The waves of distraction, impulsivity, and the gusts of disorganization can knock people with ADHD off course. However, a practical approach that has gained prominence in recent years is coaching for ADHD. There are three reasons why coaching can benefit individuals with ADHD.

Source: New York TimesBy Temple Grandin We hear a great deal about the need to fix the infrastructure in this country, but we are too focused on the things that need improving and updating rather than the people who will be able to do the work. For over 25 years, I designed equipment to handle …

Source: HarpersBazaar.comReporter: By Carla Ciccone This feeling of not quite knowing how to perform adult life was familiar, but combined with the guilt inherent to motherhood, it became unbearable. But women aren’t suddenly waking up with a neurological disorder. It’s likely been there all along, masquerading as low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, “she’s difficult,” “she’s an …

Source: additudemag.com, April 14, 2022Reporter: Joanna Moorhead Be honest: Have you ever dreamed of inventing a time-travel machine explicitly to go back and undo particularly cringe-worthy or heart-breaking events of your past? You’d never forget your brother’s beloved Pokémon cards at sleepaway camp, spill marinara on your prom dress, or impulsively spread a rumor about …

Source: the Guardian, Dec. 16, 2021Reporter: Joanna Moorhead “An unexpected result of the greater number of children being diagnosed has been that many parents have discovered that they are autistic, too, often by figuring it out for themselves. . . There are no exact figures, says Professor Simon Baron-Cohen of Cambridge University, Britain’s leading academic …

Source: New York Times, Oct. 22, 2021Reporter: Christina Caron “A.D.H.D. coaching is considered an emerging field, although the profession is becoming more widely known. Interviews with coaches and clients, and a number of studies assessing college students, suggest that it can help manage A.D.H.D. symptoms like inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity, while improving executive functioning skills …

Authors: Jonathan Haidt and Jean M. Twenge This synchronized global increase in teenage loneliness suggests a global cause, and the timing is right for smartphones and social media to be major contributors. But couldn’t the timing just be coincidental? To test our hypothesis, we sought data on many global trends that might have an impact …

Authors: NATIONAL FORUM ON EARLY CHILDHOOD POLICY AND PROGRAMS and NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL ON THE DEVELOPING CHILD