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Therapy for Children &Teens

ADHD

For children and adolescents with ADHD or ADHD symptoms, I support the child and family in understanding these behaviors and learning strategies to manage them proactively.  These strategies can be organizational, time management related, strategies for maintaining focus and attention and strategies for monitoring medication management.

Children who have symptoms of ADHD present us with additional parenting challenges.  It can be heartbreaking for a parent to see their child struggle with “fitting in” or wondering why they are not included.  Other children have difficulty managing frustration or disappointment.  Children with ADHD might typically have a meltdown when other children might be disappointed but are better able to manage their feelings.   For parents of children with ADHD, it can feel like a full time job managing your child’s every interaction or potential change of plans. 

Children who typically forget things, can’t find things or get off track create additional challenges for parents.  It can be frustrating when a child is unable to manage age-appropriate expectations and that additional responsibility falls on the parent.  Sometimes knowing what age-appropriate expectations are can be confusing because each child is different as has different abilities.  In this case, trying to walk the line between doing too much or too little for your child.  For example, seeing your child suffer the consequences of not completing an assignment or going without lunch might be unbearable and so there is a tendency to overcompensate for your child’s underdeveloped organizational skills. 

If you have these or any concerns about your child’s behavior or if your child has been diagnosed with ADHD are looking for support with helping your child become successful socially and academically, please contact me.