Emotional Regulation for Kids With ADHD
Summary: This article suggests six brain-based strategies to help kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder build confidence, engagement, and focus.
Source: Dr. Lori Desautels, Edutopia, March 31, 2017
Description:
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 11 percent of children—that’s 6.4 million kids—in the United States ages 4–17 were reported by parents to have a diagnosis of attention[deficit/hyperactivity disorder as of 2011. Dr. Russell Barkley, clinical professor of psychiatry at the Medical University of South Carolina and an expert on ADHD, says that this disorder is primarily about emotional regulation and self-control and is not just about inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity.
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Source: Dr. Lori Desautels, Edutopia, March 31, 2017
Description:
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 11 percent of children—that’s 6.4 million kids—in the United States ages 4–17 were reported by parents to have a diagnosis of attention[deficit/hyperactivity disorder as of 2011. Dr. Russell Barkley, clinical professor of psychiatry at the Medical University of South Carolina and an expert on ADHD, says that this disorder is primarily about emotional regulation and self-control and is not just about inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity.
Read the full article here!
