a mom's view of ADHD

ADHD Scholarship Application Deadline 3/30/2012

2012-01-27T08:00:00.001-05:00

It’s no news to readers of {a mom’s view of ADHD} that the symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can be most difficult to manage in school. Under a watchful eye of a parent,...

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College won't kill us but it feels like it.

2012-01-26T09:03:00.000-05:00

Once upon a time, long, long, ago, Clark skipped kindergarten before we knew he had ADHD. The well-intentioned suggestion from his private school and...

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The Dark Side: ADHD and Suicide

2012-01-24T18:07:00.009-05:00

Welcome to your worst nightmare: Your child says he or she wants to die, or even worse, attempts suicide. I get asked a lot about suicide, and given that it's a timely topic on the "A Mom's View of...

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The Song of the ADHD Househusband

2012-01-24T06:00:00.015-05:00

Beep beep BEEEEP - 4:30 AMOut of bed, half-awake at mostHit the shower, hit the kitchen,Make coffee, oatmeal, eggs and toast Wife to work, out the door in rain,I get daughter to school before the...

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Classroom Strategies Series from My Attention Coach: #1 The Classroom

2012-01-23T10:12:00.000-05:00

I want to thank Penny for the invitation to share some classroom strategies here at {a mom’s view of ADHD}. Our goal is to share practical strategies that teachers, social workers and school...

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ADHD has us in irons, but I'm still fighting to turn around and find our tail wind.

2012-01-20T10:07:00.000-05:00

I learned an interesting sailing term recently -- "in irons." When you are in irons, you are sailing against the wind so directly that the boat stalls and is unable to maneuver. You are stuck, to put...

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Adjusting Expectations or Breathe More

2012-01-19T04:00:00.000-05:00

I have a pair of rain boots and snow boots. They are both soaking wet. There is a skateboard in the living room. The snow fort in the front of the house is covered in scrap metal pilfered from...

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THOSE kinds of teachers

2012-01-18T09:19:00.005-05:00

A friend of mine requested this blog topic... hope you find it helpful! I never wanted to be a teacher; let alone an EC teacher. When my mother mentioned this to me, as I was floundering through...

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A Letter to the World From My ADHD Son

2012-01-17T14:27:00.005-05:00

I had another blog post ready to go today, but things changed.My 12 year old son handed me his "Letter to the Editor" assignment. The assignment asked him to write a letter to the editor of a...

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#homeschoolfail, pt. 1

2012-01-11T15:34:00.004-05:00

Little J spent the last year homeschooling. We pulled him out of his public school classroom half-way through 2nd grade because the problems he’d continually experienced in school up to that point –...

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#homeschoolfail, pt. 2

2012-01-11T15:26:00.003-05:00

(read part 1 here)…although J loved having his time as his own, and by focusing on play and being friendly when we were around kids and limiting social encounters to supervised situations he actually...

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a mom's unfinished story {that needs a happy ending}

2012-01-09T06:00:00.010-05:00

Several parents who write for this site also contributed to the book Easy to Love but Hard to Raise, whether in the form of personal essays (Penny Williams, Adrienne Bashista, Frank South, and Pamela...

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Fast Kids Need Fast Pencils: A Simple New Year's Resolution

2012-01-03T00:01:00.000-05:00

Smoother writing means faster writing (and drawing) and less tired hands WHAT: Bazic Pencils #2B DOES: Let's you write more smoothly, less tiring to your hand, good for drawing...

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Tips for a good meeting... and response to questions

2011-12-27T07:45:00.004-05:00

Let's dive into the questions and frustrations many of you expressed on my last article on IEP meetings. Generally, I encourage all of you who are frustrated to bring tape recorders to your...

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The ADHD Christmas Cure

2011-12-22T13:58:00.009-05:00

Most of my memories of childhood Christmas mornings have blended together into a pleasant haze of torn wrapping paper revealing box after box of just what I always wanted and one holding a dopy...

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Product Review: Move Stool provides sensory input to assist with focus

2011-12-20T09:30:00.000-05:00

We talked this week about how movement, fidgeting, is scientifically proven to help focus. Longtime ADHD researcher Dr. Mark Rapport, believes movement is a key component in the ability of...

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I Left A Child Behind! (How I dropped the ball with my non-ADHD child)

2011-12-19T17:04:00.012-05:00

Even though I don't write about the other one much, I really do have two children. One (my 12 year old son, D) has ADHD, the other (my 9 year old daughter, L) does not. If you met them both on the...

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Guest Post: Fidgeting Helps Kids Stay Focused

2011-12-15T15:54:00.001-05:00

Ever tried to do two or more things at once? Like doing homework and listening to music? Or listening to a presentation and doodling while you take notes? Those “mindless” tasks like doodling...

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Helping Our Children Navigate Activities

2011-12-09T06:00:00.006-05:00

Like clockwork, when my ADHD son is confronted with a problem he doesn’t know how to solve, he quits in frustration. Well, often he just says he is quitting, not going, or not doing whatever he had...

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We Need To Ask For Help!

2011-12-08T14:44:00.006-05:00

I broke my leg on Saturday. I won't bore you with all the gory details, but let's just say that the last week has been a tough one for everyone in my family. I've had days in the past where I've...

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An Invitation to Meet a Member of your IEP Team

2011-12-07T10:15:00.004-05:00

So, your child has been diagnosed with ADHD, or perhaps Autism, or even PDD-NOS. You have been invited to an IEP meeting to discuss this diagnosis and develop strategies for how to best educate your...

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Guest Post & Review by Toys are Tools: Beyblades have social and educational benefits

2011-12-05T10:42:00.002-05:00

WHAT: BeybladesDOES: Game of metal spinning tops launched to spin and bump into other tops. Last top spinning wins. INVEST: $8 + more for related products TOOLS: Social Scene Helper, Think Like a...

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{a mom's view of} heartache: the day my child with {adhd} refused to go to school

2011-12-02T11:58:00.016-05:00

One day last week I received a series of texts from my daughter Natalie’s special education teacher. Nat wasn’t feeling well. She didn’t have a fever, but she had a nasty headache. She rested in the...

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Surviving mornings with a child with ADHD

2011-12-02T09:56:00.001-05:00

Mornings are a bear. Excuse me. My child, who has ADHD and SPD, acts like a bear most mornings, dare I say a monster some days. "The school morning routine is one of the most difficult areas for...

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The wisdom of the ages: happy birthday to me and what I’ve learned over the years of parenting my son…

2011-11-28T10:47:00.004-05:00

Yesterday I turned 43. Part of me cringes to write that, although I’m not ashamed of my age or have regrets about paths not taken or anything of the sort. It’s just that it seemed like last year that...

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