Category: Parenting Tips
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Interest-Based Nervous Systems: Why your neurodivergent brain won’t “just do it”
A compassionate guide to the interest-based nervous system, ADHD, autism, special interests, task initiation, and why struggling to start is not laziness.
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5 Gentle Tips to Support Unmasking
Learn what masking is, why neurodivergent people do it, and 5 gentle tips to support unmasking safely at your own pace.
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Help unlock your focus: How to study with ADHD
Studying is tough for anyone. It’s hard to plan, motivate yourself, and carve out the time to get that headspace right. It is even harder if you have ADHD, and something inside your head is determine to distract you from the revision you know you ought and even want to be doing. Here are some…
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ADHD and crime: What to do if your ADHD child gets into trouble with the law
For another week, we have Sarah Templeton from Headstuff ADHD Therapy helping us with some of the ADHD related dilemmas we may encounter. Today we are exploring ADHD and Crime, in the wake of the City of London police screening all suspects for ADHD. It is possible that your child may come into contact with…
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Explaining ADHD to teachers: A communication guide for parents
We are continuing our range of ADHD resources with a look at communication and explaining ADHD to teachers. This can cause problems for parents and children alike according to Sarah Templeton from Headstuff ADHD Therapy, our guest writer for these articles. Not only though, is this a challenge for parents, and children, but you might…
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ADHD and lying: Why do kids do it, and what can you do about it all?
We have another article from Sarah Templeton at Headstuff ADHD Therapy today. This time we are covering ADHD and lying, and how to deal with it. Don’t forget to look at Sarah’s books and the other ADHD resources on the site too. If you want more information on her books: What is ADHD and lying…
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What to do when ADHD and stealing collide
We are revisiting our series of articles on ADHD from Sarah Templeton today – the owner of Headstuff ADHD Therapy. She has written two amazing books to help and support teachers and parents, which you can check out below. She has helped us with a number of articles on site, so do check out the…
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ADHD sleep issues: 10 tips to help your ADHD kids sleep
It’s only been in the last year that ADHD senior medical professionals have decided that insomnia and sleep problems are not a comorbidity or coexisting condition of ADHD. It is now considered that these are ADHD sleep issues and both are actually part and parcel of the condition. If you speak to anybody with ADHD…
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ADHD and procrastination: Why adults and kids do it and how to stop them?
We have another ADHD guest article from Sarah Templeton today; ADHD campaigner and counsellor, as well as owner of Headstuff ADHD Therapy. Today we are talking ADHD and procrastination; asking why do ADHD kids do it, and how we can help them stop. Firstly, not all of them do actually procrastinate. Those with hyperactive/impulsive presentation…
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How to help an ADHD child by talking to them in a different way
ADHD children are more sensitive than neurotypical kids, which can lead to them being called ‘Drama Queens’, ‘always wanting to be the centre of attention’ or ‘divas’. Actually it is their ADHD brain that has emotional dysregulation and rejection sensitive dysphoria which can cause them to appear to be overly dramatic and react strongly to…