ADHD+&+Anxiety

Anxiety Resources
===[|The Coddling of the American Mind] [|GREG LUKIANOFF] AND [|JONATHAN HAIDT] The Atlantic [|SEPTEMBER 2015 ISSUE] === In the name of emotional well-being, college students are increasingly demanding protection from words and ideas they don’t like. Here’s why that’s disastrous for education—and mental health.

**[|Why Writers Are the Worst Procrastinators]** The psychological origins of waiting (... and waiting, and waiting) to work The Atlantic Magazine, [|MEGAN MCARDLE], FEB 12 2014, 11:48 AM ET

[|**Performance Anxiety in Great Performers:**][| What Hugh Grant, Gandhi, and Thomas Jefferson have in common] The Atlantic Magazine, [|SCOTT STOSSEL], [|JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2014]

**[|Mind Your Mind]** The Tool Box at the top has "Coping" and "Self-management" tools for youth dealing with anxiety, stress and depression. There is also a "Find Help" section that lists important numbers and contacts.

**[|When Something's Wrong Handbook: Ideas for Teachers]** Chapters of Anxiety, Eating Disorders, Depression and others. Includes great classroom strategies and resources for teachers.

An Example: 

**[|Sample Accommodations for Anxious Kids]** WorryWiseKids.com


 * ADD & ADHD **

**[|ADD / ADHD and School]** Tips for supporting teachers, accommodations and strategies for the classroom.

**[|Teaching Students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder]** B.C. Ministry of Education Special Education Handbook, Chapter looking at symptoms of ADD/ADHD and how they manifest at school.

**[|Strategies for Teaching Youth with ADD and ADHD]** Excellent resource on behaviour management strategies; modifications made in the class; tips for assessment; and keeping a student on task.

**[|Teaching Children with ADHD]** This link provides teachers with specific information to guide the planning, implementation, and monitoring of school-based instructional and behavioral management plans for students with ADHD.

Accommodations and strategies for teaching students with ADD/ADHD.

Medication Discussed
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**[|Ritalin Gone Wrong]** New York Times, By L. ALAN SROUFE Published: January 28, 2012