NETwork Interventions Blog

When meeting with parents for the first time, I always ask them what their primary goals are. Sometimes parents complain to me about tantrums, and want ways of eliminating tantrum behaviour in their kids. This usually leads me to discussing how every behavior has a function (or purpose), and that in order to change any behavior, we must first determine the function of it. Once we assess what the function of the behavior is, we can than work on teaching a replacement behavior that is more appropriate. The replacement behavior should provide the child with the same or similar result that their inappropriate behavior previously resulted in. Read more...

Left uncorrected, challenging behaviour can seriously affect a person’s health and quality of life.
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Many people only learn that they have ADD/ADHD when they become adults. It may be the case that after your child has been diagnosed and you find out more about the condition you find out that you may also have it. Not only do we help children we can also help adults!

Most adults who need to be evaluated for ADD/ADHD have serious problems with concentration or paying attention, or are overactive in one or more areas of living. Ask yourself if you have problems with any of the following categories:

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most studied and diagnosed    disorders in children.  There are three types of the disorder: Read more...