Back to School
A back-to-school guide for students with ADHD: organization, accommodations, homework, focus, parent-teacher cooperation, school behavior and more.
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Free Downloads
Your Free Back-to-School Playbook
You and your child with ADHD want this to be the best year yet — and it can be. This back-to-school...
Guest Blogs
10 Back-to-School Promises from a Very Cool Teacher
"My job as a teacher is to create fun for people who think they’re about to be bored stiff for the...
Guest Blogs
Back-to-School for Kids with ADHD
Nat, like many kids with ADHD, has a hard time w...
Guest Blogs
“Back at School — and Back in Limbo”
The whirl of grad school leaves me too busy to think about daily life...but my racing ADHD mind still...
Organization
Q: “How Can I Help My Child Remember His Homework and Books?”
Building routines and filling backpacks the night before will help students with ADHD prepare for the...
School & Learning
7 Surprising Ways ADHD Shows Up in the Classroom
ADHD in the classroom is easy to mistake for carelessness, defiance, laziness, or a learning...
Ask the Experts
Q: “I Need a Summer Plan That Maps Out Back-to-School Steps”
At the close of another school year, students and parents alike are exhausted and burned out. But...
Learning Apps & Tools
3 Digital Skills That Ease Learning (and Life) for Students with ADHD
Digital skills like email processing and document filing are important but rarely taught keys to...
Organization
The School Supplies Your Child Actually Needs: 10 ADHD Essentials
Anyone who has lost a paycheck to The Container Store or IKEA knows that organization systems, though...
School & Learning
4 Things to Do Before School Reopens: A Checklist for Parents
Most schools will reopen for full-time, in-person learning this school year. Is your child prepared?...
ADDitude ADHD Experts Podcast
“ADHD Treatment Monitoring for Back-to-School” [podcast episode #118]
In ADDitude's ADHD Experts Podcast episode 118, David Rabiner, Ph.D., explains how to assess the...
ADDitude ADHD Experts Podcast
“Back to School Check Up” [podcast episode #115]
In ADDitude's ADHD Experts Podcast episode 115, Susan Yellin, Esq., discusses how to make adjustments...
ADDitude ADHD Experts Podcast
“Executive Function Deficits and ADHD at School: Accommodations That Work” [podcast episode #9]
In ADDitude’s ADHD Experts Podcast episode 9, Chris Zeigler Dendy explains specific accommodations...
Guest Blogs
“Do the Next Right Thing. Breathe. Repeat.”
“In a matter of weeks, I can imagine these school supplies getting sent home in a transition to...
School & Learning
A Back-to-School Support Plan for ADHD Families
'Back to school' in 2020 will mean 'back to the kitchen table' for many students, including children...