Ryan Wexelblatt, LCSW, helps caregivers understand how lagging social executive function skills and social anxiety present in tween and teen boys with ADHD and shares evidence-based strategies to help boys connect with peers and develop real-life friendships.

Social Skills in Boys with ADHD: More Resources

• Get: The ADHD Guide to Making & Keeping Friends
• Replay: "Raising Socially Smart Tweens & Teens," with Ryan Wexelblatt
• Read: Understanding the Role of Anxiety in Children with ADHD
• Q&A: “My Teen Wants ‘Cool Kid’ Friends, or None at All”

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Many women with ADHD experience what feels like premenstrual syndrome (PMS) — on steroids. Symptoms include severe sadness, irritability, fatigue, and physical discomfort. Dara Abraham, D.O., delves into the intricate interplay between PMDD and ADHD.

PMDD and ADHD: More Resources

• Download: Menstrual Cycle Tracking Log
• Self-Test: Do You Have PMDD?
• Read: PMDD, Autism, and ADHD — The Hushed Comorbidity
• Get: How Hormones, Symptoms & Late Diagnoses Impact Females

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Kim and Penn of the Holderness Family discuss themes from their new book, ADHD is Awesome, including how to reframe your ADHD traits, why boredom is so difficult for ADHD brains, and how to embrace routine while remaining zany and fun.

Living with ADHD: More Resources

• Download: How to Build a Dopamine Menu
• Get: Your Complete ADHD Guide
• Read: 9 ADHD Myths That Perpetuate Stigma
• Read: The Positives of ADHD

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Mariely Hernandez, Ph.D., helps caregivers understand the effects of infrequent and frequent cannabis use on cognition and sleep health in teens with ADHD, as well as how to engage youth in reducing problematic cannabis use.

Teens with ADHD, Sleep, and Substance Use Disorder: More Resources

• Download: Sleep Disorders Linked to ADHD
• Get: The Parents’ Guide to Raising a Teen with ADHD
• Learn: SUD Risk Is Elevated by ADHD
• Q&A: “My Teen is Smoking Marijuana and Changing Before My Eyes. What Do I Do?”

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Some individuals with ADHD take longer to achieve independence than do their peers. Anthony Rostain, M.D., offers practical advice to parents who are struggling to support their 20-something kids during the prolonged transition known as emerging adulthood.

ADHD in Emerging Adulthood: More Resources

• Download: Questions to Get Your Child Talking
• Get: 7 Core Executive Functions in Children & Teens
• Read: 5 Critical Life Skills That Build Independence & Confidence
• Read: “Stop Trying to Fix Everything!” Scripts for Reflective Listening

Access the video and slides for podcast episode #503 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/emerging-adulthood-adhd-young-adult-living-skills/

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Learn about new and ongoing research about the safety and efficacy of psychedelic drugs like psilocybin, ketamine, MDMA, and LSD to treat mood disorders and other conditions from Adrian Jacques H. Ambrose, M.D.

Treatment for Mood Disorders: More Resources

• Download: Solving the Bipolar and ADHD Puzzle
• Self-Test: Depression in Adults
• Read: Mental Health’s Psychedelic Revolution
• Get: 9 Conditions Often Diagnosed with ADHD

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When you have a big report to write or taxes to file... do you opt to mow the lawn or clean the bathroom instead? As J. Russell Ramsay, Ph.D., finds, this is a common procrastination pattern for adults with ADHD. Learn how to outwit "procrastivity" and stop keeping yourself busy with tasks that don't move you toward your larger goals or priorities.

Procrastivity and ADHD: More Resources

• Download: The ADHD Healthy Habits Handbook
• Replay: How CBT and ADHD Coaching Help Adults Manage Their Symptoms Naturally, with Dr. Russell Ramsay
• Self-Test: How Seriously Do You Procrastinate?
• Read: Why the ADHD Brain Chooses the Less Important Task

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Join Roberto Olivardia, Ph.D., to learn about the symptoms of depression and anxiety disorders, how to distinguish them from ADHD and normal child and adolescent development, and how the conditions impact each other when they coexist.

Depression, Anxiety, & ADHD in Teens: More Resources

• Download: A Parent’s Guide to Depression in Teens
• Replay: "The ADHD-Depression Connection in Adults," with Dr. Roberto Olivardia
• Learn: Why Anxiety Disorder Is So Often Misdiagnosed
• Q&A: New Approaches to Treating Depression and ADHD

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