Treatment of ADHD in Children and Adolescents
A child meets the criteria, gets the diagnosis, and the family goes home with a label that does not describe most of what is actually hard. The inattention is real, but the emotional regulation is what ends the friendship, and the missed social cue is what makes school unbearable. Neither is in the diagnostic criteria, and both get less attention in training than they deserve.
Tish Taylor works on exactly that ground. She is a licensed psychologist and a licensed school psychologist with close to thirty years in practice, almost all of it with children, adolescents and young adults. She teaches child development, consults to schools, wrote a book on parenting a child with ADHD, and has young children of her own, which she is open about when talking to parents.
Five and a half hours, and it is a treatment course rather than a diagnostic one, though it covers assessment measures, differential diagnosis and comorbidity before moving on. Then executive function, using a framework a young person can be walked through and made part of. Emotional regulation and the work on perspective that sits underneath it. Social skills, and the different reasons a child misses a cue. Parent training, which she treats as non-negotiable, including the components that matter most. Homework, which she handles as the long-running source of friction it usually is, with practical strategies and a frank view of when to bring in outside help. School continuity of care and whole-school approaches. And what the evidence says about exercise, and about media and gaming.
You’ll walk away with
- The secondary symptoms that cause the most difficulty, and why they are not in the diagnostic criteria
- Emotional regulation in ADHD, including the perspective work that sits underneath it
- Social skills difficulties and their different causes, which need different responses
- Executive function explained in a way a child or teenager can use, and made part of their own plan
- Clinical assessment measures, differentiating ADHD from other conditions, and identifying comorbidity
- Parent training: the components that matter, and why leaving it out undermines everything else
- Homework strategies that reduce the friction rather than adding to it
- When coaching or tutoring is the right referral, and what it can and cannot do
- Working with schools, including continuity of care and whole-school check-in approaches
- What the research supports on exercise as part of a treatment plan
- Media and gaming, and how they bear on presentation and on treatment
- Working with families rather than only with the child, across preschool to young adult
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CPD Information For Mental Health Professionals
Enjoy complete flexibility with 100% self-paced learning you can access anytime, anywhere, and on any device. This course is included with your Tatra Training membership, along with every other course in the library.
Please note: Tish Taylor practises in the United States. The clinical material transfers; the school systems and service providers she references are American.
Where this sits: the treatment course. How to Clinically Assess ADHD Using Both Objective and Subjective Data covers the assessment side in depth.
Course Duration: 5.5 learning hours
Certificate and CPD hours: On completion you’ll receive a Certificate of Completion to support your CPD records. Your certificates are yours to keep.
Assessment: Complete a short quiz at the end (80% pass mark), which you can resit as many times as needed.
Revisit Anytime: Come back to the course as often as you like while your membership is active, whenever you want a refresher for practice.
CPD Eligibility: This program may be suitable for CPD for professionals such as:
- Psychologists
- Counsellors and Psychotherapists
- Social Workers
- Community Workers
- Mental Health Nurses
- General Practitioners (GPs)
- Occupational Therapists
CPD requirements vary between professional bodies, so please check with your association or credentialing body to confirm you can claim CPD hours/OPD points for this program and what evidence they require.
Course Content
Meet Your Instructor
Children with ADHD whose potential is being overshadowed by behavioral challenges and academic struggles - and the families trying to help them succeed while managing daily stress and confusion - can need more than generic behavioral interventions to unlock their strengths and build the foundation for lifelong success. Tish Taylor has spent over 25 years specialising in ADHD assessment and treatment, becoming one of the leading experts in helping children with ADHD thrive by understanding their unique neurological gifts while developing practical strategies that work in real-world settings.
As Licensed Psychologist and host of the ADHD Connect Podcast, and Advisory Board Member of ADHDKC, Dr. Taylor brings exceptional expertise grounded in thousands of comprehensive evaluations and years of direct work in school settings. Her book Parenting ADHD with Wisdom and Grace and co-authored work Fostering Connection: Building Social and Emotional Health in Children and Teens demonstrate her unique ability to translate complex psychological concepts into immediately practical guidance for parents and educators. Her development of the free "TRAIT Tool" for understanding ADHD characteristics reflects her commitment to making evidence-based resources accessible to families who need them most.
