Treatment of ADD/ADHD

By Keath Low, About.com Guide to ADD / ADHD

Learn more about treatment options and approaches for ADD/ADHD.

1. Treatment
2. Children and Teens
3. Adult ADD/ADHD
4. Research Studies

Treatment

Learn more about treatment approaches for dealing with ADD/ADHD. Everything you want to know about medications, behavior modifications, counseling, and ADHD education can be found here.

• Optimal Treatment of ADHD
• Treatment of ADD/ADHD
• Finding a Treatment Provider
• Medications
• AHA Recommends Children Receive Heart Screening Before Taking ADHD Medicines
• Reducing Common Side Effects of Your Child's ADHD Medicine
• Behavioral Modifications and Interventions
• The Importance of Treating the Whole Child
• Help for Parents of Children Diagnosed with ADHD

• ADHD and Exercise
• Simple School Strategies for Your ADHD Child
• Take Control of Your ADHD
• ADHD Coaching For The High School and College Student
• Counseling
• How Do I Know If My Child's Treatment Is Working?
• Treatment for Women with ADHD
• Fathers and ADHD Treatment

Children and Teens

Want to find out more information about parenting strategies for your ADD/ADHD child or teen, tips for school success, and reading materials about ADD and ADHD for kids and teens? You will find it here.

• Nurturing Your Child's Strengths
• Simple School Strategies for Your ADHD Child
• Helping Your ADHD Child Develop Positive Peer Relationships
• ADHD and Nutrition
• Girls and ADHD
• Parenting Children and Teens with ADD/ADHD
• What Can I Do To Help My Impulsive Child With ADD?
• Parenting Your ADHD Child Towards Good Decisions about Alcohol and Drug Use
• Tips For Improving Communication with Your Child
• Tips for Maintaining a Scream-Free Home

• Homework Strategies
• How Can I Get My Son To Focus On His Homework?
• What Is Your Child's Learning Style?
• Strategies for School Success
• ADD Behavior Or Normal Teen Behaviors?
• Help for Parents of Children Diagnosed with ADHD
• How Do I Know If My Child Is Creative?
• Understanding and Nurturing Your Child's Creativity
• ADHD, Adderall and Sleep
• High School

Adult ADD/ADHD

Want to find out more information about Adult ADD and ADHD? Here is the place. Find tips for success in the work place, strategies for happy relationships, and gain a better overall understanding of Adult ADD/ADHD.

• Tips for Getting Places on Time
• Tips for Organizing the ADHD Household
• Help! My Partner Doesn't Seem Motivated to Change
• The Wandering Mind: Tips for Maintaining Focus
• Friendships and ADHD
• Job Rights and Accommodations
• Should I tell people at work that I have ADD?
• Best Jobs For ADD or ADHD Individuals
• Thrive in Jobs that Require Movement
• Tips for Approaching Social Situations

• Getting Those Tasks Started and Completed
• Five Simple Steps to Paying Bills On Time
• De-Clutter and Get Organized
• Gaining a Sense of Control Over One's Life
• Moms with ADD/ADHD
• Practical Strategies at Home for Moms with ADHD
• Adult ADD/ADHD and Work
• Women and ADHD
• Strategies for Women with ADHD
• ADHD in Adults: Definition and Diagnosis

Research Studies

Want to find out about the latest research on ADD/ADHD? This is the place to be.

• Behavioral Interventions Reduce Symptoms for Preschoolers with ADHD
• Pump It Up! Working Out Your Working Memory
• ADD/ADHD and Brain Development in Boys
• Easily Distracted? Turn up the Noise
• Getting Fathers Involved in Children's ADHD Treatment Programs