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Parent & Manage ADHD
​Successfully
with
Tara Carman-French

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Is it ADD or ADHD?
ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) was the old name.
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The manual professionals use to diagnose ADHD is called the DSM. Currently, we use the 5th version of this manual. The change from ADD to ADHD came about in the 4th version and continues in the one we use today.
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ADHD (Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder) is the current name in the DSM.
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But my child is not hyperactive.
This is why the term is so confusing!
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In a diagnosis, the doctor will either keep the hyperactive part in or take it out.

The diagnosis looks something like this:

Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder: Inattentive sub-type at the severe level
(individual displays no hyperactivity)
or
Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder: Combined sub-type at the severe level
(individual presents with hyperactivity)
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My child moves and fidgets all the time. Why?

To get their brain working and to feel better!
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Movement actually helps them calm down and focus.
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A good rule to follow is that 15 minutes of exercise will create approximately
45 minutes of increased attention.
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If that was helpful, keep scrolling,
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​I have a decade of experience to share with you.

Work With Tara

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Re-imagine Parenting Package

"I feel like I'm failing my kid."
"I always have to yell in order to get anything across to them."
"I feel like I'm angry all the time."
"I just don't know how to motivate my teen anymore."

ADHD kids challenge the best of us. Starting out, we imagine the kind of parent we want to be, and when ADHD enters the room, we don't get to be that parent. When we aren't heard, we descend into yelling, just to get them to hear us. Or, we just shut down, exhausted, and let the chips fall where they may. Sometimes, literally. These tensions can also cause fractures in our relationship with our significant other.

Want a better relationship with your child? With your partner? 

​Let's work together to bring back the...
calm
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Post-Secondary Transition

"I am terrified to send my kid off to school. I structure EVERYTHING.
How are they going to manage?"


"My child is so smart, but kind of immature. I'm worried about how they will manage in college or university."

​"They did fine in high school, but they have to manage LIFE
in university too and there is so much to
​distract them."

From attending meetings with the school to provide input on accommodations, through planning packing for the move, all the way to exam preparation, I'm here to help navigate a...
Smooth transition
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Discover your ADHD
Superpower!

There is no sugar-coating this:
ADHD comes with a lot of negatives.
You've probably experienced tons of negative messaging throughout your life and these messages have become part of your story of you.
 
It doesn't have to be this way.

ADHD has gifts. You can learn to use them.

​Do you want to find out how?
YES
NO
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Single Consultation

Have one issue you really want to dive into, but don't feel like it needs a long term commitment?

Do you want a better understanding of your child's assessment, disability, accommodations, the IEP process, or another related topic?

I am happy to help you gain...
Clarity
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Tara is the Director and resident Parenting & ADHD Coach at Artemis Assessment & Treatment Centre. Artemis provides ADHD and Psychoeducational (Learning Disability) Assessments and Gifted Assessments.

Tara's work is supervised by Dr. Jill Pickett.

Tara's services may be covered by your extended health insurance plan.

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