Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Finally Comprehensive Help for Children with ADHD in New York


Do you have a hard time getting your child to focus and accomplish tasks? Do they seem to be hyperactive? Your child may suffer from a condition known as ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder).

I am not an expert on this but can refer you to the site of one of the leading coaches and parent trainers on ADHD Ms. Elaine Lerner. Ms. Lerner's site www.ADHDparentTrainer.com gives the following characteristics that describe symtoms of ADHD:

  • Impulse Control or Inhibition
  • Difficulty Sustaining Attention
  • Excessive Activity
  • Difficulty Following Rules and Instructions
  • Excessive Variability in their Responses to Situations

This is a condition more pronounced in boys but girls also are challenged by it. It is a condition that can hold your child back in school.

Some children with other challenges such as autism can also exhibit ADHD type traits. It is estimated that ADHD affects 8 to 10% of people in the US (over 20 million people).

People who have children with special needs and in special education have a wide range of problems when dealing with issues like ADHD, ADD, or Autism. Not only in how to manage the behavior but profound family and even legal issues as well.

Getting the right help, support, and expertise when treating ADHD or similar traits in children is not easy. But now for parents in New York state there is comprehensive help.

You may be a parent of a child and notices similar types of traits or characteristics in your child. Insights from Elaine's work and over 20 year experience with ADHD have been invaluable in helping me manage and better understand my daughter's ADHD type behavior (she is catergorized as being on the autism spectrum).

What is even more noteworthy is that Elaine's ADHD Parent Training is the most comprehensive I have ever seen in terms of covering a wide range of issues related to families with special needs children. She not only covers child management issues but also things like inter-family relations and even education and legal issues.

Parents in New York state can now sign up for Parent Training to manage ADHD at...
ADHD Parent Trainer

Sunday, January 04, 2009

New Year...Be Happy!!

That's right... be happy! No matter how its been this past year, NOT being happy with what 'good things' that occurred or good things you do have, or good period would be a mistake. Why? Because "it can ALWAYS be worse."

Think about it, if you were to focus in on those things that did not go as you would have liked, as with anybody, you would be miserable. However, focus in on those things you DO have, those folks that DO care about you and events that DID go your way, indeed you can feel good. For if you were to remove THOSE good things from the equation, it could be bad.

So...yeah, be happy and, have a Happy New Year!!