6 Things Parents Of Kids With ADHD Need To Understand

6 Things Parents Of Kids With ADHD Need To Understand

Homework, chores, getting out the door in the morning: These basic tasks can present big challenges for kids with ADHD — and their parents. Parents may feel like their child is purposefully not listening to them, ignoring their instructions and trying to cause difficulty.

But kids with ADHD often can’t help the way they act. Their brains are “wired” differently; they don’t experience time or approach tasks in the same way that non-ADHD brains do.

“The most important thing that a non-ADHD parent needs to know about their ADHD kid is that their brain does not work in the same way as their child’s,” A. Jordan Wright, psychologist and chief clinical officer for Parallel Learning, told HuffPost.