Roughly half of all children and adults with ADHD also struggle with anxiety. When people are anxious their brains produce cortisol, raise blood pressure and make it more difficult to think clearly. More often than not the anxiety accompanying ADHD isn’t treated. The two most common treatment strategies are counseling and medication. Unfortunately, cognitive behavioral therapy isn’t readily available in all communities. Medication is sometimes hit or miss because it can be difficult to treat anxiety effectively.

Fortunately, this session will identify several everyday strategies that will help students, parents, and adults reduce their anxiety. Common strategies will be reviewed and an explanation of why these strategies are helpful will be explained.

Participants will be able to:

1. Identify a “bad” brain chemical (stress hormone) that is activated by anxiety and describe its negative impact on the body.

2. List two “good” brain chemicals (neurotransmitters or hormones) that help a person feel better.

3. List two strategies that increase dopamine and/or serotonin and help a person feel less anxious and happier.

Chris A. Zeigler Dendy is a popular author, former educator, school psychologist, mental health professional with 45+ years of experience and is the mother of three grown children with ADHD. She provides training nationally and internationally. She has authored four popular books. Her newly released book, Launching into Young Adulthood with ADHD...Ready or not! is the basis of this presentation. Her other books include Teaching Teens with ADD, ADHD and Executive Function Deficits and Teenagers with ADD, ADHD, & Executive Function Deficits. In 2015, A Bird’s-Eye View of Life with ADHD…. ten years later! 3rd ed. was published. CHADD acknowledged Chris's long-time contributions to the field with two awards: initially induction into CHADD's Hall of Fame and subsequently CHADD honored her with its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. Chris is a longtime member of the ADDA-SR Professional Advisory Council. Chris is a longtime member of the ADDA-SR Professional Advisory Council.

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