ADHD and School Issues
ADHD symptoms can certainly affect a child's learning. Read more about school issues and ways to help your ADHD child reach his or her full academic potential.
Friendly Class and Home Settings to Support Children With ADHD
Use this listing of friendly class and home settings to help support children with ADHD.
Use this listing of friendly class and home settings to help support children with ADHD.
ADHD and Homework Tips
Homework is often a challenging time for kids with ADHD. Read tips for helping your child improve focus during homework time.
Homework is often a challenging time for kids with ADHD. Read tips for helping your child improve focus during homework time.
ADHD and Homework: How Can I Help My Son Improve Focus?
Maintaining focus on homework can be a struggle for kids with ADHD. Read more about ADHD and homework tips to improve focus.
Maintaining focus on homework can be a struggle for kids with ADHD. Read more about ADHD and homework tips to improve focus.
What Happens in the First IEP Meeting?
What happens in the first IEP meeting? Knowing what is involved in your child's first IEP meeting helps parents feel more prepared and less anxious.
What happens in the first IEP meeting? Knowing what is involved in your child's first IEP meeting helps parents feel more prepared and less anxious.
College Students With ADHD
If you are a college student with ADHD these tips provided by Sarah Wright and the Edge Foundation are for you.
If you are a college student with ADHD these tips provided by Sarah Wright and the Edge Foundation are for you.
Should I Tell the Teacher About My Child's ADHD?
Open communication and positive collaboration with your child's teacher can make a big difference in your child's school success.
Open communication and positive collaboration with your child's teacher can make a big difference in your child's school success.
School Tips
Make School a Success for a Child with ADHD
Make School a Success for a Child with ADHD
Homework Help
Homework Strategies for ADHD Children
Homework Strategies for ADHD Children
More Homework Tips
"How can I get my son to focus on his homework?"
"How can I get my son to focus on his homework?"
Back-to-School Tips
It seems that back-to-school time always sneaks up. Before you know it, the summer is over and school is starting again. Helping your child ease from the lazy days of summer to the structured days of fall is important, especially if your child has ADHD.
It seems that back-to-school time always sneaks up. Before you know it, the summer is over and school is starting again. Helping your child ease from the lazy days of summer to the structured days of fall is important, especially if your child has ADHD.
Reframing ADHD
Reframe learning differences in a way that can be celebrated as diverse and adding value, rather than as impaired and damaged.
Reframe learning differences in a way that can be celebrated as diverse and adding value, rather than as impaired and damaged.
What Are Executive Functions?
What are executive functions and how do they affect a student's learning?
What are executive functions and how do they affect a student's learning?
ADHD Teaching Strategies
Executive function deficits can create challenges for students with ADHD. Luckily, there are creative interventions teachers can use to help improve a student’s success in the classroom.
Executive function deficits can create challenges for students with ADHD. Luckily, there are creative interventions teachers can use to help improve a student’s success in the classroom.
Hyper-Activity Improves Learning
Hyperactivity and movement improves learning in ADHD children, by helping the children stay alert and focused.
Hyperactivity and movement improves learning in ADHD children, by helping the children stay alert and focused.
Improving Peer Relationships
Peer relationships can be a real challenge for children with ADHD. Read about ways to help your child develop and maintain friendships.
Peer relationships can be a real challenge for children with ADHD. Read about ways to help your child develop and maintain friendships.
Dads: You’re Needed at School, Too
The Benefits of a Father's Involvement - Tips for Volunteering
The Benefits of a Father's Involvement - Tips for Volunteering
Understanding Hyperfocus
What is hyperfocus?
What is hyperfocus?
Special Education Services
It is important for parents to be aware and knowledgeable about the types of support, accommodations and special services that may be available to help their ADHD child succeed in school.
It is important for parents to be aware and knowledgeable about the types of support, accommodations and special services that may be available to help their ADHD child succeed in school.
Special Education Services
As a parent of a child with ADHD one of your roles will include being an advocate for your child. Becoming well informed about your child’s educational rights is important, as you may need to advocate for special services and support for your child in school. Matthew Cohen, an attorney with the Chicago law firm of Monahan and Cohen, has been representing children and families in special educati…
As a parent of a child with ADHD one of your roles will include being an advocate for your child. Becoming well informed about your child’s educational rights is important, as you may need to advocate for special services and support for your child in school. Matthew Cohen, an attorney with the Chicago law firm of Monahan and Cohen, has been representing children and families in special educati…
ADHD and Special Education Services
How does a parent get special education services in place for their child? Read on to learn the steps for getting special education in place for your ADHD child.
How does a parent get special education services in place for their child? Read on to learn the steps for getting special education in place for your ADHD child.
Special Education Advocacy
Are there advocacy programs available to help parents navigate the special education system?
Are there advocacy programs available to help parents navigate the special education system?
Obtaining Special Education Services
Obtaining special education services. What can a parent do if the school decides not to follow through with an evaluation after the parent has made the referral?
Obtaining special education services. What can a parent do if the school decides not to follow through with an evaluation after the parent has made the referral?
Special Education Assessment
Who provides and pays for the assessment and evaluation to determine eligibility for special education?
Who provides and pays for the assessment and evaluation to determine eligibility for special education?
What Does the Special Education Evaluation Involve?
What does the evaluation for special education services involve?
What does the evaluation for special education services involve?
Steps To Getting Special Education In Place
If the outcome of the evaluation indicates that a child qualifies for special education services, what happens next?
If the outcome of the evaluation indicates that a child qualifies for special education services, what happens next?
Special Education and Parent Rights
If the parent disagrees with the outcome of the school evaluation what can the parent do?
If the parent disagrees with the outcome of the school evaluation what can the parent do?
Mentoring Program for ADHD Kids
Project Eye-To-Eye is a national mentoring and advocacy program for students with learning differences and/or ADHD.
Project Eye-To-Eye is a national mentoring and advocacy program for students with learning differences and/or ADHD.
CHADD Educator’s Manual
A Valuable Resource for Teachers.
A Valuable Resource for Teachers.