Homework can be difficult for most kids during the school year, but it can become a major challenge when you have a child with ADHD. But here’s some good news for exhausted parents: if you take the right steps now, at the beginning of the school year, homework hassles can be kept to a minimum.…
Having a child with Asperger Syndrome in your class will have a different impact on your classroom environment than having a child with autism. But as is the case with all individuals on the autism spectrum, each individual with Asperger Syndrome is different and will present his or her own unique challenges. Children with Asperger…
From the book Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew, 2nd edition (2012, Future Horizons, Inc.) *Reprinted in its entirety with permission of author. Click here for the downloadable PDF. Some days it seems the only predictable thing about it is the unpredictability. The only consistent attribute—the inconsistency. Autism can be baffling, even to those…
Anyone who spends time with ADHD children knows the excessive talking, impulsivity, and strong emotional expressions so characteristic of these young ones. Even though we know that ADHD results from less effective operation of brain mechanisms, parents find it hard sometimes to handle these behaviors. In families, ADHD results in a different life experience for…
ADHD is a “brain difference.” Kids with ADHD have some significant differences in their cognitive ability, emotional sensitivity and activity level when compared to other children. What this means is that their “skill set” is different from 95% of the children in their class. Their working memory is often not as well-developed as it might be in other…
Conference Transcript David: Good evening. I’m David Roberts. I’m the moderator for tonight’s conference. I want to welcome everyone to HealthyPlace.com. Our topic tonight is for Parents of ADD, ADHD Teens. We’ll be covering school issues, social and peer relationships, what to do during the summer, driving issues, how you, as a parent, can help your…
Eight ideas about academic learning you may not know. After a busy day, dinner, and getting the kids to bed, heaven forbid if sifting through a stack of parenting studies isn’t the first way you choose to unwind! Still it’s a shame to miss out on what science can tell us about raising happy learners.…
Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) is gaining momentum amongst behavior therapists across America. A publication in the Western Journal of Nursing Research and the Journal of Developmental Disorders recently advocated for the use of animals, specifically canines, in the treatment of pervasive developmental disorders (PDD). Such disorders include autism, Rett’s, childhood disintegrative disorder, Asperger’s and other PDD…
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Recent studies by the Franciscan Hospital for Children, Boston University, and Drexel University uncovered evidence that developmental rehabilitation through aquatic therapy aided in combating the negative behaviors associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Researchers Maria A. Fragala-Pinkham, Stephen M. Haley, and Margaret E. O’Neil conducted a 14-week program with children diagnosed with ASD to test…