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Adults with ADHD are up to six times more likely than are their neurotypical peers to have Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), which is characterized by extreme sadness, loss of interest, and mania. Not only is MDD more prevalent in adults with ADHD, but the disorder can have an outsized effect on women and girls who have both conditions. MDD is associated with an earlier age of onset, a longer duration, more severe impairment, a higher rate of suicidality, and a greater likelihood of requiring psychiatric hospitalization in girls with ADHD.

When treating depression in patients with ADHD, it is critical for clinicians to recognize a patient’s feelings of worthlessness, which, as one study points out, were directly related to suicidal thoughts and planning in adolescents.

In this webinar, you will learn:

• About MDD and other mood disorders that are highly comorbid with ADHD, including bipolar disorder, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, and emotional dysregulation
• About symptoms of mood disorders and how they co-exist with ADHD
• About new and alternative treatments for MDD, including medication, neurofeedback, and neuromodulation therapy, trans-cranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), and esketamine treatments
• Which therapies are in clinical trials that may hold promise
• About strategies to help people with depression and mood disorders

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Nelson Handal, M.D., DFAPA, is the Founder, Chairman, and Medical Director for Dothan Behavioral Medicine Clinic (DBMC) & Harmonex Neuroscience Research (HRX). As a practicing Board Certified Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatrist, Dr. Handal has dedicated much of his career to developing and implementing technologies that elevate the quality of patient care.

Dr. Handal participates in extensive clinical research and has been primary investigator in over 85 clinical trials. In the late 1980s, Dr. Handal was president of one of the first telemedicine referral services in the world. This system was featured in Business Week. CliniCom® is an online psychiatric assessment tool Dr. Handal has been developing for the past 10 years and which has been used by over 54,000 patients. In May 2009 Dr. Handal was invited to testify before the United States House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs regarding innovative technologies and treatments for veterans; he spoke about CliniCom®.

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Pregnancy is magical and excruciating. Exciting and overwhelming. Demanding and the calm before the storm.

This is true for most people who experience pregnancy, but it’s doubly true for those with ADHD, roughly 96% of whom cease taking stimulant medication while pregnant and nursing. On top of that, the new and unrelenting demands of caring for an infant, while experiencing changing hormone levels and disrupted sleep, can amplify ADHD symptoms and bring a new level of difficulty to daily functioning.

For women who discontinued ADHD medication use during pregnancy, in particular, coping with raw emotions, a new routine, and a new baby may feel next to impossible and lead to comorbid anxiety and depression. It is important for clinicians treating perinatal women with ADHD to consider the benefits and risk of stimulant use in this critical time of transition.

In this webinar, women, partners, and professionals will learn:

• About the intersection of ADHD symptoms and neurobiology in perinatal women during and after pregnancy
• About the risk analysis of stimulant use versus discontinuation in pregnancy and postpartum
• How to anticipate the demands of early motherhood and risk for depression and anxiety in women with ADHD
• About the impact of hormones on ADHD throughout the lifespan, and the interplay with medication

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Allison Baker, M.D., is a clinician, researcher, and educator with the Perinatal and Reproductive Psychiatry Clinical Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital, with an appointment at Harvard Medical School. She has expertise in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder, ADHD, adolescent mood disorders, and perinatal psychiatry. Dr. Baker frequently lectures and leads workshops on a variety of topics in child and perinatal psychiatry.

Dr. Baker received her medical degree from the University of Virginia, where she was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society for her excellence in scholarship and professionalism. She completed her residency in general psychiatry at Columbia University, serving as Chief Resident. Dr. Baker trained in child and adolescent psychiatry at the combined program of Columbia and Cornell Universities. Dr. Baker then served on the faculty at Columbia University Medical Center and was a Senior Pediatric Psychopharmacologist at The Child Mind Institute before moving to Boston.

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Trichotillomania (i.e. hair pulling) and dermatillomania (i.e. skin picking) disorders—also known as body-focused repetitive behaviors, or BFRBs—are seldom discussed openly. Though BFRBs are relatively common, people struggling with them feel ashamed and misunderstood. Behavioral treatment for BFRBs is available and effective. Learn how they are treated and how parents can support their children.

