inconsistent motivation are part and parcel of ADHD. From a lack of self-confidence to a desire for autonomy (and its corollary, defiance), tweens and teens with ADHD struggle to get and stay motivated — especially on the tough stuff — for myriad reasons.Deficits in executive function (EF) — the brain tools that allow us to plan, organize, prioritize, initiate, and meet our goals — are a major contributor to motivation challenges in adolescents with ADHD.

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What Causes Procrastination? And What Causes It to Stop?

“Why do we put off doing things knowing we’ll feel a lot better as soon as we tackle them?”Procrastination is an age-old problem that is amplified in people with ADHD. From executive dysfunction to emotional regulation challenges, ADHD symptoms and traits increase the likelihood that we’ll procrastinate and put off tasks — especially ones that tax or tire or bore or overwhelm our ADHD brains.

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Top Emotion Regulation Difficulties for Youth with ADHD

Is your child’s irritability a normal, age-appropriate reaction or an indication of emotion regulation difficulties (ERD)? It’s difficult to tell, leaving many caregivers feeling anxious and uncertain about their child’s diagnosis.A further complication: youth with ADHD are at higher risk for developing mood disorders, such as disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD) or oppositional defiant disorder.During a recent ADDitude webinar on irritability, we asked nearly 1,000 attendees, “What is the most challenging aspect of emotion regulation for your child or patient?” Here are the answers they gave:Comments and questions submitted during the webinar, titled “Emotion Regulation Difficulties in Youth: ADHD Irritability vs. DMDD vs.

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The Lifestyle Factors That Ease — and Worsen — ADHD Symptoms in Children

Stimulant medications and behavioral therapy are considered first-line treatments for ADHD in children, but caregivers know that multimodal treatment plans work best for easing symptoms. What does “multimodal” look like in real life? In a recent ADDitude poll of about 1,000 webinar attendees, about 50% said stimulants and/or non-stimulants have “improved their child’s ADHD-associated learning and behavior challenges the most.” The other half said the following lifestyle factors had the biggest impact:Comments and questions submitted during the webinar, titled “Genes and the Environment: How Biology and Exposures Contribute to ADHD in Children,” centered on the lifestyle and environmental factors with the biggest impact on ADHD symptoms.Diet, exercise, and sleep are the Big Three — the lifestyle changes with the most significant, most scientifically proven effect on ADHD.

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Nutrition, Exercise, Sleep: Which Natural Treatments Help Kids with ADHD?

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends treating ADHD in children with medication and behavioral therapy, however many families investigate and try natural treatments as well. During a recent ADDitude webinar titled, “Lifestyle Changes with the Biggest Impact on Kids with ADHD,” we received hundreds of questions from parents interested in leveraging sleep, nutrition, exercise, and mindfulness to manage their kids’ ADHD.

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Meet the Teacher: 5 Ways to Improve Back-to-School Communication

Communication is the not-so-secret sauce that binds any good relationship. In the back-to-school season, effective communication between parents and teachers can set the stage for success.

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Considering Collaborative Care? Here Are 5 Commonly Asked Questions

Integrated behavioral health care revolves around collaboration between primary care and behavioral health professionals in a shared setting. A pediatrician, psychiatrist, and social worker, for example, all share pertinent information about a patient in order to ensure that no health considerations or solutions are overlooked, no symptoms are misconstrued, no time or effort is wasted, and no pain points are left unaddressed.Though this approach has produced improved outcomes for patients and clinicians, it is still largely underutilized.

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