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title: 'Understanding Your Child''s Diagnosis — ADHD: Treatment & Parenting Strategies'
scope: TODO_SCOPE
covers:
- diagnosis
- adhd
- autism
not_covered: []
sources:
- 20230416_Dr_Stuppy_ADHD
- 20240317_Mike_Wasmer_DD_Advocacy
- 20250309_Jeremy_Didier_ADHD_2
last_updated: '2025-03-09'
token_estimate: 311
parent: https://fwmparents.org/resources/understanding-your-childs-diagnosis/index.md
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# Understanding Your Child's Diagnosis — ADHD: Treatment & Parenting Strategies

- Dr. Stuppy is a pediatrician specializing in ADD/ADHD. She discussed symptoms, treatments, misconceptions and parenting strategies for kids with ADHD. — *[Dr. Kristen Stuppy, Apr 2023](https://fwmparents.org/sessions/20230416_Dr_Stuppy_ADHD/notes.md)*

- [Overland Park Special Needs Child Registration](https://www.opkansas.org/)

- Genetic testing exists to determine the rate at which a person metabolizes ADHD drugs. [Supporting paper](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8957927/) — *[Mike Wasmer, Mar 2024](https://fwmparents.org/sessions/20240317_Mike_Wasmer_DD_Advocacy/notes.md)*

- [CHADD Annual Conference - Nov 2025 in KC](https://chadd.org/events/2025-international-conference-on-adhd/) — *[Jeremy Didier, Mar 2025](https://fwmparents.org/sessions/20250309_Jeremy_Didier_ADHD_2/notes.md)*

- [How to ADHD (book)](https://www.amazon.com/How-ADHD-Insiders-Working-Against/dp/0593578945/) by Jessica McCabe — *[Jeremy Didier, Mar 2025](https://fwmparents.org/sessions/20250309_Jeremy_Didier_ADHD_2/notes.md)*

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