Category: ADHD
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I hate you! I’m bored….
This has been a long, long difficult period of time for us all. Stuck indoors with lockdown and now it’s officially the Summer holidays. Really!? There are still so many restrictions. Travel plans cancelled, indoor places shut, limitations on socially mixing and heightened tensions in the family. So it’s no wonder that life at the…
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What is ADHD?
I’ve been banging on about ADHD, I’ve been teaching about ADHD, I’ve been supporting families with ADHD, I’ve been campaigning about ADHD? But what on earth is ADHD anyway? Here are the facts: FACT #1 ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. But anyone connected with ADHD hates this acronym. Your child doesn’t have a…
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No To Equality For Your Child with ADHD
In a time where we are all striving for equality in society amongst races, ethnicities, religions, gender, disabilities, sexuality and socio-economic groups…why do I think you should NOT seek equality for your child with ADHD? Why do I think equality may not be fair? Look at this graphic.. This is what equality looks like. Everyone…
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HOW LONG SHOULD YOUR CHILD BE ON A SCREEN?
During lockdown many of our children have retreated to their bedrooms and spent an extraordinary amount of time playing Minecraft, Roblox, making videos on Tik Tok or watching stuff on YouTube. Is there a problem with this – how long should you allow your child to be on a screen? Many of my coaching clients…