Category: adhd
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ADHD 101
I’m honored to share digestible and supportive mental health tips to the Evergreen Pediatric community and wanted to share a recent installation that I know my clients and their families may appreciate. The folioing is distilled from many years of study, clinical work and lived experience. I will continue to share the most up to…
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The Diagnosis Divide: Why Thorough Matters & How to Ask for It
Understanding the Gaps in Mental Health Evaluation—and How to Advocate for What You Need
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5 Steps to Nervous System Safety
An important reframing of our nervous system to stay more regulated and connected to our environments.
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7 Habits of Highly Effective ADHDers
ADHD impacts self-regulation and executive functioning, necessitating awareness of individual challenges. Frequent, protein-rich meals support nervous systems, though school routines hinder snacking. Medication should be personalized, considering hormonal changes. ADHD is chronic, not curable, with high heritability. Expert guidance is essential, while structure and imagination promote well-being and creativity.
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Executive Functioning SNAFU: Renaming ADHD for better understanding
Many professionals both clinical and research agree that ADHD is a misleading title for a condition, and the existing DSM and ICD criteria leave out a great deal of symptoms clusters that are present in ADHD girls, women and adults. The criteria are currently reflective of diagnosis of the 12 and under set that has…
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ADHD & Gaming
Gaming is thrilling, addictive, and relaxing all at once, especially for those with ADHD. The constant dopamine rush from screens affects everyone, but for ADHD brains, gaming can feel like a trip to the brain spa. This is both a blessing and a red flag. It is also fueled by a major industry clamoring for…
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Learning to Love Ourselves with ADHD
Because of attachment challenges while living with ADHD we are often left confused, doubtful or misguided when it comes to matters of intimacy and relations with others. Thanks to being born with hypersensitivity, we have an exaggerated sense of being rejected. The connections between our frontal cortex and lower brain centers are not developed optimally…
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