What Your Kid Wants You to Know About ADHD
Being the parent of a kid or teen with ADHD can be complicated.
On top of school, extracurriculars, friends, and home life, you are faced with the difficulties that can crop up with ADHD.
Because ADHD is so often misunderstood, it can be hard to know when ADHD is the culprit behind your child’s behavior, and more importantly, how to handle it.
Dr. Sharon Saline asks a great question to parents in her book What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew:
...do you really understand what having ADHD is like for them? What difference would that make in your daily parenting struggles to help them grow into responsible, competent, and happy adults?
But, how do I learn to understand what having ADHD is really like?
Luckily, there are a lot of resources available to help parents learn better how their child’s mind operates and how to work better with them.
Here are a few links, blog posts and podcast episodes to help you better understand your child and their ADHD:
25 Things Kids with ADHD wish you knew about ADHD - Macdonald Psychology Group
What I Wish the World Knew About My Child’s ADHD - ADDitude Magazine
What 30 kids with ADHD want you to know - The Mighty
Take Control ADHD Blogs
From a Teacher’s Perspective: The ADHD Student
Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast
Ep 448: Parenting Complex Kids with ImpactParents’ Diane Dempster & Elaine Taylor-Klaus
Ep 449: ADHD Parenting Principles with Dr. Russell Barkley
Ep 2303: What Your Kids Want You to Know about ADHD
Ultimately, the best way to find out what your kid wants you to know is to ask them!
Thank you for your time and attention,
-Nikki
