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A life with ADHD

Build understanding of how to live with ADHD over time. This comprehensive course, developed by the University of Geneva, is broken down into short videos. Watch the entire series or choose specific topics of interest, such as creating a treatment strategy.

Resource Type: Video | Diagnosis: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder | Language: English
Ages: Adolescence and Beyond | Audience: Family, Educator

ADHD 101 – Why Kids With ADHD Need Different Parenting Strategies

Learn about three changes adults can make to help children with ADHD follow instructions and be successful, presented by psychologist Erin Gonzalez at Seattle Children’s.

Resource Type: Video | Diagnosis: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder | Language: English
Ages: Early Childhood, School-Age, Adolescence and Beyond | Audience: Family

ADHD and School Toolkit

This toolkit for families provides examples for setting up daily routines and behavior tracking systems, as well as additional resources to help students with ADHD in school, provided by the National Resource Center on ADHD, a program of CHADD.

Resource Type: Activity | Diagnosis: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder | Language: English
Ages: Early Childhood, School-Age, Adolescence and Beyond | Audience: Family, Educator

ADHD: ¿Debería mi hijo tomar medicamentos para el ADHD?

Healthwise, Incorporated proporciona información sobre las opciones de tratamiento y herramientas para ayudar a las familias a decidir si su hijo debe tomar medicamentos para el TDAH. Esta guía incluye preguntas frecuentes sobre medicamentos y una tabla para comparar los riesgos y beneficios de la medicación frente a otras opciones.

Resource Type: Publication | Diagnosis: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder | Language: Spanish
Ages: Edad escolar | Audience: Familia

ADHD: Should My Child Take Medicine for ADHD?

Healthwise, Incorporated provides information about treatment options and tools to help families decide if their child should take medicine for ADHD. This guide includes FAQs about medications and a chart to compare the risks and benefits of medication versus other options.

Resource Type: Publication | Diagnosis: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder | Language: English
Ages: School-Age, Adolescence and Beyond | Audience: Family

Autism Speaks

Autism Speaks is dedicated to creating an inclusive world for all individuals with autism throughout their lifespan. We do this through advocacy, services, supports, research and innovation, and advances in care for autistic individuals and their families.

Resource Type: Website | Diagnosis: Autism Spectrum Disorder | Language: English
Ages: Early Childhood, School-Age, Adolescence and Beyond | Audience: Child, Family

Behavior Therapy for ADHD

UT Physicians presents behavioral therapy strategies, based on the principles of praising or rewarding good behavior and allowing natural consequences for unwanted behaviors. Applying these techniques in a consistent way can help children’s behavior and interactions with others.

Resource Type: Publication | Diagnosis: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder | Language: English
Ages: Early Childhood, School-Age, Adolescence and Beyond | Audience: Family, Educator

Breaking Down Assignments and Tasks

This video for teens and their families highlights how to break down larger classroom assignments into smaller, more manageable steps. The University of Maryland ADHD Program provides an example of how to use this strategy in the context of completing a science project.

Resource Type: Activity | Diagnosis: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder | Language: English
Ages: School-Age, Adolescence and Beyond | Audience: Child, Family, Educator

Calmando nuestras mentes y cuerpos

Ayude a los niños a desarrollar estrategias para calmar y regular el cerebro y el cuerpo. Acceda a una cuenta gratuita en cliengage.org para ver esta actividad para el salón de clases de pre-kínder/kínder en la Colección de actividades CIRCLE de la organización Children’s Learning Institute.

Resource Type: Activity | Diagnosis: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder | Language: Spanish
Ages: Niñez temprana, Edad escolar | Audience: Educador

Calming Our Brains and Bodies

Help children develop strategies to calm and regulate their brains and bodies. Log into a free account at cliengage.org to view this pre-K/kindergarten classroom activity in the CIRCLE Activity Collection from the Children’s Learning Institute.

Resource Type: Activity | Diagnosis: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder | Language: English
Ages: Early Childhood, School-Age | Audience: Educator