Santa Cruz ADHD Support Group

07/29/2025

Looking for trusted ADHD resources, tools, and services? Explore CHADD's ADHD Tools Marketplace — your go-to directory for businesses that support the ADHD community.
Plus, CHADD members enjoy exclusive discounts on select Gold Member offerings!

Start exploring today: https://CHADD.org/adhd-tools-marketplace/

07/29/2025

07/29/2025

Your expectations for your child need to align with their executive function age, and your strategies for scaffolding probably need to change accordingly. - Ryan Wexelblatt, LCSW

07/28/2025

25 examples of Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) for IEPs in reading, math, social skills, behavior, and executive functioning: why SDI is exclusive to IEPs.

07/26/2025

Today is Disability Independence Day—marking 35 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act became law.

At NAMI, we know that mental health is part of disability inclusion. True accessibility means creating spaces—especially workplaces—where people feel safe, supported, and free from stigma.

Looking for information on navigating mental health concerns at work for yourself or someone you manage?

Check out our StigmaFree Workplace guides:
stigmafree.nami.org/stigmafree-guides

Let’s break down barriers—not just in buildings, but in minds and attitudes.

07/26/2025

A new labeling requirement highlights weight loss, a known possibility when young children take stimulant medication. Behavioral management, not medication, remains the primary treatment for ADHD in preschool-age children.
https://bit.ly/CHADDWeeklyFDALabelRequirement

07/25/2025

Whether you are a parent, guardian, or caregiver, your presence matters more than perfection. Behind every child’s growth is someone showing up with care, patience, and heart.

In honor of International Parents’ Day, we invite you to listen to The Heart of a Parent, a special episode of Voices of Compassion featuring a heartfelt conversation with a CHC parent coach.

This episode offers honest reflections on navigating diagnosis, finding community, and redefining what it means to show up with love.

🎧 Listen to The Heart of a Parent: https://ow.ly/igNJ50WuXwn

07/25/2025

Don't miss the upcoming webinar on August 12 from Planned Lifetime Assistance Network - PLAN of MA & RI on Special Needs Trusts as an option for financial planning for families of disabled loved ones. https://www.planofma-ri.org/plan-events/

07/24/2025

Do real-time interactions sometimes feel like a runaway train or like you’re standing on the wrong platform, watching it pass?

Sometimes you’re mid-thought and suddenly, it’s gone. Or you’re in a conversation, and you realize you stopped tracking three turns ago.

And if this happens to you, it’s not necessarily because you’re not listening or don’t care.😊

And it’s definitely not because you’re not intelligent. Though I know you may tell yourself that…

It’s just that 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 is often 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗗𝗛𝗗 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘂𝗽, especially 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲. Your brain just needs a little more time.

In this new post, I share strategies to help you stay connected and show up the way you want in the places — meetings, one-on-ones, and networking and social events — where these challenges tend to arise.

You don’t need to master every interaction.

But you can shape the ones that matter most.

See how. https://marlacummins.com/adhd-adult-slow-processing/

07/23/2025

How can accommodations in the workplace help employers and employees? In this podcast, Dr. Elliot Lasson discusses how adults with ADHD can harness their strengths to be successful in the workplace, and how business can benefit from those strengths.

https://bit.ly/CHADDPodcastWorkplaceAccommodations