Struggling to support kids with adhd in school
Stop Managing Behavior. Start Supporting Performance.
ADHD creates problems with performance, not knowledge. Get evidence-informed tools and training that work in real classrooms.
Trusted by 20,000+ school professionals · 225+ course graduates · Rated 9.5/10
“One of the most enjoyable and valuable courses I have taken. I work with students who have dyslexia, dysgraphia, and ADHD, and I had been missing the ADHD piece. I’ll be putting it into practice immediately.”
Betsy K., school-based OT
“It feels like a life raft trying to navigate the complexities of school participation with ADHD.
I’ve already recommended it to several OTs.”
Jenelle W., school-based OT-
“Understanding what ADHD truly is has been a complete change for me. I never understood the connection between sensory processing and self-regulation before, and now I do.”
– Korina G., school-based OT
The EASE Framework
The EASE Framework is a functional model for supporting ADHD that helps professionals and caregivers understand executive function, reduce environmental barriers, and collaboratively build strategies that work for how the ADHD 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.
Professional Development You Can Use Tomorrow
EASE: The Full Scope
The Full Scope of Evidence-Based Support for Learners with ADHD
Stop stitching together scattered strategies. Walk away with one complete model for supporting ADHD in school, from understanding it, to designing accommodations that actually get used, to building the student’s own ownership.
8 modules · 8 AOTA CEUs · 200-page workbook · Cohort community
297$
It’s Not Just Handwriting
A Process-Based Approach to Written Expression
When writing breaks down, the hand is rarely the real barrier. See the executive function load underneath transcription, mechanics, and organization, and get strategies that carry back to the classroom instead of staying in your session.
3-hour CE · 100+ strategies · 65+ student strategy cards
97$
Are you a parent?
You want to help your child do what school asks of them without the nightly battles.
Start with the resources built for exactly that, focused on getting through the school day.
“I have used this bundle at home for myself and my family and it has been really helpful in our everyday life.”
“Seriously so helpful. I am a better OT because of these resources. This information has helped my IEP teams and the special ed teachers I work with when we are collaborating on accommodations and SDI for ADHD students.”
— verified TPT buyer, elementary
“This was excellent for my students with ADHD. They were able to just point at where they were struggling and then we could talk it through. I will definitely be using this for many years to come.”
– Naomi B. , TPT
“I can’t get enough of these resources. They have been such a game changer, easy to understand and immediately apply. I feel like I am finally helping students that the team had a hard time understanding how to support.”
– verified TPT buyer, elementary OT
Our Latest Articles
Packed with evidence and lived experience
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It Is Never Just Behavior
There is a small word that does an enormous amount of damage in schools, and most of us say it… Read more
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Summer Writing for ADHD: Why Practice Doesn’t Make Perfect
Somewhere along the way we were all handed the same tidy little promise, that practice makes perfect, and for writing… Read more
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Clip Charts and ADHD: What Public Behavior Charts Are Actually Doing to Kids With ADHD
As classrooms get packed up for the year, there is one thing I would love to see taken down and… Read more
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Kids With ADHD Don’t Need to Try Harder. The Adults in Charge of Them Do.
Telling kids with ADHD to try harder doesn’t work. Learn why context, not willpower, shapes ADHD in the classroom and… Read more
Welcome
I’m Lori , the founder of OT4ADHD and this growing community of school based professionals dedicated to improving the educational outcomes of students with ADHD .
As a practicing school based OT, ADHD parent and individual with ADHD, I am dedicated to helping you grow your confidence and competence in your role supporting our most misunderstood kids.
If you are sick of bias and misunderstanding, you are in the right place!
We are so happy you are here!
