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Tandra Rutledge, MA

Great Lakes Mental Health Technology Transfer Center

May 5, 2021

Parenting Tips for ADHD: How to Unleash Your Child’s

Superpowers

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Tandra RutledgeDirector of Business Development Riveredge Hospital

Tandra M. Rutledge, MADirector of Business Development, Riveredge Hospital Certified QPR Trainer | Adult Mental Health First Aid Instructor Board Member, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Illinois Chaptertandrarutledge@gmail.com

Parenting Tips for ADHD: How to Unleash Your Child’s Superpowers

Learning Goals1. Learn the do’s and don’ts of

parenting a child with ADHD

2. Identify practical strategies to help your child tap into their “Superpowers.”

Facts About ADHD

“My Brain is on 100!”

Is it ADHD?

www.psychhub.com

What is the ADHD “Iceberg?”

Pills Don’t Teach Skills1. An interest-based nervous system2. Emotional hyperarousal3. Rejection sensitivity

My child has ADHD.Now what?

Seeking Treatment and Support

1. Behavior Therapy, Including Training for Parents

2. Behavioral Interventions in the Classroom

3. Medication

4. Parent Education and Support

www.cdc.gov

“My child’s ADHD Looks Nothing Like Your child’s ADHD”

Some Children with ADHD Need to Move

Some Children with ADHD Just Seem Dreamy

Some Children with ADHD Can’t Control Their Temper, Which Stems from Poor Impulse Control

Some Children with ADHD Cannot Deal with Failure

Some Children with ADHD Hyperfocus to an Astounding Degree

Some Children with ADHD Learn Great from Screens. Others… Not So Much

Some Children with ADHD Do All of the Above — That Doesn’t Mean They Are Intentionally Trying to Bait, Anger, Frustrate, or Disappoint You

www.additudemag.com

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The Developmental Relationships Framework

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Parenting Do’s and Don’ts

What To Do

Decide ahead of time which behaviors are acceptable and which are not

Define the rules, but allow some flexibility

Create structure

Break tasks into manageable pieces

Limit distractions

Encourage out-loud thinking

Believe in your child…and the Oxygen Mask Principle

www.healthline.com

What Not To Do

Don’t sweat the small stuff

Don’t get overwhelmed and lash out

Don’t be negative

Don’t let your child or the disorder take control

Your child has ADHD and these Superpowers!

Your child thinks differently—and that’s valuable

Your child has boundless energy Creativity is easy for your child Your child has an amazing talent for

detail With hyperfocus, your child rocks

the things they’re passionate about Your child has serious resilience Your child is sensitive to others’

differences Your child is spontaneous Your child is willing to take risks Your child is enthusiastic Your child has a world-class

imaginationCan you think of others?

Thank you!

Tandra M. Rutledge, MADirector of Business Development, Riveredge Hospital Certified QPR Trainer | Adult Mental Health First Aid Instructor Board Member, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Illinois Chaptertandrarutledge@gmail.com