In this webinar, caregivers will learn:

• What defines a BFRB: How they are diagnosed and what to know about these misunderstood childhood disorders
• About the current functional model for understanding why people pull their hair and/or pick their skin
• About ways parents can effectively and lovingly support their child with a BFRB
• The current best practice treatment approaches for BFRBs

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Suzanne Mouton-Odum, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist and a leader in the field of Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors, Anxiety Disorders, and Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders. She has served on the Scientific Advisory Board for the TLC Foundation for BFRBs for over 20 years and has published several books and numerous journal articles in the BFRB space. In addition to doing research and writing about BFRBs and the treatment thereof, Dr. Mouton-Odum has treated hundreds of individuals with BFRBs and their families.

Recently, Dr. Mouton-Odum and other co-authors published a clinician guide for the treatment of people with BFRBs with Cambridge University Press. She is the President of PsycTech, LLC, the Founder and Director of Psychology Houston, PC: The Center for Cognitive Behavioral Treatment, Vice-Chair of the TLC Foundation for BFRBs Scientific Advisory Board, and Clinical Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine. In total, Dr. Mouton-Odum has published five books: Out of the Rabbit Hole: A Road Map to Freedom from OCD; A Parent Guide to Hair Pulling Disorder: Effective Parenting Strategies for Children with Trichotillomania; Psychological Interventions for Children with Sensory Dysregulation; Helping Your Child with Sensory Regulation; and Comprehensive Behavioral Treatment of Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors (in press).(#CommissionsEarned)

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Over its lifetime, ADHD has been a lightning rod for controversy and for heated debates over its increasing diagnostic rates, its pharmacological treatment, and its links to factors like screen use and social media. At the same time, important advances have been made. We now understand ADHD better than ever at a neurological level, have made research-informed modifications to the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD and comorbid mental health disorders, and are better understanding sex differences in ADHD symptom presentation.

Today’s ADHD treatment options generally rely on tried-and-true combinations of behavioral parent training, medication, school-based consultation, and social and organizational skills training. Some new treatment options — diet, exercise, neurofeedback, and digital training programs — have inspired hope for breakthrough interventions but have been largely unable to deliver on their promise. However, as the stigma surrounding ADHD decreases, and as we increase our understanding across the lifespan, we should feel great optimism for what the next 25 years could hold for children, teens, and adults with ADHD.

In this webinar, David Anderson, Ph.D., will highlight the setbacks and successes in advancing the understanding of ADHD over the past 25 years, and will discuss the ways in which ADHD advocates can work toward accelerating positive trends in this field for the next quarter century.

In this webinar, parent, caregivers, and professionals will learn:

• Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD over the past 25 years
• How media and societal narratives have helped and hindered the understanding of ADHD
• Where the science of ADHD and our understanding of ADHD across the lifespan stands now
• Practical steps to promote a brighter future for children, teens, and adults with ADHD

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• Read: Generations: A Family’s History With ADHD

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David Anderson, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and the Vice President of School and Community Programs at the Child Mind Institute. Dr. Anderson was formerly the Senior Director of the Child Mind Institute’s ADHD and Behavior Disorders Center, and he specializes in evaluating and treating children and adolescents with ADHD, behavior, anxiety, and mood disorders. Child Mind Institute school-based programs directed by Dr. Anderson have provided clinical interventions, mental health skill-building, professional training, and workshops for more than 142,000 students, educators, and parents in over 9,000 schools across the United States. Dr. Anderson frequently lectures and leads workshops on a variety of topics for parents, educators, and policymakers. Dr. Anderson received his bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and his doctorate in clinical psychology from Columbia University.

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Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by emotional dysregulation, an unstable self-image, and interpersonal problems — all symptoms associated with ADHD as well. In fact, studies show that 20 to 40 percent of people with BPD also have ADHD. Because the two disorders share overlapping symptoms, clinicians may misdiagnose one for the other and inadvertently prescribe an ineffective treatment plan.

This webinar will focus on understanding BPD, differentiating the BPD symptoms that mimic ADHD, and understanding ADHD-specific risk factors of developing BPD. Treatment recommendations will also be reviewed.

