Questions Surrounding ADHD
-Should I still hold my child accountable for expected behaviors?
-How to know when to medicate my child?
-How do we address ADHD and anxiety together?
-Will the severity change as time goes by? Will they grow out of it?
-Is it a biological issue with the brain?
-What will happen to it over time? Will it worsen after puberty?
-How does it affect learning apart from attention?
-My child can pay attention to something they’re interested in for hours. Do they really have ADHD?
-What happens when ADHD and mild language problems are comorbid?
-How do my expectations need to shift?
-How should I talk to my kid with ADHD?
-Should I tell them they have ADHD?
-How can I communicate with my child most effectively?
-Is my child at the right school?
-What does my kid’s teacher need to know? What can they do?
-Just need frequent breaks, noo, contrary to popular belief
-Are breaks really the answer/solution to sustaining attention?
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Three sub-types
Learning memory, emotional regulation, disorder of person’s ability to regulate inputs and outputs, regulatory mechanism, frontal-lobe dopamine