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ADHD at School: Resources & Information for Parents

What parents of children with attention deficit disorder (ADHD) and learning disabilities should know about securing school accommodations, improving classroom behavior, organizing resources, building reading, writing, and math skills, completing assignments, and working with teachers.

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BACK TO SCHOOL TIPS
ADDitude's best tips to help parents and students with ADHD and LD overcome challenges – from IEPs to homework to making friends.

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Back to School Handbook

Secure Academic Accommodations

Essential School Information for Parents
How to discuss ADHD accommodations with your college professors

A Parent's Guide to ADHD School Accommodations
Federal law requires public schools to provide educational accommodations to students with ADHD and learning disabilities

Common Classroom Accommodations
A free download detailing some effective school accommodations for children with special needs

Work With the School

The Parent-Teacher Partnership
Expert strategies for working with your ADHD child's teacher on an effective classroom plan

Using a Daily Report Card
How this tool offers an effective incentive to help kids succeed where they once failed

Sample Letter to Your Child's Teacher
How to introduce your child with ADHD and get off on the best foot

Get Organized

Organization Tips for Students with ADHD or Learning Disabilities
Help your child learn to manage time and combat clutter

No More Lost Books or Papers
10 ways to become better organized in the classroom and at home

33 Best Organization Tips
Organizing guru Judith Kolberg shares her 33 top strategies for an uncluttered life

Study Smarter

Homework Without Tears
12 ways to make homework less stressful for your child ADHD

Determining Your Child's Learning Style
Set up your ADHD for success by determining and teaching to his unique learning style

How to Ace Exams
7 simple study tricks to improve test scores

Homework 101
Download this free printable of homework and study tips

Shine in the Classroom

Stop Interrupting! Classroom Discipline for ADHD Children
Impulse-controlling exercises to help ADHD children behave better at school

Help ADHD Children to Stop Fidgeting
Help your special-needs child sit still and concentrate at school and at home

Power Through Distractions
How to zero in on the task at hand and ignore all those pesky school distractions

Reading, Writing and Math

Improving Reading Skills
Guaranteed tips for improving reading comprehension in children with ADHD or learning disabilities

Writing Help for ADHD LD Children
Simple tips to improve writing skills

Bring Math to Life
Five games to help children comprehend abstract mathematical concepts

Make Friends

Is Your Child Socially Immature?
How to improve behavior and social skills for children with ADHD

Friendship 101
Parenting strategies to help your ADHD child build stronger social skills

How to Bully-Proof Your Child with ADHD
Help your child stand up to teasing at school with these smart playground strategies

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ACADEMIC TIPS

Focus on who, what, when, where, why, and how when reading

Use diagrams or drawings to plot and tell a story

Use blocks, tiles, even playing cards, to work out computations physically

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SOCIAL TIPS

Before a playdate, put away anything that might cause conflict

Try role-playing some common playground interactions at home (including a bully's teasing)

Enlist the teacher's help to make sure your child isn't left out of playgrounds

More social tips...

ORGANIZATION TIPS

Color-code academic materials

Keep an extra set of textbooks at home

Give your child a daily planner to keep track of deadlines, appointments, events, and so on

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DISCUSSION FORUMS
Going from IEP to 504
"Could it be detrimental to my son to move him to a 504? Is there a reason why the school is pushing for this?"

Son With ADHD Suspended
"I feel like we've been lied to, and that my son is being swept under the rug. Help!!!"

Difficulty Reading & Writing
"I think he has a terrible time tracking, that his little fast mind does not slow down to comprehend the letters and sounds, writing is worse."

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EXPERT ANSWERS
Should He Stay Back?
"Our school wants my ADHD son to repeat the sixth grade, but I'm worried ..." (Read the answer...)

My Son Hates to Read!
"How can I help him overcome this reading reluctance?" (Read the answer...)