ADHD Resources

Parenting

ADHD in Children

  • Noise Dampening - Reduce auditory overwhelm:

    • Loop ear plugs

    • Noise cancelling headphones

    • Music playlists for different scenarios preloaded

    Deep Pressure - Provides grounding and regulation:

    • Weighted lap pads

    • Weighted/heated blanket

    • Weighted stuffed animals

    • Compression vests

    • Lavender neck heating pad

    • Tight hug

    Visual:

    • Dimmable lighting with warm light bulb options

    • Liquid motion timers

    • Glitter tubes

    • Fiber optic lamps

    • Lava lamps

    • Expanding breathing balls

    Movement

    Hanging Egg Chair – Adult swingy chair.

    Rocking/Gliding Chairs – For seeking movement and regulation.

    Sensory Swings – All ages

    Fidgets

    • Slime

    • Kinetic sand

    • Tangle toys – twistable segments that rotate endlessly

    • ONO rollers – smooth rolling motion between fingers

    • Thinking putty / therapy putty – stretch, squeeze, tear

    Oral/Chewing Stims:

    • Chewelry necklaces

    • Silicone chew pencils

    • Chewable Lego-style pendants

    • Chew pencil toppers

    Clothing:

    Sensationally You - Sensory friendly clohing.

  • Auditory: Speech-to-text & audio books

    Task Initiation:

    First Then Visual Schedule HD: First-Then visual schedule for your family with audio-visual representations of routines, activities, sequences and transitions.

    Choice Works: App for custom visual schedules for transitioning students and children through multi-step tasks and routines, like getting ready in the morning, or calming down.

    https://goblin.tools AI breaks large tasks into smaller steps, estimates time required, helps initiate tasks.

    Forest Focus App https://www.forestapp.cc

    Emotional Support:

    Worry Dolls: Tell your worry to a worry doll and track it overtime. 

    iCreate…Social Skills Stories: Create social stories for transitions or new experiences with personal photos to make it customized.

    Lifestyle:

    Plant Nanny: Water tracking app that reminds you throughout the day. 

    I Can’t Wake Up!: Requires you to complete a puzzle or math problem to shut off the alarm.

  • Classroom Tools

    • Wobble cushions / wobble seats – allow gentle rocking movement

    • Balance balls or yoga ball chairs

    • Chair bands (resistance bands on chair legs)

    • Standing desks or floor desks

    • Rocking stools

    Quiet Fidgets

    • Tangle toys

    • Stress balls

    • Therapy putty

    • Pop-it fidgets

    • Marble mesh fidgets

    • Spinning rings

    • Kneaded erasers

    • Silent fidget cubes

    • Textured desk strips

    • Silicone “calm strips”

Seeking an ADHD or Autism Diagnosis

Although therapists (Masters level) can diagnose disorders from the DSM-5 (e.g. Major Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, OCD, etc.), we only screen for Autism and ADHD and make recommendations to specialty providers for an official diagnosis because these are considered “Neurocognitive” disorders which implicates a biological and medical component due to involving brain chemistry.

We are trained in understanding and supporting ADHD and Autism; however, diagnosis requires a specialized evaluation through a medical provider (MD/DO) or neuro-psychologist (PsyD) with specific tools and assessments that are best practice for a thorough diagnosis.

A diagnostic evaluation usually includes things like developmental history, cognitive testing, standardized diagnostic instruments, and sometimes medical screening to rule out other neurological or developmental conditions.

If you are seeking a diagnosis for a child, you can consider first talking to your child’s school to request an evaluation which is a free and covered service in public schools. Diagnosis helps support an IEP or 504 plan as well as help access further services your child may need.

Reach out and schedule an initial evaluation to get started on your journey.

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