For Teachers 10 Mindfulness Exercises for Stronger School Focus Meditation and yoga promote focus and collaborative learning — particularly for students with ADHD....
For Teachers Lost, Late, or Burnt Out? A student with ADHD may start off the school year organized and eager to do her best, but become...
Executive Dysfunction It’s Easy to Hover Over a Child with Executive Function Deficits. Don’t. Executive functioning might be a key part of human behavior, but ADHD can make it tricky for kids to...
Focus & Following Directions How Boredom, Fatigue, and ADHD Hurt Our Kids' Attention Spans If your child is not paying attention in class (or at the supermarket, or in the car, or during...
For Teachers 9 Mean Teacher Comments Every Student with ADHD Knows Too Well “My teacher is so mean. She doesn’t like me.” If your child has ADHD, you know that “mean teachers”...
For Teachers What I Wish My Son's Teachers Knew About ADHD One mother shares what she wishes all teachers knew about the ADHD students in their classroom. Read...
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...
School Advocacy How to Advocate Forcefully for Your Child with ADHD Children with ADHD encounter more barriers at school, in the community, and even at home. No one...
Focus & Following Directions The Attention Games: Catching Focus There's more than one way to teach focus, self-control, concentration, and responsibility. Our...
ADHD Symptoms in Children ADHD in Children: Symptoms, Evaluations & Treatments Children who exhibit these symptoms of ADHD — inattentive or hyperactive and impulsive — may warrant...
ADHD in Girls What ADHD Looks Like in Girls and Women Girls with ADHD — especially those with inattentive symptoms — are often drowned out by loud,...
Dear ADDitude Dear ADDitude: My Child Doesn’t Have Any Friends "My 8-year-old is happy and friendly, but he doesn't play with anyone at recess and doesn't like to...
Dyscalculia When ‘Careless Mistakes’ Aren’t: Dyscalculia & Math Anxiety Math is hard. Dyscalculia, a math learning disability, can make learning and calculating numbers...
Parent-Teacher Cooperation How to Explain ADHD to a Teacher: Parents Share Their Favorite Tips You know ADHD like the back of your hand, but your child's teachers or other school personnel might...
Parent-Teacher Cooperation Why School Stress is Devastating for Our Kids Chronic stress at school can make kids (particularly those with ADHD or LD) dread going — and change...