Do you love someone with ADD or ADHD? If you do, you know the greatest gifts you can give them are your time, patience and understanding. But you can also help them learn coping skills and organizational skills that can improve their daily lives tremendously. The key to gift giving to someone who has neurological [...]
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Christmas Gifts for Distracted People
December 9, 2011Celebrating the Holidays When You Love Someone With Autism
December 5, 2011For someone who lives with autism, and the people who love him or her, the holidays can be delightful or dreadful. There are changes of routine and sensory issues that can be hard to take. Keeping to a routine, using visual helpers, offering choices, enjoying short and simple activities you do together, getting plenty of [...]
How to Make the Holiday Bright for Your Unemployed Friend
December 13, 2009One out of ten people are unemployed in our country right now (I’m looking for a job, myself!). With the holidays right around the corner, are you wondering what to give to your unemployed friends on a tight budget? Here are some ideas to lift their spirits this Christmas. Get them out of the house [...]
A Merry ADHD Christmas
December 10, 2009If you, or someone you love, has ADHD, you know that this neurological difference presents daily challenges. This challenge may be exacerbated with other conditions that may co-exist with ADHD, such as mood and anxiety disorders. Here are some tips for accommodating the special need of ADHD during the holidays. Understanding the Impact of ADHD [...]
What to Give a Single Mom for Christmas
December 9, 2009As one of the nation’s 10+million single mothers, I always look forward to Christmas, but not without a sense of wistfulness. Half of my Christmases are spent without my child (not this one, however! Yay!), because I have split custody. I have spent a few Christmases alone. It can be relaxing, but it can also [...]