In this webinar, you will learn:

• How to identify the symptoms of BPD
• How to differentiate between BPD and ADHD symptoms
• How to identify ADHD-specific risk factors for developing BPD
• About treatment recommendations for comorbid ADHD and BPD

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• Read: When Women Battle ADHD and Borderline Personality Disorder

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Roberto Olivardia, Ph.D., is a Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Instructor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School. He maintains a private psychotherapy practice in Lexington, Massachusetts, where he specializes in the treatment of ADHD, executive functioning issues, and issues that face students with learning differences. He also specializes in the treatment of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and in the treatment of eating disorders in boys and men. He is co-author of The Adonis Complex (#CommissionsEarned), which details the various manifestations of body image problems in men.

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People with ADHD face an elevated risk for substance use disorder (SUD). While stimulants are highly effective for treating ADHD, they are also commonly misused, particularly among college students, raising questions about treatment options for people with a history of substance abuse. This webinar will explain treatment options and interventions for people with ADHD and SUD, and it will address questions about the safety and efficacy of stimulant use in people with these comorbidities.

In this webinar, you will also learn:

• About the association between substance use disorders and ADHD
• About common problems with prescription stimulant misuse
• How treating ADHD could lessen the likelihood of developing SUD in later years
• About pragmatic interventions to improve outcomes in young people with ADHD

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• Read: Does Stimulant Medication Cause Drug Dependence?
• Read: Is ADHD Medication Safe If You Have a History of Substance Abuse?

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Timothy Wilens, M.D., is an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School in Boston and a psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Wilens’ research interests include the relationship between ADHD, bipolar disorder, and substance use disorders; and the treatment of ADHD, substance use disorders, and juvenile bipolar disorder across the lifespan. He also studies the misuse of stimulant and other prescription medications as well as the implementation of screening in behavioral health clinics. His peer-reviewed articles are published in prestigious journals such as the Journal of the American Medical Association, American Journal of Psychiatry, and Pediatrics.

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Irritability, moodiness, temper tantrums, or other mood states commonly occur alongside ADHD in youth, but sometimes emotion regulation difficulties (ERD) indicate something more. Caregivers observing frequent mood issues may worry that their child has a mood-related pediatric psychiatric disorder, like DMDD or bipolar disorder, in addition to ADHD. And in fact, youth with ADHD are at elevated risk, compared to unaffected youth, for developing a mood disorder at some point in their lives.

That said, irritability is a non-specific emotional state that can be observed in healthy youth and those who have ADHD or other behavioral challenges, in addition to youth with diagnosed mood disorders. Understanding the significance of irritability in a child with ADHD, consequently, can be quite challenging, even for seasoned clinicians. So it is no surprise that many parents of youth with ADHD and ERD, feel anxious and uncertain about their child’s diagnoses.

In this webinar, caregivers will learn:

• How ERD in youth with ADHD may constitute a diagnostic subtype of the broader ADHD population
• How to view the typical features of pediatric psychiatry disorders associated with irritability in a way that can help caregivers better differentiate the likely source of emotional disturbance they are observing in their child
• Important next steps they can take to help their children experiencing irritability, and other ERD, both from a parenting intervention perspective and through seeking out appropriate clinical expertise

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William French, MD, DFAACAP, is a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist in the Pediatric Clinic at Harborview, Seattle Children’s Hospital, and Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic in the Division of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine. He also is an associate professor at the University of Washington.

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ADHD may be hereditary, but emerging research suggests environmental factors and experiences can affect a child’s development and behavior in ways that may last a lifetime —or may be reversible. We know that exposure to stress, adversity, and trauma as well as many other environmental exposures, affect how genes are influenced, or expressed. We also know that these environmental factors can affect the developing brain and make learning and behavior challenges associated with ADHD worse during the early and middle years of childhood.

These findings provide clues to maximize children’s health from before birth into childhood. Among the clues: certain lifestyle changes can slow or reverse the harm caused by stress and other toxic influences — and help to restore healthy development in children with ADHD.

