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ADHD Dude. . If your child wants friends but always ends up on the outside, it can feel heartbreaking and exhausting to keep trying to help them figure it out. Here’s what most parents don’t know: A lot of kids with ADHD struggle to make and keep friends, not because they’re not likable, but because their brains don’t remind them to ...
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Most parents of children with ADHD are doing what they have been recommended to do by professionals and other parents. The most common recommendation given is various forms of therapy. The problem is that the recommendation lacks evidence to support it. This includes: -Various forms of therapy -Neurofeedback -“Brain training” programs The Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology clearly outlines this at effectivechildtherapy.org, where treatments for ADHD are categorized based on rese
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