“What does ADHD therapy look like?”
My daughter has ADHD. What does ADHD therapy look like?
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with my clients I do through assessment to find out what type of adhd do they have (inattentive, hyperactive, combined) then I begin asking where the problems are showing the most (home, school, with others, etc) Then I begin to assess the client on where they are with executive dysfunction. and I begin to use play therapy techniques to help the client work on their areas of need for improvement in executive dysfunction. I will begin with the bigger concerns and go down the list. I will see children every week, give the parents and child homework to do at home and it's just to practice the skill we learned that week. once the client is showing improvement I will lower the sessions to bi-weekly and then monthly and so on.
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) has 3-subtypes, inattentive, impulsive, and inattentive-impulsive (combined-type). There are a number of approaches to managing the symptoms associated with ADHD based upon age and the way the symptoms generated impact on functioning. There are different approaches to treating the symptoms of this disorder including medication, teaching your daughter different compensatory strategies and techniques for different learning and social-behavioral contexts, supportive counseling and having the family learn more about this disorder so family members can understand and support your daughter. The most comprehensive approach involves a pediatric Neuropsychological one. This approach involves rather exhaustive assessments, including Neuropsychological Testing, thorough measurement of academic achievement, a deduction about your daughters learning styles and behavioral measurements of her conduct at home, in class, and in less structured playful contexts with peers. This approach is the most expensive and 3-rd party payers, insurance companies and/or her school district, prefer approaches which are less exhaustive and expensive. If your daughter has an IEP (Individual Educational Plan) the school district is responsible for those conditions (symptoms) which interfere with your daughters performance in school. In the good old USA, children have no right to treatment, but, they have a right to education, so some of the expenses of treatment can be shouldered by your daughters school district. I highly advise parents to get a copy of the Federal Right to Education Act and your Commonwealths or states version of this federal law so you can understand how to be the best advocate for your daughter. If you have no objections to trials of medication for symptom management, more intense impulsivity or significant problems with attention, concentration, and vigilance (sustaining attention and concentration for longer intervals), one difference I have experience in girls treated successfully with medication during pre-pubescence, the same medications might not work in post-pubescence. ADHD is best treated with a comprehensive approach. Even though school districts are supposed to provide remedial services for symptoms which interfere with learning as identified by the individuals IEP, it is preferable to also have an experienced clinician who does not work for the school district work with your daughter individually. In addition to symptoms management parents should become familiar with the Federal Right to Education and join a Parents advocacy group which focuses on students rights and the parents of children with ADHD share knowledge and support each other.
Hello, When a child lives with ADHD the best EBP is Medication Management and Parent management Training. Tara
Cognitive-behavior therapy is helpful and teaches the patient compensatory skills.
It requires some behavior planning developing executive skills
Therapy for ADHD helps with emotional regulation and learning coping skills. Therapy may also include improving negative thought patterns and behaviors.
Like anxiety, it can be mastered and controlled and even used for creativity.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is essentially brain training for ADHD. It aims to change negative patterns of thinking and reframe the way a patient feels about themselves and their symptoms of ADHD. Behavior therapy can also be helpful. Increasing motivation, coping skills, organization, and executive function coaching all help improve symptom presentation in ADHD.
