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Did you know that 60 to 80% of children with Tourette Syndrome have ADHD? These two conditions frequently co-occur, which compounds the issues children face with medical treatment, schoo and home supports.

Join us as we host a panel of experts offering tips to help you start the New Year in the best possible way. You will hear about the top five things to ask or talk to your doctor about, specific issues to discuss with your child's school, and ways to support your child at home. This webinar, offered in partnership it Tourette Association of America will leave you with a new perspective on how to best support your child with Tourette Syndrome and ADHD

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Tourette Syndrome & ADHD

Did you know that students with ADHD are, on average, about 30 percent delayed in their ability to organize and follow directions compared with their classmates? These students struggle to maintain attention and are drawn towards stimulating activities. Sandra Rief, MA, author of How to Reach & Teach Children with ADD/ADHD, will discuss techniques teachers and educators can use in their classrooms to help children affected by ADHD be successful students. Ms. Rief will have tips on classroom management, keeping students on task and student self-regulations strategies.

Student Supports and ADHD Management Strategies

For many high school students, it's expected that they will graduate and go to college. But many parents worry whether they are ready for that level of independent living. College campuses can be among the most distracting and tempting places for young adults. This is especially true for students with ADHD who may not have the executive functioning skills to manage the lack of oversight and structure.

In this webinar learn how high students can show their parents that they are ready for college. We will explore different situations such as handling their own medication. We will also discuss options for students who are not yet ready and how they can use the extra time at home to help prepare them. Both parents of students preparing for college and parents of college students on a break will leave with strategies to move forward.

Viewers will be able to:
· Identify the skills necessary for student success on a college campus.
· Assess their high school student's or young adult's readiness to go to or return to college.
· List options if the high school student or young adult is not ready for college right now.

Is My High School Student Ready for College? (And Is My College Student Ready to Go Back?)

The symptoms of ADHD affected more than school performance. They reach into every aspect of life and can impair major life activities at work, school, socially and financially. Dr. Russell A. Barkley, researcher and author of "Taking Charge of Adult ADHD," will discuss how ADHD impairs major life activities and answer questions about ADHD during this special Ask the Expert Webinar presentation. Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D., is Research Professor of Psychiatry at the State University of New York Upstate Medical School in Syracuse, NY and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Medical University of South Carolina. He is a Diplomate in three specialties, Clinical Psychology (ABPP), Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, and Clinical Neuropsychology (ABCN, ABPP). Dr. Barkley is a clinical scientist, educator, and practitioner who has authored, co-authored, or co-edited 20 books and clinical manuals and published more than 200 scientific articles and book chapters related to the nature, assessment, and treatment of ADHD and related disorders. He is the Editor of the bimonthly clinical newsletter, The ADHD Report. He has presented more than 600 invited addresses internationally and appeared on the nationally televised 60 Minutes, the Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS Sunday Morning, CNN, and many other programs on behalf of those with ADHD. In 1996, he was awarded the C. Anderson Aldrich Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics for his research career in child development. He has received several awards from the American Psychological Association for his contributions to research in ADHD, to clinical practice, and for the dissemination of science. In 1998, he received the Award for Distinguished Contribution to Research from the Section on Clinical Child Psychology, (now Division 53) of the American Psychological Association. In 2002, he received the Dissemination Award from the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology, Division 12, of the American Psychological Association for his career long efforts to dispel misconceptions about ADHD and to educate the public and other professionals about the science of this disorder. And in 2004, he received an award for distinguished service to the profession of psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology. In 2012, Dr. Barkley was given the Distinguished Career Award from the Division of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology of the American Psychological Association.

How ADHD impairs major life activities and what you can do about it

A healthy diet can provide an effective complementary approach to alleviating some symptoms of ADHD.  From dietary supplements, food additives and artificial dyes to caffeine and food sensitivities there are a lot of options to consider. Create a plan for where to start when making changes and how to track if they are working. 
Laura Stevens, M.S., has been researching the role of nutrition and food sensitivities in ADHD for more than 25 years. She is considered a pioneer in this important field of study.

