Managing ADHD and Screen Time //The Childhood Collective
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\\u201cMy kid can\\u2019t have ADHD because he can play video games for 3 hours.\\u201d
\\u201cScreens help my child focus.\\u201d
Both of these statements are ones that we have been told by parents of kids with ADHD.\\xa0 I went to the experts at The Childhood Collective to figure out what\\u2019s going on with screens and ADHD. The Childhood Collective is a team of two child psychologists (Lori Long, Ph.D. and Mallory Yee, Ph.D.) and a speech language pathologist (Katie Severson, M.S., CCC-SLP). Most importantly, they are three moms who are dedicated to supporting parents of children with ADHD.\\xa0
ADHD brains are designed to be hyper focused on novelty, something tech has perfected.\\xa0 We need to equip our ADHD kids with extra skills and tools to learn how to regulate and transition.\\xa0\\xa0
In this episode we learn about all of it!
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