Ryan Wexelblatt, LCSW | ADHD Parent Training Expert and Founder of ADHD Dude

One of the most trusted names in ADHD parent training.

Ryan is a licensed clinical social worker, a former school social worker, and a father who has raised a child with ADHD.

– Founder, ADHD Dude | 350,000+ followers across platforms
– Creator, Confident Parents Capable Kids Method by ADHD Dude
– Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) | 20+ years working with children, teens, and young adults with ADHD
– Regular presenter, CHADD International Conference on ADHD
– Co-host, ADHD Parenting Podcast | Top 1% globally
– Contributor, ADDitude Magazine

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Founder of ADHD Dude

AS FEATURED IN & PRESENTED AT

Most trainings on supporting kids with ADHD leave parents and educators without practical strategies they can begin implementing immediately

Parents of kids with ADHD are often told what their child needs but rarely shown how to make it work at home. Teachers receive ADHD training that adds to their workload without improving outcomes in the classroom. The result is frustration on all sides and kids who are capable of far more than anyone around them realizes.

The ADHD Dude Approach

Parent Behavior Training That Actually Works

A practical framework built on evidence-informed strategies.

Skil-building over labels

Understanding a diagnosis is a starting point, not a strategy. Ryan’s approach focuses on building the specific skills kids with ADHD are missing, giving parents and educators concrete tools instead of just a label to explain the behavior.

Evidence-informed strategies

The Confident Parents Capable Kids Method by ADHD Dude is built on evidence-informed strategies, not parenting trends or social media opinions.

Structure and consistency

Decades of research on child development and behavior show that kids with ADHD can be most successful when routines are predictable, expectations are clear, and parents and educators use an authoritative approach.

Plain language delivery

During presentations and trainings, Ryan speaks practically and avoids therapy-speak, delivering information in plain language that parents and educators can understand and use immediately.

Professional Background

Speaking

Speaking and Training

Ryan speaks to parent groups, educators, health care professionals, and mental health clinicians. His parent training is rooted in the Confident Parents Capable Kids Method by ADHD Dude, an evidence-based framework for improving behavior at home. Every presentation is built for the specific group Ryan is addressing.

For Parents & Parent Groups

What Parents Are Rarely Told About ADHD And What Actually Helps
What To Do When A Child With ADHD Controls Your Home: Reclaiming Parental Authority
Helping Kids With ADHD Build And Maintain Friendships

For Educators

Supporting Students With ADHD Without Creating More Work For Yourself
How To Respond To ADHD-Related Behaviors And See Real Improvement Today

For Mental Health Clinicans

Evidence-Based Strategies For Supporting Families of ADHD Children
Reclaiming Parental Authority: Supporting Families Struggling With Parental Empathy Dysregulation
Reconnecting Disconnected Young Men With ADHD

Testimonials

I highly recommend looking into ADHD Dude and his curriculum. Seriously can't recommend his approach enough. Changed our lives for the better. Many ADHD kids become punishment adverse, and it's exhausting. He has free content on YouTube, but his paid curriculum is well worth it.

Parent

Community Member

Talk therapy doesn't help much for kids with ADHD, but parent training helps tremendously. I am so grateful someone pointed us in this direction. It's something both you and your wife should do. We did ours through the ADHD Dude, and it's been life-changing for our entire family

Grateful Parent

Community Member

It's helping - all of your parent training. We just started the expectations worksheet this weekend, and we're already seeing results.

Parent

Community Member

I love your parent training and recommend it to all the parents I work with in my role as a school counselor in Australia 🙌

School Counselor

Australia

Have you done any parent behavior training for the ADHD. It's the recommended therapy for kids with ADHD because (as you've seen) therapy for the child doesn't work. I did mine through the ADHD Dude, and it has transformed our family.

Parent

Community Member

Speaking and Training

Book Ryan To Speak

Kids with ADHD who are supported by parents and educators with the right strategies can accomplish far more than most people realize. Book Ryan for your next staff training, parent workshop, or conference.