Empowering Independence: Universal SOPs for Supporting Students with ADHD
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Why students with ADHD have difficulty sitting still with actionable strategies for decreasing the impact it has upon learning.
Stop Trying Harder and Try Differently As school-based professionals, it’s easy to fall into the habit of expecting every student to fit into a one-size-fits-all solution. Disorganized and forgetful? The typical advice is to “just use a planner.“ However, students with ADHD don’t have neurotypical minds, and trying to force them into neurotypical methods often…
Effort is a fundamental aspect of success, or so we’ve been led to believe. From early childhood, we’re taught the value of trying our best, of giving it our all. However, when it comes to students with ADHD, this traditional emphasis on effort can be both misleading and counterproductive. False Growth Mindset Carol Dweck’s concept…
How often do you find yourself telling students to ‘focus’? Ask any teacher, and the answer is often “too many.” Despite the reminder, many still struggle to sustain attention, leaving both teachers and students feeling frustrated. Students with ADHD need specific cues that support the underlying self-regulatory skills required for focus. This article provides practical…
“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 has upon the developing child is no secret. Progress reports, report cards, and emails to…
How to Help Students Actually Use the Strategies They Learn Remembering to use a management strategy is a task in itself, especially for students with ADHD. This breakdown in ADHD strategy use isn’t about forgetfulness or laziness, it’s a functional cognition issue. When you understand ADHD, this makes perfect sense. The director of the brain,…
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