The Best Careers for People With ADHD
Parents of children with ADHD often worry about what their kids will do as adults, questioning whether they will be able to find suitable work and wondering about the best […]
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Can Medication Improve Slow Processing Speed?
Many kids with slow processing speed take medication designed to help children with ADHD. Given that more than 60% of children with ADHD display slow processing speed, this is no […]
How to Help a Child Obsessed with Fortnite
Fortnite is an incredibly popular game among teens and preteens. It’s also powerfully engaging, to the point where many kids are obsessed with Fortnite, and playing Fortnite is all they […]
Screen Time is Not Harmful to Children
Contrary to what American pediatricians have been reporting for years, in a statement just released by British pediatricians, they suggest that screen time use is not harmful to children. While […]
What to do if Your Child Gets Moody and Frustrated after Playing Video Games
Video games such as Fortnite and Minecraft are compelling activities built by masterminds who know how to capture the attention and persistence of players. However, it is this same focus, […]
Video Game Addiction: Is Your Child a Problematic, Passionate, Engaged, or Normal Gamer?
I have written before about how gamers identify themselves. Not being a gamer myself (I am too old and get nauseous playing first-person shooters), I interviewed many of my patients […]
Is your child playing too much Fortnite?
The most frequent concern voiced by parents in my clinical practice is that their kids spend too much time on their screens. This worry is particularly noticeable amongst the parents […]
Five Great Things about ADHD
Many children with mild to modest symptoms of ADHD are not identified with ADHD until they reach middle school. As younger children, their energy and occasional inattentiveness were attributed by […]
Five Reasons That ADHD Is Underdiagnosed in Girls
In the 1960s and 1970s, what we now call ADHD was referred to as “Hyperkinetic Impulse Disorder.” At that time, it was believed that the ratio of boys to girls […]
How Poverty Can Affect Executive Functions in Children
Executive functioning skills are the essential capacities that help kids make better decisions, learn from their mistakes, and set goals. However, these skills often aren’t as fully developed in children […]
