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ADAA is looking for new conference committee members for the 2022 conference. The 2022 conference is scheduled for March 17-20, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. Committee members must be ADAA professional members in good standing.

The ideal candidates will have been ADAA members for a minimum of 5 years, MDs preferred, and have never served on the conference committee before.

If interested please contact us at [email protected] for more information.

Presented at ADAA's 2021 Virtual Conference, research from ADAA Members Jennifer Lynch, PsyD and Jenny Yip, PsyD, ABPP suggests that "setting clear and attainable goals, praising genuine efforts, and allowing failure are key in supporting children’s virtual learning efforts during the pandemic."

“The social connections and the attachments are really critical for the young age. And how we learn to read cues are facial expressions.”(ADAA Member) Psychologist Dr. Mary Alvord talks about potential pandemic impacts on young kids, and shares some signs parents should watch for.

Crying can look different for everyone. Your cry might consist of a few tears or a half-hour of sobbing. Your crying will also depend on what you’re experiencing, whether it’s a job loss or a stressful week working on the front lines.

“Resilience works like a muscle we can build through effort and repetition, and we want to keep our muscles strong and flexible, so we can think of many ways to solve a problem,” says (ADAA Member) Mary Alvord, co-author of “Resilience Builder Program for Children and Adolescents.” “At the core, resilience is the belief that while you can’t control everything in your life, there are many aspects you can control, including

“Resilience works like a muscle we can build through effort and repetition, and we want to keep our muscles strong and flexible, so we can think of many ways to solve a problem,” says (ADAA Member) Mary Alvord, co-author of “Resilience Builder Program for Children and Adolescents.” “At the core, resilience is the belief that while you can’t control everything in your life, there are many aspects you can control, including

“[In my experience,] it’s so unusual to have a … hoarder be the one to initiate the treatment,” says (ADAA Member) Karen Cassiday, PhD, ACT, managing director and clinical psychologist at the Anxiety Treatment Center in Deerfield, Illinois. “Oftentimes, their family or partners are strong-arming them. That’s usually what gets people into treatment— that or they’re in trouble with the law.” “While hoarders likely recognize [they have] a problem, the fear that once they’re discovered they’re going to be asked to let go is incredibly anxiety provoking,” says (ADAA Member) Dr. Neziroglu.

Dena Blizzard and Michelle Taylor Willis are mothers to students who are experiencing high school and college in the age of a pandemic. They join “Tamron Hall” with ADAA Member Dr. Jenny Yip to discuss missing prom, virtual college, and more of the pandemic experiences for young adults.

“Travel involves being willing to expose yourself to new situations and to be able to tolerate some uncertainty because you don’t know exactly how it’s going to go,” says (ADAA Member) Bethany Teachman, a psychology professor and director of clinical training at the University of Virginia. According to Teachman, travel-related anxiety usually fits into one of three categories: the mode of transportation (ie. flying, sailing); the destination itself and challenges like language barriers; or the idea that something is being missed or mismanaged at home.