How Nutrition Can Impact ADHD Symptoms

What do you do right at the time you think a child is lying? How do you try to get at the truth? What do you do if you find out later that what you were told is not the case? If you're the parent of an ADHD child, it is extremely important that you have routines for preventing as well as managing this problem.

Why is my child with ADHD always lying to me?

Find out tips you can use to make homework time a little easier. Do you have homework challenges with you child every night? Parents of children with ADHD often struggle with managing homework time because homework is difficult for the brain with ADHD.

How to Improve Homework Time with Strategies That Work For ADHD

People with ADHD can be valuable members of the workforce.  However many face challenges and instead of reaching their potential they struggle with loss of productivity, negatively impacting themselves and the company they work for. Leslie Kain of the National Resource Center on ADHD at CHADD sits down with Dr. Elliot Lasson to discuss how adults with ADHD can harness their gifts to be successful in the workplace, and how business can benefit from those gifts.  Dr. Elliot Lasson is the Graduate Program Director and Professor of the Practice, I/O Psychology, at the University of Maryland Baltimore County at Shady Grove.

How accommodations in the workplace can help employers and employees

Does your child spend hours of time online playing games or socializing with friends? Digital play is any activity that uses technology. From Minecraft, to Facebook, to texting friends children and teens spend a lot of time in front of a screen, which can be a huge concern for parents. Learn how to make technology and screen time work for you and your child.

What to do About Screen Time and Your Child with ADHD

In this podcast educators will learn strategies to build on students’ strengths, praise with impact and teach self-motivation. Teaching these and other social emotional learning tools will allow you to help students develop their ability to sustain their focus, manage their frustration, and persevere to achieve their goals.

Teaching Grit, Perseverance and Frustration Tolerance to Students with ADHD

ADHD & Eating Disorders: Psychologist, Roberto Olivardia presentation provides an overview of the current research on why people with ADHD are more prone to obesity and eating disorders.

ADHD And Eating Disorders

College Transition and ADHD: Transitioning to college is often a difficult endeavor for young people with ADHD. Certified Educational Planner Judy Bass provides helpful information and answers questions.

College Transition and ADHD

Jennifer Engel Fisher discuss accommodations that work for ADHD and how to tailor accommodations to the behaviors and needs of your child. You’ll learn what your role is in monitoring your child’s accommodations and identify ways to track if certain ones are helping. You child’s role is just as important as your role, so we’ll also discuss strategies to help your child self-advocate. Learning Objectives 
• Identify common accommodations for ADHD 
• Describe how to select an accommodation based on your child’s    behavior and needs
 • Explain how to monitor your child’s progress with accommodations • Discuss self-advocacy tips for your child

How to select the best school accommodations for your child with ADHD -Jennifer Engel Fisher

Preventing Medication Diversion Among Teens & Young Adults - Mark L. Wolraich, MD

Finding the Right Summer Camp for Your Child Affected by ADHD - John Willson, MS, LRT/CTRS

A Pattern of Struggles: ADHD and the Older Adult - Martin Wetzel, MD

Children Meds and Heart Safety: A Tale of ADHD and Public Health - Sue Visser, MS

Helping parents and kids understand the social & emotional aspects of ADHD.

What to Know, Say, & Do: Helping Parents & Kids Understand ADHD - Jerome Schultz, PhD

ADHD-friendly Summer Family FUNdamentals.

Family Activities:  ADHD Toolkit for Summertime Success - Tiffany D. Sanders, PhD

Behavioral and Emotional Concerns of Children with ADHD: Strategies to Help - Richman & Phillips

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 ADHD 365 podcast brings listeners into conversations about living with ADHD from every imaginable angle. The ADHD 365 podcast provides expert advice, tips, and strategies for families, adults, educators, and professionals. Each show is sponsored by companies, organizations, or individuals that support and provide a service to the ADHD community. 


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