Guest Blogs
“What Will a Return to In-Person Learning Mean for My Child with ADHD?”
“Come September, will he watch his peers catch up from their academic losses at a much faster rate...
Learning Challenges
Remote Learning Loss Is Widespread, Thorny for Students with ADHD
Remote learning loss has handicapped academic growth for many students with ADHD. In a recent survey,...
School & Learning
Our Pandemic Diary: A Day in the Life of My Elementary School Student with ADHD
From struggling to focus while learning at home to tiring of wearing a mask for eight hours in...
Guest Blogs
Surviving the In-Person Learning Transition: Game Plans and Instant Replays
Play the coach by providing your child with a game plan before they undertake a tough task. At the...
Learning Challenges
When Hybrid Learning Causes More Harm Than Good: School Options for ADHD Families
“Going back to school, even if only in a hybrid capacity, disrupts the ‘new normal.’ Students,...
For Teachers
The Return of In-Person Learning Is Largely Good — and Stressful
“We already know that students with ADHD require more support during stressful times. We also know...
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,...
Learning Challenges
Building Sandcastles In a Tsunami: How to Support Your Child Amid Whirling School Changes
“When we model for our children how to assess a situation, name their feelings, and develop a menu of...
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,...
ADHD News & Research
ADHD Symptoms Unmasked by the Pandemic: Diagnoses Spike Among Adults, Children
Among ADDitude readers, 26% of adults and children have received a formal ADHD diagnosis during the...
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...
Screen Time
ADHD Brains on Screens: Decoding a Complicated Relationship
Screen time has increased dramatically for 84% of ADDitude readers in the last year. New efficiencies...
Managing Time
What Happens When Our Kids Lose Track of Time — for a Full Year
ADHD brains lose track of time. This is triply true in a pandemic, when our kids’ guardrails of...
Guest Blogs
“My Daughter Was an Underachiever. A New Way of Learning Changed That.”
"In return for giving up so many of the rituals of adolescence, Elena has learned how to put forth...
Ask the Experts
Q: “Should We Update My Child’s IEP for Online Learning Hurdles?”
Schooling as we know it has changed with online learning. Should your child’s IEP accommodations...