ADHDKCTeen
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ADHDKCTeen is a group for middle and high school students with ADHD who want to empower themselves. With activities and website resources, tweens and teens will be able to learn more about ADHD and Executive Functioning so they can gain independence and learn to thrive.
ADHDKCTeen
3y ago
We’ve decided to merge the ADHDKCTeen site with the parent organization’s website.
Find us at ADHDKC.org!
The post We’re moving… appeared first on ADHDKCTeen ..read more
ADHDKCTeen
3y ago
Take our quiz and learn more about the answers with the links below the quiz.
Diagnosis of ADHD
8 Things That Go Into an ADHD Evaluation for a Child (Understood)
How ADHD is diagnosed after high school (Understood)
What does brain imaging tell us about ADHD?
Treatments for ADHD
What’s the best ADHD treatment?
Supplements for ADHD (Quest for Health KC)
Study Finds That ADHD Medication Reduces Risk of Drug Abuse for People With ADHD (Understood)
Special diets for ADHD (Quest for Health KC)
Causes of ADHD and its relation to intelligence
Labels – Why should my child be diagnosed? (Quest for Heal ..read more
ADHDKCTeen
3y ago
Week 4’s video to honor ADHD Awareness Month tackles common myths about ADHD.
Common Myths that are NOT True:
1. ADHD is just bad behavior from poor parenting.
2. If you can focus for a long time you don’t have ADHD.
3. Eliminating sugar and eating clean will fix ADHD.
4. People always outgrow ADHD.
5. Successful people can’t have ADHD.
6. Smart people can’t have ADHD.
7. The medications to treat ADHD will lead to drug abuse.
8. ADHD is just an excuse for laziness. They should just try harder.
Resources:
Hyperfocus: The Flip Side of ADHD? (Child Mind Institute)
ADHD and the Myth of Lazines ..read more
ADHDKCTeen
3y ago
Week 3 of ADHD Awareness Month’s question is one of the most commonly asked:
What’s the best treatment for ADHD?
If you missed the first two weeks:
What are Executive Functions and how are they related to ADHD?
What does ADHD look like at different ages?
Resources:
CHADD’s Toolkit has fantastic information and printables: https://chadd.org/nrc-toolkit/
Parent to Parent: Family Training on ADHD provides parents with a comprehensive understanding of ADHD as well as strategies to improve life at home and school.https://chadd.org/parent-to-parent/
Understood (use their search bar for ADHD)
Heal ..read more
ADHDKCTeen
3y ago
We’re honoring ADHD Awareness Month this year with a weekly video about ADHD.
This week’s question: What does ADHD look like at different ages?
See Week 1’s video about Executive Functioning.
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ADHDKCTeen
3y ago
Each Sunday during October 2020 we are answering a new question about ADHD in honor of ADHD Awareness Month.
Question 1: What are executive functions and how are they related to ADHD? ADHD is not just a problem with attention and hyperactivity.
Some people can have sustained attention on things they enjoy despite struggling to maintain focus on the task at hand. Others don’t have hyperactivity at all.
The name ADHD can be misleading but it is a diagnosis that physicians and psychologists can diagnose. Executive functioning is a term used to describe how the brain manages tasks, not a diagnosis ..read more