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Twice-Exceptional & Proud: On Being Gifted with ADHD — Q&A Session for Parents of ADHD & 2e Students
ADHD expert Sharon Saline answers ADDitude Magazine readers’ questions about gifted children and adults who have ADHD — and struggle with the misconceptions surrounding both. Read more >>
Kids Are Back in School — and Struggling With Mental Health Issues
Schools across the country are overwhelmed with K-12 students struggling with mental health problems, according to school staff, pediatricians and mental health care workers. Not only has this surge made the return to classrooms more challenging to educators, it’s also Read more >>
Rate of ADHD, Autism Diagnoses Higher Among Children on Medicaid, Study Finds
Children covered under Medicaid are twice as likely to be diagnosed with disorders such as ADHD or autism compared with those who have private insurance, a study published Wednesday by JAMA Psychiatry found. Read more >>
5 Tips for Culturally Responsive Teaching
Educator Audrey Muhammad was recently named the recipient of The National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE) $10,000 Scholarship Award. The author and former high school English teacher shares some quick tips for culturally responsive teaching. Read more >>
We hear more about gender expression these days than we used to. Yet it’s rare to hear a raw, firsthand account about what it really feels like when your gender identity doesn’t match your biological gender — from shame and Read more >>
Schools Confront a Wave of Student Misbehavior, Driven by Months of Remote Learning
School districts across the U.S. say they are seeing a surge of student misbehavior in the return to in-person learning, after months of closures and disruptions due to the pandemic. Schools have seen an increase in both minor incidents, like Read more >>
Kids and Anxiety: What’s Normal and When to Seek Help
The first day of school. The first time at the pool. A surprise meeting with a gigantic dog. Plenty of situations make kids feel nervous and uncomfortable. But how do parents know when a child is suffering from anxiety that Read more >>
What Does Childhood Anxiety Look Like? Probably Not What You Think.
The good news in all of this is that child anxiety is very treatable, especially with early intervention. Read more >>
A Parent’s Journey: A Child With ADHD
In this Voices of Compassion episode, we talk candidly about what parenting a child with ADHD is really like — the challenges, joys, worries and wonder. Hear from Lauren Sims, the mom of a child with ADHD, as she shares Read more >>
How to Calm a Stressed Kid? A One-Minute Video Can Help, According to Stanford Researchers
A Stanford study shows that taking a few slow, deep breaths significantly reduces children’s physiological arousal in everyday settings. Read more >>
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650 Clark Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304
650.326.5530
CHC South Bay:
2280 Kenwood Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128
408.831.7512
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1765 E Bayshore Rd, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
650.702.2487
