February - March 2006
Is Your Child's IEP Working? Checking Up on ADHD Accommodations
How to take stock of your child's special-ed plan and make changes to her ADHD accommodations that will help her achieve success at school.
Reaping Rewards from Community Service
Children who help others learn to recognize their own strengths.
The Daily Report Card: Tracking School Progress for Children with ADHD or Learning Disabilities
Use this powerful parent/teacher tool to monitor the academic progress of your child with ADHD or a learning disability like dyslexia.
A New "Burden" for Parents
When parents and administrators can't agree on a child's IEP, families may need to turn to a due process hearing.
Shape School Behavior with a Daily Report Card
Teachers and parents of children with ADHD can use this method to spark better behavior in a hurry.
How ADHD Students Use Mind Mapping Tools at School
ADHD students can better organize term papers, clean up notes, and generate ideas with mind mapping software.
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Features
When Mom, Too, Has ADD
Are you an ADD mom or dad raising an ADHD child? Organizational challenges abound when both a parent and child have attention deficit. Find tips for getting (and keeping) the household, school life, and discipline in order here.
Saying No to Side Effects
If a minor adjustment of your child's medication doesn't remedy the problem, switching meds almost certainly will.
Inspiration
Writing a New Chapter
Once her youngest child left home, this successful screenwriter decided to get to the bottom of her daily struggles.
Frazzled No More
After years of feeling torn in a million directions, I finally got a diagnosis. And it wasn't stress.
My Money, My Mess
Someday I may become a paragon of fiscal responsibility. But I'm not there yet.
The Organized Life
Pocket Helpers
Get organized with these tiny electronic devices and keep track of valuable possessions -- including your sanity as an adult with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD).
Tracking Medical Expenses
Here's an easy way to organize the paperwork that accompanies medical treatment, and even save a little on your bills.
Your ADD Coach
Just Do It!
Want to stop putting off until tomorrow what you can do today? Procrastinate less with these five simple steps.
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