Living well with ADHD, Anxiety, and Autistic Stress
Advice from our Maryland Therapists for LGBTQIA+ families, neurodiverse families, and YOU
FREE Webinar: Maximizing Your Child's Independence in Online School
We gathered on Zoom this week to answer parent questions about online school. This hour long conversation is packed full of parenting help and tools to help your child meet behavioral expectations during learning time.
Online School with ADHD: How to Maximize Success and Minimize Stress
Wondering how to make online school work for your child? In your family? With ADHD or executive function difficulties in the mix? We’ve got you covered. And our parenting help works for non-ADHD families too!
When ADHD is Traveling with You (Planning Vacations with Your ADHD Child)
My middle schooler and I recently traveled through Alaska with a school group. This was the first time I brought my child on a trip I hadn’t planned myself, and it was a bit of a shock. Even as a child and family therapist who specializes in ADHD, I somehow neglected to think about the challenges that long hours of scheduled activities and daily packing/unpacking would bring.
Supporting Your Child’s Independence: Summer Camp Edition
You’ve already filled out the forms, paid the bill, and labeled their clothes. Now it’s time to get your children to their summer camps! Whether you’re racing to catch the camp bus, nurturing an anxious child through the transition to a new place, or helping your ADHD kiddo find that elusive other shoe, there’s added stress for parents this time of year.
Special Needs Parents, We See You!
Your children may not yet have the time or the skills to tell you how much you help them, so we want you to know that we see the work you do every day. We are excited for you when your child reaches a new milestone (every step counts!), and awed by the tireless work you do to help him/her get there. The effort you put it does make a difference, and it’s a big one.
Getting Things Done with ADHD
When someone in your household has ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, with or without hyperactivity), it changes the way your family functions. Here are a few ground rules from our ADHD therapists to help you get it all done.
What is Executive Function?
Executive Function is not a diagnosis or an assessment of whether we have the skills to be a CEO someday. Executive Function is the work our brain does behind the scenes to put our intent into action. I