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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 of the constant mention of “illegible handwriting,” and exhausted from explaining that the student’s challenges lie not in fine motor… 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 the school setting. Formidable barriers continue to exist between the child with ADHD and their ability to access the support… 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 beyond the classroom. However, what happens when the very structure designed to foster growth becomes a breeding ground for shame,… 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 ” where” to best document the impact of ADHD on our student’s present level of performance. Read it here if you… 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 504 plan can offer sufficient support for some with ADHD, others, especially those with co-occurring conditions, might have needs that… Read more
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Using a Strength-Based Approach to Empower Learners with ADHD
“Students with ADHD receive 20,000 more negative messages by the time they are 12 than students without ADHD. “Michael Jellinek That is only just five more a day. For many children, this is an unfortunate underestimate. The impact this level of criticism… Read more
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Navigating RSD in the Classroom
Why Rejection Hits Hard for Students with ADHD Understanding the challenges faced by students with ADHD is crucial for school-based practitioners. Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD) refers to a phenomenon frequently observed in individuals with ADHD that describes an intense vulnerability… Read more
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Executive Function Tests for School-Based Occupational Therapists
What executive function tests do you include in your school based occupational therapy evaluation? Do school based OT’s even need to include tests of executive function into our evaluations? Executive function is woven into every single school based occupation. As… Read more
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Overcoming Homework Challenges for Students with ADHD
With Halloween just around the corner, let’s delve into something that can be downright scary for many families – homework. For students with ADHD, the challenges with homework often feels like a nightly horror show, and caregivers can relate to… Read more
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Executive Function Coaching for ADHD -What is it, does it work and can an OTP do it?
Using Executive Function Coaching in School-Based Occupational Therapy to Facilitate Performance of Students with ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental difference that impacts the development of self regulation and executive functions. Difficulties in executive functions significantly impact… Read more
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Declarative Language for Developing Executive Functioning Skills in Children with ADHD
Discover how a simple shift in communication can fuel the development of essential executive functioning skills in children. Learn how declarative language encourages problem-solving, situational awareness, and cognitive growth, especially in children with ADHD. Read more
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Understanding the Lesser Known Challenges of ADHD: What Teachers Need to Know
ADHD encompasses far more than just inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. In fact, a difficulty with attention, excess energy and impulsivity is not what most find challenging about ADHD. What is truly challenging, especially as a child is the near constant… Read more
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Fidgets and ADHD: A Focus Tool or a Toy?
Navigating the Gray Area Long before TikTok, school-based occupational therapy practitioners commonly provided “fidgets” to students in need of an outlet for high energy and restlessness. These tools, such as putty, velcro attached to desks, or stress balls, allowed students… Read more
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The Complexities of Attention: Supporting Students with ADHD
How often do you hear the statement “They have trouble with attention” when discussing a child’s academic or behavioral performance? Or ” They can’t focus”, or even ” They can’t concentrate”? While these statements may seem straightforward, it oversimplifies the complex… Read more
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ADHD and Emotional Regulation
When Emotional Dysregulation Creates a Barrier to Learning for Students with ADHD How to Help in the School Setting I was collaborating on a student who was exhibiting concerning “ behavioral” problems in the first grade classroom. The child was… Read more
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Understanding “Behavioral Interventions” for ADHD- School Based OT’s Role
It’s behavior, not OT? Students with ADHD often experience challenging behaviors that can significantly impact their learning and occupational performance in the classroom. OT’s provide behavioral interventions and it is not what you think. New post. Read more
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Exploring ADHD Time Blindness: What It Is and What It Means for Classroom Behavior
The content explores time blindness in individuals with ADHD, impacting their temporal awareness and time management. It describes the development of time processing ability in children, outlining how ADHD affects this ability. Strategies for managing time blindness, including education, accommodations,… Read more
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How to Support Handwriting Acquisition for Students with ADHD
tudents with ADHD learn best from structured and explicit instruction. This post will provide the reader with evidence-based interventions that I use to support, differentiate and make explicit some of the more implicit expectations found in the common handwriting curriculum… Read more
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Classroom Accommodations for ADHD
Accommodations are a primary evidenced based intervention for students with ADHD in the school setting. Accommodations are powerful agents of lasting change when provided with fidelity. Moreover, accommodations will immediately impact the development of self-efficacy and the prevention of dangerous lifelong… Read more
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Navigating the Barriers – How to Provide Contextually Based “Push In” OT for Students with ADHD
How to Provide Integrated OT Services Contextually based, push in, integrated, in class support, embedded, inclusionary…. Whatever you call it, the best practice for a school-based occupational therapist is to provide services in the student’s natural environment at the point… Read more
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ADHD and Written Expression
A Challenge Even For the “Handwriting Experts.” Handwriting difficulties are the most common reason for referral to school-based occupational therapy (OT). “They can’t write, so they must need OT.” However, school-based therapists often question how to provide effective and appropriate… Read more
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Executive Functions for Classroom Performance- The 30% Rule
ADHD is a disorder of self-regulation and executive functioning. Executive functions are a set of cognitive processes that act as the brain’s management system. These mental functions help us “execute” any task in our daily life that is not reflexive… Read more
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Context is Everything- Effective Support for Students with ADHD
Context is Everything! We have all had these students, they are awesome one to one. Funny, bright, engaging kids. Absolute pleasure to have in your therapy room. Then you talk to the teacher , or the parent , and you… Read more
