Our mission is to help improve the lives of children, adolescents, adults, and families struggling with ADHD and executive functioning challenges. ADHD Evaluation based on established research-proven standards to rule out other possible problems and identify the specific needs of the child (ages 4 and up), adolescent, or adult. Student Success is a structured research-based…

Our mission is to help improve the lives of children, teens, adults, and families struggling with ADHD. In that effort, we offer a wide variety of services and solutions to choose from. 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…

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.

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…

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…

ADHD girls & women have different symptoms from boys & men, and they require a different approach to treatment.

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…

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. . .

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?

October is ADHD Awareness Month!  In this series of articles, Dr. Davenport discusses how ADHD is often misunderstood and how symptoms are often different in boys and girls and men and women.  He address how this confusion is further exacerbated by language, learning, and executive functioning weaknesses commonly seen in children, teens, and adults with ADHD.  He closes out…