In this webinar, you will learn:

• How genetics influence ADHD
• About the environmental risk factors related to brain development and ADHD
• About the behavioral and learning challenges in children with ADHD that result from adverse environmental conditions
• How emerging research into environmental influences on a child’s brain development may inform prevention or new treatment
• How exercise, stress management, and lifestyle changes can benefit a child’s development and attention

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• Read: How Environment, Lifestyle, and Stress Impact ADHD
• Read: Are Everyday Toxins Causing ADHD?

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Joel Nigg, Ph.D., is a professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience and Director of the Division of Psychology at Oregon Health & Science University. He is a leading researcher in the field of ADHD and the author of over 200 scientific papers related to the neuropsychological, cognitive, and temperamental correlates of childhood ADHD; to ADHD genetics; and to MRI-based research and theoretical interpretations of brain development in ADHD. He is the author of Getting Ahead of ADHD, a book for parents that addresses lifestyle and environment approaches to ADHD. (#CommissionsEarned) He also maintains a blog via Psychology Today. For more information, visit Dr. Nigg’s personal webpage here.

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It’s tempting to characterize ADHD as a collection of disparate symptoms that can be compartmentalized, strategized, and treated to mitigate their impact on school or work. Think impulsiveness, distractibility, time blindness, poor organization skills, social blunders, and so on. But ADHD is more than the sum of its parts. It is a whole-life, whole-body experience, a 24/7 companion that impacts every aspect of our being.

In honor of ADHD Awareness Month, this webinar will explore how ADHD affects our relationships, our work, our mental health, and our self-image — literally every facet of our selves.

Here, you will learn:

• How a brain-based disorder exacts constant and direct consequences on the rest of your body
• Why accepting (not rejecting) your ADHD can change your perspective and your life
• How ADHD is often invisible, misdiagnosed, or undiagnosed in women
• Why even the best ADHD strategies, tips, and tricks can fail, and what you can do to move forward
• The importance of giving your ADHD a shout out

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Linda Roggli, a professional certified coach, is the creator of the ADHD Palooza series, which includes ADHD women, parents, and couples. She is also an award-winning author and founder of the A-D-Diva Network for ADHD women 40 and up. She is an internationally recognized expert in midlife and senior ADHD. Linda regularly hosts workshops, organizing groups, and retreats for ADHD women.

Linda’s book, Confessions of an ADDiva: Midlife in the Non-Linear Lane (#CommissionsEarned), won first prize for women’s issues in the prestigious Next Generation Indy Book Awards competition. She is the former vice-president of ADDA and chairs its webinar series.

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“Linda does a superb job of describing ADHD tendencies and giving solid information on how to manage them. I will definitely watch this a few more times.”

“Great speaker! I so easily identified with the topics and examples she shared, and it always helps to be reminded to focus on the positives.”

“Linda built a comfortable atmosphere to feel, express, cope, and accept the challenges of ADHD without judgement or feeling like a ‘classroom.’ It was like sitting in a living room talking to friends.”

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Children who have ADHD are at an increased risk for developing chronic tic disorders, including Tourette syndrome. It is important that providers assess a child’s symptoms and provide a comprehensive diagnostic evaluation so that both conditions are included in a treatment plan.

In this webinar, you will learn about:

• Tourette syndrome, the different types of tic disorders, and their accompanying symptoms
• Co-occurring conditions of tic disorders
• Current guidelines for treatment and behavioral interventions for Tourette syndrome and tic disorders
• Why parent training is important in behavior therapy

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John Piacentini, Ph.D., ABPP, is a board-certified clinical child and adolescent psychologist and Professor in the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences. He directs the UCLA Child OCD, Anxiety, and Tic Disorders Clinic and Tourette Association Center of Excellence, which provide diagnostic evaluation and treatment (both therapy and medication) for children and teens with these conditions.

He also directs the UCLA Center for Child Anxiety Resilence, Education, and Support (CARES), which provides education and programming to parents, teachers, and clinicians about anxiety prevention and management.

Dr. Piacentini’s research focuses on the development and testing of effective treatments for youth OCD, anxiety, tics, and body focused repetitive disorders. He has played a lead role in several major treatment studies for these disorders and has published over 300 scientific papers and chapters and nine books.

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Maladaptive daydreaming, sometimes called daydreaming disorder, describes the experience of becoming immersed in elaborate fantasies that lure an individual away from their day-to-day responsibilities for hours at a time. The daydreaming is so vivid and interesting that it becomes addictive. Often, real-life relationships and obligations are neglected as a result.

