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 what adults must do differently.
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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 the safety and structure all students need to learn. For most kids, these classroom routines quickly become automatic. But for some students(especially those with ADHD) it’s a very different story. Despite repeated reminders, redirection, and…
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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 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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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…
