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Author: Monte W. Davenport, Ph.D.
For 25 years, Dr. Davenport's career has been focused on helping improve the lives of children, teens, college students, and families struggling with ADHD, anxiety, OCD, depression, oppositional-defiant behavior, learning disorders, and related executive functioning challenges. Call 817.421.8780 to find out how he can help you.
Making ADHD Treatment Decisions for Your Child or Teen
These days, families are faced with so many treatment decisions, it is often hard to know what to do to help your child.
In this article, Dr. Davenport outlines research-based multimodal treatment options and suggests questions to ask when faced with any of the numerous alternative treatments available.
ADHD and Learning
Although not considered a specific learning disorder, attention disorders can hamper a child or teen’s learning in very specific ways. Rosemary Tannock, Ph.D., and the team of educators and researchers at the Brain and Behaviour Center in Toronto identified a number of learning challenges often associated with ADHD. Reading and Reading Comprehension Weaknesses Slow (but…
ADHD, Executive Functions, and Language Problems
Although ADHD is not a language disorder, it can hamper an adult’s or student’s spoken language and communication skills. Rosemary Tannock, Ph.D., and the team of educators and researchers at the Brain and Behavior Center in Toronto have identified several language challenges often associated with ADHD. Weaknesses in Pragmatic(Social) Language Blurting out in class or…
Executive Functioning & ADHD
Executive functions (attention, organization, time management, response inhibition) help us start & stop actions in order to achieve goals and stay connected socially.
Girls & Women with ADHD
ADHD girls & women have different symptoms from boys & men, and they require a different approach to treatment.
Seven Recommendations for Adults with ADHD
Just like children and teens, the adult with ADHD benefits from a multi-faceted (but different) approach to treatment. As you read through my seven recommendations for adults, always remember that the choice of treatment options is always yours. In other words, you should customize your treatment plan to fit your specific needs. (1) Understand ADHD…
ADHD: Inattention, Inhibition, & Inconsistency
Difficulties with attention can hamper a child’s ability to be successful in the classroom and in life. To better understand the impact of attention challenges, families and teachers should first consider three primary aspects of attention. . .
The Top 10 Myths about ADHD
Despite over 10,000 scientific journal articles, the myths about ADHD include it is caused by sugar, TV, poor parenting, lazy parents, our crazy-busy society, and big medication companies. Despite published medical records describing symptoms back in 1775, some even suggest it doesn’t exist. What myths do you believe?
Struggling to Find Your Motivation? Ask these Questions!
As stated in a previous post, “Change is hard!” Making a change in your life is a multiple-step and multifaceted process that can involve multiple conflicts before you see the resulting growth. Because change is difficult, it is critical to figure out why you want to change. When thinking about making a change, it is…
ADHD & Executive Functioning Solutions
Our mission is to help improve the lives of children, adolescents, adults, and families struggling with ADHD. ADHD Evaluation based on established research-proven standards in order to rule-out other possible problems and identify specific needs of the child (ages 4 and up), adolescent, or adult. Executive Functioning Solutions utilizing cognitive-behavioral methods are shown to help individuals…