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

Helping parents raise kids with ADHD — without the guilt

Ryan Wexelblatt, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker and the founder of ADHD Dude. He helps parents improve behavior, reduce defiance, and build consistent structure at home.

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Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Founder of ADHD Dude

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ABOUT RYAN

A clinician, a speaker, and a father who gets it

Ryan Wexelblatt, LCSW, is a nationally recognized ADHD parenting expert and the founder of ADHD Dude. With over 300,000 followers across social media, Ryan is trusted by families, clinicians, and educators for his clear, research-informed approach to behavior and emotional regulation.

A licensed clinical social worker and former school-based therapist, Ryan specializes in helping families address defiance, emotional outbursts, lagging social skills, and difficulty making and keeping friends. His work is grounded in evidence, not trends or emotional marketing.

He is also a father to a son with ADHD and learning differences, which shapes every piece of guidance he shares with families.

The ADHD Dude Approach

Parent training that actually works

A practical framework built on behavior science, not guilt, not jargon, not quick fixes.

Behavior over labels

Focus on observable behavior patterns and practical responses. Parents learn to see what their child does, not what their child is.

Parent as the intervention

Train parents to change the environment and their own responses. Lasting change starts with the adults in the home.

Structure and consistency

Defiance and emotional dysregulation decrease when routines are predictable and boundaries are clear.

Plain language delivery

No therapy-speak, no unrealistic promises. Complex behavioral science explained in language any parent can apply the same day.

Credentials

Professional background

Speaking

Speaking topics

Presentations tailored for parents, mental health professionals, educators, and school counselors.

ADHD in Plain Language

A clear overview of ADHD that helps parents understand what they are seeing at home and why traditional strategies often backfire.

The Child Is Not the Identified Patient

How to work effectively with families of kids diagnosed with ADHD. Reframes clinical approach to family-systems focus.

Social Executive Function Skills

How to help kids with ADHD cultivate and maintain friendships through executive function, not scripted programs.

Supporting Students with ADHD

Practical strategies for school faculty to support students without creating more work for themselves.

Developing Social Executive Function

For school counselors and social workers. Building real social executive function, not teaching scripted social skills.

What You Were Never Told

The conversation most families never get from their clinician. Covers what parents can start doing immediately.

Testimonials

What families say

I am a Community Paediatrician in the UK, and I prescribe extensively for ADHD. I am also a mum to a boy with ADHD, and I find your advice is spot on. I signpost my patients to your resources.

Community Paediatrician

United Kingdom

My entire family has subscribed to the ADHD Dude YouTube channel for a long time now. His tips ultimately make me feel more empowered as a parent. I only wish we had discovered him sooner.

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