Maladaptive daydreaming is different from the mind-wandering typically experienced by people with ADHD, and it is rapidly gaining recognition in the scientific arena. Maladaptive dreaming is not yet a psychiatric diagnosis.

In this webinar, you will learn:

• How maladaptive daydreaming is defined and experienced
• About the link between maladaptive daydreaming and ADHD
• About the differences between maladaptive daydreaming and ADHD and mind-wandering
• How mental health clinicians can assess maladaptive daydreaming and treatment implications

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• Download: In-Depth Guide to Inattentive ADHD
• Read: Maladaptive Daydreaming vs. Inattentive ADHD: Comparing Symptoms, Treatments
• Read: “Bless the Daydreamers”

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Meet the Expert Speaker

Nirit Soffer-Dudek, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and head of the clinical psychology track at the Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. She also is director of The Consciousness and Psychopathology Laboratory, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and scientific director of The International Consortium for Maladaptive Daydreaming Research.

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“I have every reason to believe that this topic area will gain traction and interest!”

“This was a very thought-provoking, wonderful presentation. It’s helpful for me in providing care to my patients.”

“I was completely unfamiliar with maladaptive daydreaming, so thank you for this introduction.”

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Rarely do primary care providers, behavioral health professionals, and school officials involved in the diagnosis and treatment of children and teens with ADHD and co-existing conditions collaborate on the care of their shared patients. Yet evidence shows that outcomes improve when they do. In an integrated care model, behavioral care managers — often trained as social workers and pediatric therapists — are embedded in primary care practices where they work with families, school teams, and medical providers to accurately diagnose children and ensure they receive the effective care and resources they need to succeed.

In this webinar, we will introduce integrated behavioral health as an effective model for the diagnosis and treatment of children and adolescents with ADHD and its comorbidities. We’ll discuss why this model enables us to make early diagnoses more effectively and we’ll share the positive outcomes we have seen over the years for children and adolescents in our practice.

In this webinar, you will learn…

• How integrated care models work
• The benefits of an integrated behavioral health care approach to the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD
• How parents and behavioral care managers set up systems with school officials to monitor students’ academic performance
• How providers and behavioral health care professionals can work together to implement integrated care services in their practices

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• Download: Who Can Treat ADHD?
• Read: Is Your Child’s Treatment the Total Package?
• Read: “Collaborative Care” Improves ADHD Symptoms in Children

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Meet the Expert Speakers:

Leslie F. Graham, MSW, graduated from the University of Washington (UW) and is a licensed clinician in the state of Washington. She has spent the last decade partnering with UW and Seattle Children’s medical teams to develop a pediatric integrated behavioral health program in South King County, Washington.

Douglas Russell, M.D., is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College and completed both his psychiatry residency and child psychiatry fellowship training at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Sheryl Morelli, M.D., is a pediatrician and professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from Wright State University and completed her pediatric residency at Wright State University Integrated Pediatric Residency Program. Dr. Morelli currently serves as the Chief Medical Officer for Seattle Children’s Care Network.

Listener Testimonials

“I’m an adult-diagnosed ADHD patient who wishes this care model was in place for me when I was evaluated in 4th grade. Thank you for sharing!”

“This panel was very organized and professional.”

“If my daughters had access to this type of system early on, they’d each be struggling with far fewer psychosocial comorbidities now. Thank you for giving me the information to advocate and inform others in my various spheres of influence!”

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Brain Balance is an integrative cognitive development program designed to help kids with ADHD, Learning Differences, Anxiety & beyond. An exploratory study with Harvard’s McLean Hospital found the Brain Balance Program to be as effective as low-dose stimulant medication in alleviating ADHD symptoms in children. Visit brainbalance.com to learn more about Brain Balance today.

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ADHD and dyslexia are separate conditions that often co-occur. In fact, it is estimated that about half of people with ADHD also have a learning disorder, the most common of which is dyslexia.

ADHD is a neurological condition characterized by inattention, distractibility, hyperactivity, and/or impulsivity. Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability characterized by difficulties with accurate and fluent word recognition, spelling, and reading decoding. Although the two share some common traits, they are distinctly different. Proper assessment to identify and differentiate both conditions is critical.

