With ADHD, sometimes forgetting something can happen before a memory has a chance to form. A door code or the second step of a request can vanish within seconds, sometimes while someone is still nodding. Knowing how ADHD and memory…
ADHD and depression show up together often enough that treating one alone usually leaves half the problem still standing. Depression usually gets caught first, since it is the more familiar diagnosis. The ADHD underneath can stay unnamed for years. A…
A school email about accommodations, a pharmacy two blocks from the pediatrician’s office, a form asking about dosage: pieces that show up at the ADHD, Mood & Behavior Center before parents have even said the word ADHD out loud. A…
A girl who finishes her homework, keeps her desk neat, and rarely talks out of turn does not look like the textbook picture of ADHD. That picture was built around boys who could not sit still. So, when ADHD in…
There is a moment that comes up in evaluations at the ADHD, Mood and Behavior Center that we have learned to anticipate. Someone sits across from a clinician, gets a formal diagnosis, and then hears the word disability applied to…
It’s a familiar scene for many parents. Your child sits down to do homework but, within seconds, they’re wandering the room. Or bedtime turns into a long struggle, with restless energy that doesn’t seem to fade. You may wonder: is…
You’re at work when the teacher calls. “Your child is having trouble staying on task again,” she says gently. Or maybe bedtime has turned into a nightly struggle, with your child bouncing around the room long after lights-out. You chalk…