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Attitudes regarding what causes ADHD were amongst the items reviewed in a recent survey conducted by Parent’s Magazine and New York’s Child Mind Institute – a treatment centre for children with mental health – which looked at the perspectives of approximately 1000 parents regarding ADHD and mental health...

Every few months, we here at Springboard Clinic publish an online newsletter full of the latest ADHD news, events, and tips for the season.

Highlights from this season’s ‘Spring 2012 Newsletter’ included...

The mental health awareness campaign “Not Myself Today” was launched on April 2, 2012, and it is an important reminder to us all of how prevalent mental health concerns are in our society.

We here at Springboard Clinic often individuals with ADHD diagnoses suffering from additional mental health concerns, including anxiety,...

Over the years, many different athletes with ADHD have come forward with their diagnoses – the one you may be most familiar with is Olympic champion (14 times over) Michael Phelps. As it turns out, ADHD is not uncommon among exceptional athletes, and it seems that many golfers in particular have the disorder. In fact, golf is often described as “the perfect ADD sport…it combines structure and novelty.”...

Friendship coaching involves a series of skills that any parent can learn to support ADHD children who have a hard time on play dates or in social situations. While it may be more common for parents to take on the role of soccer or baseball coach for their kids, research shows that it may be effective for you to also be your child’s ‘in the moment’ coach focusing on improving social skills...

While we do consider ourselves ADHD “experts,” we are by no means nutritionists – we’re in no position to tell you what you should or shouldn’t be eating. That being said, there are nutritional recommendations that many practitioners working with ADHD suggest – based on a large body of research and anecdotal evidence.

Intellectually, most of us know what a healthy, balanced diet looks like. We all grew up with various versions of the food pyramid or food guides, and we all had somebody at some point in our life lecture us about the evils of deep fried food (however delicious it is)...