If you want to give your kid with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder the best school year yet, follow these suggestions.

Tips for a successful school year when your kid has ADHD

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Public places can be hard if your kid has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. These strategies will help you leave the house without losing your cool.

4 strategies for planning family outings when your kid has ADHD

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People say: “If you adopt older children, rather than babies, you know what you’re getting.” Well it turns out we didn’t.

I said I wouldn’t adopt a child with FASD—and now I have four

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Is it too much to ask for a child with special needs to be spoken to like a person?

Please treat my daughter like she’s human

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The shortfall in government funding for kids with special needs means families have to make impossible sacrifices to fill the gap.

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