Even minor frustrations and interruptions can cause adults with ADHD to react with an outburst or meltdown, making it hard to complete tasks and maintain relationships. While we can’t always stop intense emotions from spilling over, we can learn to minimize the damage they cause to others and ourselves. In this webinar, Tamara Rosier, Ph.D., provides a roadmap to do exactly that.
In addition to relaying techniques for monitoring emotions and a two-part strategy to release big ADHD emotions effectively and healthily, Dr. Rosier explains how to bounce back from emotional outbursts and how to repair damaged relationships.
Testimonial: “This was my first ADDitude webinar, and 10 minutes in I was good-crying. Thank you so much for offering this invaluable resource for free!”
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Emotional Resilience with ADHD: Additional Resources
About half of people with ADHD also have a learning disorder, the most common of which is dyslexia. A language-based learning disability, dyslexia is characterized by difficulties with accurate and fluent word recognition, spelling, and reading decoding. Although dyslexia and ADHD share some common traits, they are distinctly different, and it’s critical to identify and differentiate both conditions.
Here, Cheryl Chase, Ph.D., shares key signs and traits of ADHD and dyslexia, and clarifies how children with both conditions differ from those with just one or the other. She also details effective interventions for children with co-occurring ADHD and dyslexia.
Testimonial: “I learned a lot and the information gave me a place to start with getting my son the help that he needs.”
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Dyslexia and ADHD: Additional Resources
The stimulants and the alpha agonists used to treat ADHD are some of the most effective treatments in medicine and, if properly fine-tuned, they have virtually no side effects. Yet the vast majority of adults who start ADHD medication stop taking it within a year, either because of poor follow-through due to executive function challenges or concerns about safety, born of persistent myths.
In this webinar, William Dodson, M.D., LF-APA, shares research about the efficacy of medication, explains how to fine-tune ADHD medication to avoid side effects, and offers strategies to address medication reluctance and lack of adherence.
Testimonial: “A very insightful webinar. I feel reassured, better equipped and more confident to continue my medication titration.”
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Medication and ADHD in Adults: Additional Resources
Body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRB) include nail biting, hair pulling, skin picking and cheek biting, and they are often chronic behaviors commonly comorbid with ADHD. Although many people with BFRBs want to stop these behaviors, they feel compelled to perform them.
Here, Roberto Olivardia, Ph.D., helps viewers take the first step toward recovery by explaining symptoms, diagnostic criteria, and the physical and the emotional consequences of BFRBs. He also details the wide range of treatment strategies used to break the impulse to pick, pull, or bite.
Testimonial: “So honest and helpful. I really appreciated the way Dr. Olivardia shared such specific details and ideas about how to handle/manage these behaviors. I felt a little less ashamed of myself and worried for my son after watching it.”
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BFRB and ADHD: Additional Resources
Research shows that positive reinforcement, rather than punishment, inspires more consistent motivation and better learning outcomes for children with ADHD. Yes, punishment may keep a child with ADHD on task in the short term but it may carry serious long-term consequences if the child’s emotional regulation skills are weak.
In this webinar, Gail Tripp, Ph.D., explains how to use positive reinforcement to help children transition from one activity to another, to learn a new skill, to complete homework, and to build stamina for waiting. She also addresses how to respond when a child’s task persistence drops away and they respond impulsively or emotionally.
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Positive Reinforcement: Additional Resources
The symptoms of Primarily Inattentive ADHD — distractibility, failure to complete work, forgetfulness, and disorganization — are often overlooked because they don’t typically cause the same behavioral and learning challenges that symptoms of hyperactivity and impulsivity do. These symptoms may be easier to overlook, but they can lead to significant functional impairment as well as distress in school, the workplace, and social interactions.
