What to do & not do for your ADHD child - ADHD Dude - Ryan Wexelblatt

ADHD Dude provides parent training through the ADHD Dude Membership Site, in-person school-year programs, and summer camps. ADHD Dude is not gender-specific content.

𝗔𝗗𝗛𝗗 𝗗𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗹𝗯𝗹𝗮𝘁𝘁, 𝗟𝗖𝗦𝗪, 𝗔𝗗𝗛𝗗-𝗖𝗖𝗦𝗣
Ryan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified School Social Worker, and father to a son with ADHD & learning differences. ADHD Dude is based in Tucson, Arizona.

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[OneFaithFilledLady]

Omg! I'm realizing point #2 bc my 9yr old calls me for everything and I just started reminding him that he can do "that" himself... like get something to drink.

[emilycarroll]

The “don’t do things for them that they can do themselves” 😫
Like I know…. I know I shouldn’t get my 8 year old daughter a drink from the kitchen or hand her something she can’t reach at the moment or freakin dress her in the morning but I struggle with adhd as well. Like really bad… (I feel like we all think our ADHD is the worst 😂)
But if I were to not get her the juice box from the fridge then I have to deal with the tantrum or arguing or whatever manipulation she’s in the mood for and sometimes I literally just can’t…. Like I can’t. I definitely going to be looking into the parent behavioral training…. I feel like Im setting her up for complete failure and I’m like the worst mom ever bc I can’t control my own emotions and sensory issues enough to make sure MY CHILD is going to grow up to be a happy and independent woman who loves her self…

[plainmom]

I wish I would have known about parent behavior training and thank you for all that you do for this community

[mariavansant]

What about parents who don’t want to medicate.

[donnahorne]

Can I join your site I'm in London thanks

[lauramartinez]

What do you do when they annoy and yell at everyone and make it everyone’s problem that they don’t wanna do things like getting dressed, bathing, brushing teeth?

[carolfederoff]

I feel like I'm enabling him by making my 13 year old breakfast but I'm the one that knows he needs a healthy breakfast whereas he will completely skip it if I don't...which is NOT okay by my husband or myself. Do you have suggestions on this? If I make it, he eats it. Which is worth it to me if needed, but maybe you have suggestions on how to move towards him making his own. I'm not talking cereal here. I'm talking protein. Eggs, Sausage or even yogurt and granola. He sees it as too much work even though he's capable.

[mathewriley]

What about teacher management training? A father or mother is only with their child so many hours in a day depending on work schedule.

[calvarylife]

Bro I’m a newbie here. Learnt more in this one video/ post whatever the terminology is, than hours with, let’s just say others. Easy to understand, great advice, well delivered, great job. New subscriber.

[izzymom]

If it's an executive function delay, hiw in the world do drugs help to improve that? What prescription drugs are you referring to that are needed for ADHD?

[marcomoon]

I dont know how many times, as a kid, I told my mom I didn't know how to use the dishwasher and it worked lol

[annak]

Thank you for your depth and candor. So rare these days. So much snake oil and gimmicks.

[nvmkunl]

The most helpful and useful channed about ADHD I ever have seen

[jazzywhatyouputiniswhatyou]

I need help so bad!! I have a 15 yr old teen girl. I’ll start with the parent behavior training. I need to get educated and want the best for my daughter. This piece I just listened to was very helpful.

[avl]

The part regarding overdependency is very tricky to me. I'm a father of a 4 year olds girl and I feel very divided between the acknowledgement that she lacks executive control to deal with the lack of motivation for doing boring ordinary taks like brushing her teeths and the realization that she will "freeze" in front of her tasks and will demand help, in one hand, and the goal of not making her codependent on the other. Often she is stubborn and want us to do things for her and we insist in not helping her at all in a task she is perfectly capable of doing (and do most of the days), but the result is always catastrophic. Thanks for the great content! Getting very important knowledge from your videos.

[Roar]

If I ask my son to keep the dishes inside he picks up multiple in one palm and keepa dropping them. He thinks it isn't a big deal if the spoons drop on the floor. He thinks it's efficient use of time to take everything together🙄 he will make sure he does every work so bad that it is three times more work for us cleaning up after him

[ShelleyBay]

Fantastic video as always! Thank you!

[jennyboda]

We don’t remember when we’ve succeeded because we aren’t MADE aware. When things go right, we barely ever notice. When things go wrong, we notice EVERY TIME because we are made aware and now we have to fix it. So it’ll imprint more than any succession just because of how long it had space in your head.

[BobbyCulpepper.srvfender]

What is it that the medication is supposed to do? I don't want to put my child on pharmaceutical drugs nor can I afford them. Surely there must be a dietic or holistic alternative

[luismorales]

or grandson just started his so he takes half of a small pill