In this webinar, we will discuss both ADHD and dyslexia, symptoms they may have in common, and ways in which they differ. We will also discuss treatment implications if both dyslexia and ADHD are present.

This webinar will also cover the following:

• Key signs and traits of ADHD and dyslexia
• Differences between ADHD and dyslexia
• How children with both conditions differ from those with just one or the other
• Effective interventions for children with co-occurring ADHD and dyslexia

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• Download: Signs of Dyslexia at Every Age
• Read: The Dyslexia and ADHD Connection
• Read: On Overcoming Dyslexia — and ADHD

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Meet the Expert Speaker

Cheryl Chase, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in Independence, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. She specializes in the diagnostic and neuropsychological assessment of various conditions impacting children, adolescents, and young adults including ADHD, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Learning Disorders, and emotional concerns. In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Chase is also an accomplished speaker at the local and national levels, leading workshops on such timely topics as executive functioning, dyslexia/dysgraphia, and creative ways to support those who struggle in school. Finally, Dr. Chase serves as an adjunct instructor at several colleges in the Cleveland area. She is an active member of the International Dyslexia Association, the American Psychological Association, and Learning Disabilities Association of America. For more information, please visit ChasingYourPotential.com or Dr. Chase’s LinkedIn page.

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Accentrate® is a dietary supplement formulated to address nutritional deficiencies known to be associated with ADHD. It contains omega-3 fatty acids in phospholipid form (the form already in the brain). This Brain Ready Nutrition helps manage inattention, lack of focus, emotional dysregulation, and hyperactivity without drug-like side effects. | fenixhealthscience.com

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My kid might have ADHD? What does that even mean? Do they really need an evaluation? Who can evaluate and diagnose ADHD? Do we need a specialist? Everyone seems to have a different answer to these questions.

Turns out one of the most confusing aspects of having a child with ADHD is the fact that many types of professionals may be involved in the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD. Because getting an ADHD evaluation can be both time-intensive and expensive, it’s important to be educated about what options exist, what to expect during the process, and what questions to ask the professionals.

In this webinar, Dr. Norrine Russell, founder of Russell Coaching for Students and creator of the Connected Coaching for Complex Students model, will provide parents with the key questions they need to ask before, during, and after an ADHD assessment and diagnosis.

In this webinar, you’ll learn:

• Why it’s critically important for parents to become educated about best practices for diagnosing and treating childhood ADHD
• The main reasons for confusion about who to see and when to see them in the case of concern about ADHD
• The list of questions you should have prepared for the first appointment for the evaluation
• The list of questions you should take with you to the feedback session after the evaluation
• What to know about follow-up appointments with each member of your child’s ADHD team and what questions to ask every three months, every six months, and annually

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More on ADHD Evaluations for Children

• Download: Your Ultimate ADHD Diagnosis Guide
  
• Read: Your Complete ADHD Diagnosis and Testing Guide
  
• Read: Does My Child Have ADHD? A Parent’s Guide to Symptom Diagnosis & Treatment

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Meet the Expert Speaker

Dr. Norrine Russell is the owner of Russell Coaching for Students, which she founded in 2009. Russell Coaching provides academic and ADHD coaching to students across the United States, Canada, and the UK. With over twenty years of experience creating positive youth development and parenting education programs, Dr. Russell has extensive knowledge of child development, learning styles, special needs, and positive parenting philosophies. She blends this knowledge to provide students and parents with comprehensive support and the tools they need to grow and thrive. Dr. Russell has a Ph.D. from Bowling Green State University with a focus on psychology and education.

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The sponsor of this ADDitude webinar is….

Play Attention: Improve executive function & self-regulation. For over 25 years PLAY ATTENTION has been helping children and adults thrive and succeed. Tufts University School of Medicine found Play Attention significantly improved attention, executive function, academic performance and behavioral control of ADHD students. Your program will include a Lifetime Membership and a Personal Executive Function Coach to customize your plan along the way. Home and professional programs available. Call 828-676-2240 or click here to schedule your free 1:1 consultation! | www.playattention.com

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