Parents Helping Parents [web resource]
Parents Helping Parents (PHP) helps families who have children of any age with special needs. PHP’s mission is to help children and adults with special needs receive the support and services they need to reach their full potential by providing Read more >>
Council for Exceptional Children [web resource]
The Council for Exceptional Children is an international professional organization dedicated to improving the success of children and youth with disabilities and/or gifts and talents. Read more >>
Learning Disabilities Association of America [web resource]
Since 1963, Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) has provided information on learning disabilities, practical solutions, and a network of resources to support individuals with learning disabilities, their parents, teachers and other professionals. Read more >>
Non-Medication Intervention Strategies [presentation]
This presentation reviews non-medication intervention strategies for children with ADHD and executive functioning challenges. Learn more from CHC’s Ramsey Khasho, Psy.D about ADHD and executive functioning and the types of behavioral strategies you can employ to improve attention and promote Read more >>
Executive Functioning: What It Is and How to Support It [presentation]
Executive functioning is the set of mental processes that allow us to be efficient learners, thinkers, and actors. Learn about the components of executive functioning, executive functioning deficits and the strategies that can be taught to help compensate for and Read more >>
Life with a child with ADD/ADHD can be frustrating and overwhelming, but as a parent there is a lot you can do to help control and reduce the symptoms. Read more >>
Demystifying Thought Processing [presentation]
How do processing difficulties present, and what does processing look like in a classroom? This presentation with Chris Harris, MEd, Abigail Ferguson, PsyD, and Rebecca Chambers, MEd, also addresses perception and misperception, and how to accommodate processing speed and misperception Read more >>
Executive Function: Skills for Life and Learning
This 5-minute video provides an overview of Building the Brain’s “Air Traffic Control” System: How Early Experiences Shape the Development of Executive Function, the joint working paper from the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child and the National Forum Read more >>
Taming the Disorganized Child: 5 Steps to Get You Started
By Maria Deniston, MS, OTR/L, Occupational Therapist and Jill Yochim, MA, Educational Specialist James, a middle-schooler, comes home from a long day at school and looks forward to downtime playing video games. After dinner, he searches for 15 minutes to Read more >>
by Cindy Lopez, Director of Community Engagement Is your child struggling with the same behavior challenges in school without making progress? Does he or she have ADHD-like symptoms? Read more >>
