Actionable ADHD Support
The EASE Framework helps school based professionals support performance by addressing functional cognition and self regulation, not just surface behavior.
The EASE Framework
The EASE Framework is a functional model for supporting ADHD that helps professionals and caregivers understand performance breakdowns, design supportive contexts, and collaboratively build strategies that work for how the brain actually functions.
Educate
Understand ADHD and executive function.
Accommodate
Design contexts that reduce barriers.
Scaffold
Build strategies and bridge skills to performance.
Empower
Develop ownership, strengths and self advocacy.
When we educate caregivers, accommodate the environment, scaffold executive function, and empower students to try differently, not harder, we don’t just respond to “behavior”.
We reduce it by building the skills that make participation possible.
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Accommodations for ADHD Are Access, Not Excuses
Accommodations for ADHD are not excuses, loopholes, or ways out of expectations. They are not unfair.They do not lower standards.They do… Read more
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Why Video Models are a Game-Changer for Handwriting Differentiation
Video models reduce cognitive load and support handwriting automation for students with ADHD and executive function challenges. Learn why this… Read more
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School-Based Intervention Framework for ADHD: What’s Missing
Are We Limiting Our Own Scope? “How often have you heard a teacher say, ‘The student is struggling with their OT… Read more
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Handwriting Is Not a Behavior: So Why Are Kids Getting in Trouble for It?
When handwriting is treated as a behavior, we punish unmet developmental needs instead of teaching missing skills. This post breaks… Read more
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Classroom Management for Students with ADHD- The Three P’s
Every classroom runs on routines. From lining up to turning in homework, these daily classroom management procedures and systems create… Read more
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The Executive Function Disconnect: What Everyone Gets Wrong About ADHD
ADHD isn’t about learning skills it’s about using them in real time. Learn why executive function training alone falls short… Read more
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Why Writing Falls Apart for Students with ADHD
Discover why handwriting interventions often fail students with ADHD. Learn how executive function breakdowns, not motor skills, are the real… Read more
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When ADHD Strategy Use Breaks Down
How to Help Students Actually Use the Strategies They Learn Remembering to use a management strategy is a task in… Read more
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Functional Cognition: The Missing Strategy in ADHD Support
ADHD is grossly misunderstood as a “behavioral condition,” one where individuals simply need to “try harder” or “behave better.” This… Read more
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School Based OT for Students with ADHD: A Response to Research
Clarifying the Role of Occupational Therapy In a recent article published in the Journal of School Psychology, Dr. G.A. Fabiano… Read more
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The Hidden Side of Impulsivity in ADHD: It’s Not Just Hyperactivity
When people hear impulsivity, they often picture a hyperactive child who can’t sit still, blurting out answers and constantly moving. But… Read more
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ADHD Accommodations : 10 Must Know Legal Rights
Supporting a child with ADHD goes beyond simply acknowledging their challenges. It requires understanding their legal rights and advocating for… Read more
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2024 Highlights: ADHD Support and Resources
As 2024 comes to a close, I’m filled with gratitude for an incredible year of growth, learning, and connection. Your… Read more
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Essential ADHD Gifts for Kids 2024
Still shopping for the perfect ADHD-friendly gifts? We’ve got you covered! This curated list features thoughtful, practical, and easy-to-find gift… Read more
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Glimmers: Positive Thinking Strategies for ADHD
Help students with ADHD cope with negativity bias using positive thinking strategies. Learn how glimmers build resilience, self-esteem, and success. Read more
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How to Help Kids with ADHD Focus: Effective Classroom Prompts
How often do you find yourself telling students to ‘focus’? Ask any teacher, and the answer is often “too many.”… Read more
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10 Tips to Help Teachers Understand ADHD
10 essential tips for explaining ADHD to educators and parents effectively. Help bridge the understanding gap, dispel myths, and promote… Read more
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Empowering Strength Based ADHD Strategies
Stop Trying Harder and Try Differently As school-based professionals, it’s easy to fall into the habit of expecting every student… Read more
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The Most Effective Sensory Support for Learners with ADHD
ADHD and sensory issues? The most effective evidence-based classroom sensory support for learners with ADHD. Read more
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ADHD and Sensory Processing: Overlapping Symptoms Explained
Swimming in Sensory Referrals As a school-based occupational therapist, the term “sensory” gets thrown around a lot these days. Twenty… Read more
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Empowering Independence: Universal SOPs for Supporting Students with ADHD
Discover effective strategies to support students with ADHD in the classroom. Learn how universal Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) can improve… Read more
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Shifting Focus from Effort to Strategy: Empowering Students with ADHD
Effort is a fundamental aspect of success, or so we’ve been led to believe. From early childhood, we’re taught the… Read more
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Strengthening Executive Function Literacy the Classroom
Promoting executive function literacy. Learn how to promote awareness and understanding among students and educators with practical strategies and valuable… Read more
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School-Based OTP’s Role in Executive Functions
It’s Integrated, Not Separate Many school based occupational therapy practitioners (OTP) struggle with their role in supporting executive functions in… Read more
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Surviving IEP Season
Executive Function and ADHD Resources to Help School-Based OTs Navigate IEPs You grow weary of hearing the word “effort,” tired… Read more
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An Untapped Resource Within the School Setting for Supporting ADHD
School Based Occupational Therapy for ADHD? Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) presents significant challenges for both students and teachers in… Read more
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The Impact of School-Induced Shame on Students with ADHD
There is no doubt that a teacher’s role in our children’s lives is pivotal, with an impact that resonates far… Read more
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Effective IEPs for Students with ADHD: 5 Steps to Better PLEPS
Part 2: Writing Compliant Present Levels of Performance In the first post in our IEP series, we learned ”… Read more
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Effective IEPs for Students with ADHD: Present Levels of Performance
Present Levels of Performance: What Box? It’s a common misconception that students with ADHD solely have 504 plans. While a… Read more
