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10 Tips for Reducing Stress This Holiday Season for Parents of Children With Autism or ADHD

What’s inside this article: Tips and advice, from first-hand experience, for reducing stress this holiday season for you and your children. These tips were created with children in mind who struggle with sensory processing, social interactions, and unpredictability.  The holiday season can be particularly challenging for parents of children with autism or ADHD. Large family …

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How ADHD Affects Emotions: Your Child’s Intense Reactions Explained

What’s inside this article: A look at how ADHD affects emotions and why your child’s emotional responses are often so intense. Plus, effective research-based strategies to help your child navigate their emotions. When parents and educators think about ADHD, they often visualize a hyperactive, impulsive child who struggles to pay attention in class.  However, another …

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Neurodiversity Meets Innovation: The Benefits of STEM for Kids with ADHD and Autism

What’s inside this article: A look at six benefits of STEM for kids with autism and ADHD, plus six STEM activities to get you started. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. STEM is an acronym that neatly packages Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics under one umbrella.  It’s the backbone of many marvels around us – …

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Differentiation in the Classroom: Key Tips to Meet the Needs of Every Student

What’s inside this article: An introduction to differentiation in the classroom, includes strategies for implementing differentiation successfully, tips for educators working with students with autism and ADHD, and a look at how technology can help educators differentiate instruction. As an elementary school teacher, you know that every child in your classroom is unique. They come …

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ADHD & RSD — How to Help Children with Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria

What’s inside this article: A look at ADHD and RSD (rejection sensitive dysphoria), the connection between the two, and how to help children struggling with RSD. Most people are sensitive to rejection to some degree. However, rejection is especially painful for people with rejection-sensitive dysphoria (RSD). RSD is a previously overlooked symptom of ADHD due …

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New Medication Approved for ADHD – Here’s What You Need to Know

What’s inside this article: Information about a new medication, known as Qelbree, which was approved by the FDA to treat ADHD in children on April 2, 2021. Always talk to your doctor before making any changes to a treatment plan or medication regime. There are many ways to treat and manage the symptoms of ADHD. …

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Tips to Help Kids With ADHD Stay Calm & Focused During Remote Learning

What’s inside this article: 4 effective and easy-to-implement tips to help children with ADHD focus and stay calm during remote learning. Disclaimer: this post contains affiliate links. Many families across the U.S are returning to an online or remote learning modal due to the surge of COVID-19 cases from the omicron variant. Distance education has …

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Psychoeducation: Teaching Kids About The Fight or Flight Instinct

What’s inside this article: An overview of what psychoeducation is, and how parents can use psychoeducation to help when their children are struggling with emotional regulation, by teaching them about how their brain works. When parents are faced with the challenge of tackling difficult behavior like meltdowns and angry outbursts, they often look to solutions …

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Is Red Dye 40 The Cause of Your Child’s Hyperactivity?

What’s inside this article: A look into current research on artificial food colors and how they affect children’s behavior, including a list of popular (and some surprising) foods containing red dye-40. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Currently, research is raising more and more concerns regarding red dye 40 and other artificial food colors. The …

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Best Julia Cook Books for Social-Emotional Learning

What’s inside this article: A list of my favorite Julia Cook books for teaching social-emotional skills to children. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Julia Cook is an award-winning children’s author who has published nearly 100 books on social and emotional development topics. The goal behind Julia Cook’s books is to teach children through fun …

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