Taylor's expertise spans child psychology, school psychology, ADHD evaluation and treatment, learning disabilities including dyslexia, executive functioning deficits, anxiety and mood disorders, and what she calls helping children develop "positive psychological foundations for development into adulthood." Her approach recognises that ADHD isn't a deficit to manage but a different neurological wiring that requires specialised understanding and interventions. She specialises in comprehensive ADHD assessments that identify both challenges and strengths, working with children who have been misunderstood or inadequately served, and helping families develop the skills and confidence needed to support their child's unique developmental path.
What sets her training apart is school-based expertise combined with clinical depth. Taylor doesn't just teach ADHD theory - she shows practitioners how to conduct thorough assessments that lead to practical interventions, how to work effectively with school systems, and how to help families understand their child's ADHD as a neurological difference rather than a behavioural problem. Her years as both school psychologist and private practitioner give her unique insight into the systems children with ADHD must navigate.
For your practice, expect to gain specific techniques for comprehensive ADHD assessment, tools for working with families and school systems, and frameworks for helping children with ADHD develop executive functioning skills and emotional regulation. Her approach particularly benefits practitioners working with ADHD presentations, those wanting to develop school consultation skills, or clinicians seeking to understand the intersection of learning differences and mental health.
Quick Win: Dr. Taylor's "TRAIT Tool" approach helps parents understand their child's ADHD characteristics in strengths-based terms - helping to transform family dynamics from frustration to empowerment while providing concrete strategies for supporting their child's unique needs.
Qualifications
- Ph.D., School Psychology, University of Kansas, 1998–2002
- B.A., Psychology, University of Kansas
- Licensed Psychologist (LP), Kansas
- Licensed School Psychologist
- Over 25 years experience as clinical and school psychologist
- Thousands of evaluations completed throughout career
Authored Publications
- Parenting ADHD with Wisdom and Grace (2019, self-published practical guide for parents)
- Fostering Connection: Building Social and Emotional Health in Children and Teens (co-author with Courtney Foat, character-based approach to relationships)
- Taking Sides: Controversial Issues in Classroom Management (2005, co-editor, McGraw-Hill Dushkin, educational psychology debates)
Professional Experience
- Licensed Psychologist, Private Practice, Tish Holub Taylor, Ph.D., LC, Leawood, KS, 2007–present (18+ years)
- Educational Consultant, Kansas City metro area
- Adjunct Professor, University of Missouri–Kansas City
- Licensed School Psychologist, Public Schools, multiple years
- Adjunct Professor teaching child and adolescent development courses, many years
Professional Service & Leadership
- Advisory Board Member, ADHDKC, current
- Member, Kansas Coordinating Council on Early Childhood Developmental Services (6-year term, completed)
- Host, ADHD Connect Podcast, 2025–present (episodes on ADHD diagnosis trends and treatment)
- Guest, What Fresh Hell Podcast, April 2023 ("Fostering Connection with Our Kids")
- Featured, Therapy Thursday, YouTube (children's mental health during pandemic)
Clinical Specialties
- Comprehensive ADHD assessment and treatment
- Learning disabilities including dyslexia
- Executive functioning deficits and skill development
- Child and adolescent anxiety and mood disorders
- Behavioural problems and classroom management
- Educational psychology and school consultation
- Parent education and family therapy
Treatment Philosophy
- Emphasis on early intervention to establish positive psychological foundations for development into adulthood, using respectful, attentive, and honest approaches with children and families while collaborating closely with families, schools, and other professionals.
Ready to develop expertise in comprehensive ADHD assessment and treatment that helps children thrive rather than just manage symptoms? Discover how Dr. Taylor's evidence-based, strengths-focused methods can transform your understanding of ADHD while giving you the tools to work effectively with children, families, and school systems to unlock each child's potential.
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- Lessons 5
- Topics 0
- Duration 5.5 hours
- Quizzes 1
- Language English