School Behavior
How to Calm Turbulent Transitions Back to (In-Person) School
Returning back to in-person school for students with ADHD and autism means disrupted routines,...
Guest Blogs
Welcome to the No Judgment Zone! Read these essays, diary entries, and snapshots of daily life written by ADDitude readers who are parenting children with ADHD, living with adult ADHD, and all of the above.
Guest Blogs
“I Have a Voice, Too: On Being an Asian American with ADHD.”
“Learning to advocate for my neurodivergent, Asian American self is a long and slow journey, but I am...
Guest Blogs
Hybrid Learning Is (Still) Disorienting. How to Help Ground a Student with ADHD.
“We are seeing attention waver and interest plummet — especially in already-missed lesson content,...
Guest Blogs
“9 Calming Strategies for a Racing, Restless Mind.”
"Although it can be exhausting to live in my head, I now feel so much more in control after learning...
Guest Blogs
“…But I Bet I Can Make You Smile.”
“As a child with undiagnosed ADHD, I had faced social fear and repudiation countless times before —...
Guest Blogs
“I Need Help!” 6 Steps to Boost Your Child’s Homework Independence
Remote learning halted many students’ progress toward greater independence and stronger...
Guest Blogs
“How Teachers Can Initiate and Promote Inclusive Education”
“Childhood educators, know this – there is nothing to be scared of in pursuing an inclusive...
Guest Blogs
10 Ways ADHD Hides in Plain Sight
ADHD is sometimes impossible to miss — and other times far too easy to overlook. The children who...
Guest Blogs
“The Wisdom of Free Range Parenting for ADHD Families”
“Some years later, I would be diagnosed with ADHD after living undiagnosed my whole life. The...
Guest Blogs
“The Gift of a Friend Who Requires No Explanations, No Excuses”
“After years of admonishment and shame, some people choose to hide their ADHD traits from strangers,...
Emotions
Your Emotional Responses to ‘Bad’ Behavior are Counterproductive
When kids with ADHD elicit emotional responses from their parents, they learn that disruptive...
Guest Blogs
“How I Learned to Appreciate the Magical Brains I Teach.”
“Students with mild cognitive delays are expected to function in our society just the same as...