Part 3: ADHD & Emotion Regulation – Support Strategies
We’ve reviewed research on the therapies and interventions that have been used to improve emotion regulation and overlaid a lived experience lens.
Part 2: ADHD & Emotion Regulation – Life Impact
Emotional reactivity and ADHD symptoms have been shown to get stronger with age. In fact, the percentage of individuals with ADHD who experience emotion dysregulation, increases from around 25–45% in childhood to 30–70% in young adulthood.
Part 1: ADHD & Emotion Regulation – Need to know
In general, children with ADHD experience greater emotional distress, intensity, and frequent negative emotion reactivity than children without ADHD.
ADHD Tips – making writing easier
Written expression is a complex process that relies on the use and management of many skills including fine motor skills, and executive functions, a crucial set of skills performed by the brain to help us meet our goals.
Lived experience – the Keywell story
When we direct our energy toward supporting and empowering children, we won’t have to repair them when they become adults.
ADHD and hyperfocus – attention is variable!
The ADHD brain is an interest based nervous system, this means that when it comes to things we are passionate or curious about, our focus can be incredibly powerful – this is sometimes referred to as hyperfocus.
Emotion regulation, working memory & cognitive flexibility in ADHD
For many children (and even adults) with ADHD, having a weak working memory and struggling with emotions can make it hard for them to be flexible in their thinking.
The science of impulsivity in ADHD
Research on inhibition control is evolving with various theories on the mechanics of inhibition control in children with ADHD.