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ADHD Treatment | Adult ADD Diagnosis vs Children’s ADD Diagnosis
Diagnosis of ADD and ADHD through observable symptoms has been and continues to be the most widely used method. Noting common behaviors such as forgetfulness, poor performance in school, distractibility, impulsivity, difficulty following directions, and poor time management were utilized to determine the presence of ADD and to determine one of three possible forms: Inattentive…
Read MoreChild Play Therapy: Understanding the Tools and Techniques of the Therapy Setting
Child play therapy is a type of interaction that helps children who have experienced trauma or abuse learn to cope with the negativity or confusing emotions related to the situation. By giving the child one-on-one time, which is very important for children who lack attention from parents or authority figures, he or she can engage…
Read MoreBefore You Head Down the Aisle: How Pre-Marital Counseling Can Help You
Pre-marital counseling is a way for engaged couples meet and have multiple sessions, typically, with a licensed marriage counselor. The purpose for this counseling is to make couples aware of issues they may not have considered when thinking about and planning for marriage. The sessions encourage the engaged couple to communicate with each other, open…
Read MoreParenting Teenagers: Understanding the Issues and Tips for Building a Better Relationship
Raising a teenager is probably more difficult than you ever imagined. As your children develop into adults, they naturally will go through some behavioral changes that can cause stress throughout the household. However, the issues surrounding a strained parent-teenager relationship don’t always fall on the shoulders of your son or daughter. If your child is…
Read MoreHow Symptoms of ADHD Can Hurt a Kid’s Social Life
There are three identifying symptoms of ADHD: Distractibility, Impulsivity Inattentiveness or Hyperactivity All these symptoms have a significant impact on the development of social skills. Many of those who are ADHD remember the pre-school years as happy years with few memories of feeling different or lonely, but certainly by fifth grade an awareness of negative…
Read MoreChild Play Therapy – Helping Children Cope with Abuse
For countless children, facing abuse is a real-life nightmare that comes true time and time again. However, child play therapy can help resolve these issues and bring back peace and comfort to the life of a victim of potential abuse. By building a strong relationship between the counselor and the child, often between the ages…
Read MoreA Functional Family
Is family happiness for real? Can family life really be described as “fun”? Attitudes, conflicts, personality differences, and outside stresses can all be factors to make family life less than idealistic. Yet some would say: “Family is like music, some high notes, some low notes, but always a beautiful song.” “Family…like branches on a tree, we…
Read MoreCoping Skills: Hard Times Make Them Strong
“Don’t you know the seed would never grow if there were never showers? And though the rain might bring a little pain, just look at all the flowers. Don’t you fret now, child, don’t you worry The rain’s to help you grow, so don’t try to hurry the storm along The hard times make you…
Read MoreInforming Kids About ADD and ADHD
“I knew as a kid that I was different from my classmates, but I didn’t know how I was different.” People who are diagnosed as Adult ADHD often share this memory from childhood. Unfortunately, with incomplete information, these people often have suffered anxiety, loneliness, helplessness, and low self-esteem. Learning about ADD and ADHD and the…
Read MoreUnderstanding ADD and ADHD: Family Life
It is time for ADD and ADHD to come out of the shadows. When someone in a family is dealing with ADD or ADHD, everyone in the family benefits from information and understanding about ADD and ADHD. With awareness of what behaviors are controllable and what are beyond self-discipline, inaccurate assumptions of intentions can be…
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