Category: Strength Based Support
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Why Students with ADHD Struggle to Ask for Help
Students with ADHD often struggle to ask for help due to executive function and rejection sensitivity. Learn why and how to scaffold self-advocacy.
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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.
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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 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…
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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 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…