Coping with ADHD in your everyday life can sometimes feel like an uphill battle. You might feel distracted or find yourself becoming overwhelmed. Yet, developing proper coping strategies can help you manage your ADHD in an effective and efficient way, allowing you to achieve all your goals and more.
In this article, we outline five coping strategies to help you manage your ADHD. Keep reading to find out more.
As you might already know, ADHD might cause your child to experience difficulty with staying on task, following instructions, or meeting deadlines. If left untreated or unmanaged, ADHD can negatively impact your child’s life, leaving them struggling and lacking confidence.
Luckily, ADHD coaching with a trained professional, such as our team at Pathways Neuropsychology Associates, can help your child address and overcome their individual challenges. So, let’s dig a little deeper. What kind of benefits can ADHD coaching offer your child?
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, is frequently misunderstood. This partly arises because scientists and brain experts don’t fully understand this condition. Yet, with a vast amount of research conducted and continually underway, we are beginning to gain a greater understanding—and even greater compassion for those with ADHD.
So, why does ADHD happen in the first place? While this is a complex question, there are a few factors that are believed to lead to ADHD, as discussed in more detail below.
Nutrition can have a profound effect on those living with attention hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). While ADHD is not caused by eating habits, certain foods and exercise behaviors can either alleviate or exacerbate symptoms. Unfortunately, recent studies have demonstrated children with ADHD inattentive type are more likely to partake in unhealthy diet compared to children without ADHD. The study, published in Nutrients, showed that only 12% of children with ADHD will eat a healthy diet. The results mean that those with ADHD are partaking in behaviors that makes life potentially more difficult. Therefore, it is increasingly important to become educated on healthy lifestyle habits to address and alleviate ADHD symptoms.
Screen time is a struggle for most parents. Yet, managing screen time for your child can become even more challenging with an ADHD diagnosis.
Many children with ADHD have difficulty focusing, as well as self-monitoring. Your child may also throw tantrums when they don’t get their way, causing you to cave and leaving few boundaries surrounding their screen time. So, what can you do? And why is this a critical factor to get right when it comes to managing ADHD?
If your child recently received ADHD testing and it was determined that they, in fact, have ADHD, you might’ve already begun exploring treatment options. As a parent, your goal is always to look after your children in the best way you possibly can. With an early ADHD diagnosis, proper treatment and a suitable education plan can help your child manage their symptoms and focus on their strengths.
So, what are the options for ADHD treatment? Let’s take a look!
Couples living with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may experience unique struggles in their relationships. In fact, as mentioned in the following NY Times article, spouses living with ADHD are more likely to be unsatisfied with their marriage. If this sounds like you, there are fortunately many ways to improve your relationship with proper action plans. Importantly, self-awareness, testing, diagnoses, intervention, and coping strategies can alleviate the relationship struggles brought about from ADHD symptoms.
ADHD in girls and women often goes undiagnosed. According to the Centers for Disease Control, boys are 3 times more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than girls. One possible reason for the underdiagnosis of girls is that girls with the predominantly inattentive type of ADHD are not disruptive and their behaviors may be seen as more socially acceptable.
It’s easy to quickly sum up Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as solely a problem with attention. Yet, depending on the type of ADHD your child or loved one is diagnosed with, these symptoms might actually vary.
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), millions of children in the United States have been diagnosed with ADHD. Surprisingly, over time, this number has increased.
So, what’s going on here? Is ADHD actually being overdiagnosed? What does an “overdiagnosis” mean? In this article, we’re going to dig into all of this.
