Frequently Asked Questions

• The ADHD Dude Membership is a $29/month subscription that gives parents full access to our Parent Behavior Training. It's the skill-based approach the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends for kids with ADHD.

  Inside the membership, you get:

  • Step-by-step Parent Behavior Training courses for ages 4-7, 8-13, and 14-18
  • Twice-monthly Live Office Hours to get your questions answered in real time
  • Downloadable PDFs, cheat sheets, and problem-solving guides
  • A community section for connecting with an ADHD Dude Parent Coach and other parents

  No long-term commitment. Minimum membership is one month. Cancel anytime.

No. Talk therapy, play therapy, and occupational therapy have not been proven to improve behavior in children with ADHD. That's why these therapies are not included in the treatment recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics or the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.

What does work, and what they recommend, is Parent Behavior Training. That's exactly what we provide through this membership.

ADHD Dude is for parents of children ages 4-18. Inside the membership, there are three sets of Parent Behavior Training courses, organized by age:

• Ages 4-7
• Ages 8-11
• Ages 12-18

Each set has strategies tailored to what works at that age. Our additional courses on building executive function skills, improving social skills, and smoother bedtimes work across ages. 

Yes. ADHD Dude works for many families whose kids have more than one diagnosis, including autism, ODD, anxiety, or AuDHD.

In fact, the strategies are often even more important for these families. Kids with autism are at higher risk of non-emerging adulthood ("failure to launch") if their parents don't have a clear plan to teach them how to function independently. The strategies are also highly effective for kids who fit an ODD profile.

Ryan Wexelblatt, LCSW, has extensive experience and training working with families of children with higher-verbal autism, both in private practice and in special education schools. He is also trained in SPACE (an evidence-based approach for childhood anxiety).

Diagnostic labels can change. What matters is the skills your child builds, so they can recognize how capable they are.

We follow what the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends for kids with ADHD:

• Children 6 and up: Parent Behavior Training and medication, used together.
• Children under 6: Parent Behavior Training first, before medication.

Many parents in the membership have kids who aren't on medication, and our Parent Behavior Training works for them, too. We encourage parents to make medication decisions based on education and evidence, not opinions or fears. The ADHD Dude YouTube channel has videos that discuss evidence on ADHD medications for children and adolescents, as well as long-term outcomes.

One honest caveat: if your child has a more severe ADHD presentation and isn't on medication, Parent Behavior Training will still help, but you may see fewer improvements than families using both.

Yes. Many parents in the membership have ADHD themselves. The Parent Behavior Training courses are built around how ADHD brains learn best, with short videos, downloadable cheat sheets, visual examples, and step-by-step progressions you follow at your own pace.

Yes. The ADHD Dude Membership has supported more than 14,000 families across 50+ countries. You can join from anywhere using standard online payment methods.

Live Office Hours are listed on the Announcements page within the membership, typically at 12:00 PM or 8:00 PM U.S. Eastern Time, so members in different countries can join. Recordings are always available afterward.

• There's no evidence that talk therapy, play therapy, or occupational therapy are effective treatments for children with ADHD, which is why they're not included in the ADHD treatment recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics or the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. Most professionals (pediatricians, school counselors, therapists) are unfamiliar with these treatment recommendations, which is why they constantly refer families to approaches that aren't recommended.

  ADHD Dude is different because it trains you, the parent. Parent Behavior Training is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics because the evidence shows it's the most effective approach to addressing ADHD-related challenges.

Most parenting advice for kids with ADHD is opinion-based and/or made to emotionally validate parents and make them feel seen, not to help children build skills.

ADHD Dude gives you a clear, step-by-step plan you can actually use at home. The Confident Parents, Capable Kids method is evidence-informed, drawing on various evidence-based behavior modification approaches. The strategies are based on what the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends for kids with ADHD. You learn actionable strategies to help your child improve emotional regulation, behavior, cooperation, and more. This doesn't happen through lectures or teaching. It happens through you changing your response to their behavior.