10 Hurdles to Learning
ADDitude’s 2022 Success @ School package explores the Top 10 hurdles to learning with ADHD and learning differences: ADHD misinformation, inadequate accommodations, distractibility, weak executive functions, behavior challenges, homework problems, learning differences, social struggles, lack of collaboration, and anemic motivation.
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Executive Dysfunction
What Is Executive Function? 7 Deficits Tied to ADHD
What is executive function? The cognitive skills that help us plan, prioritize, and execute complex...
Executive Functions
5 Academic Challenges Rooted in ADHD Executive Dysfunction
A teacher’s guide to facilitating learning and growth in students with executive function deficits tie...
Guest Blogs
How to Be Heard Loud and Clear at School Meetings
Two documents will absolutely tip the scales in your child’s favor in IEP and 504 Plan get-...
IEPs & 504 Plans
9 Ways IEPs Fall Apart: A Troubleshooting Guide for ADHD Accommodations
When ADHD-related challenges interfere with learning, an IEP or 504 Plan can unlock success at...
Dysgraphia
Practical Strategies & Tools to Help Kids with Dysgraphia
Increasing muscle strength, using screen filters, and eliminating fluorescent lights are just some...
Making Friends
Birthday Parties, the Cafeteria, and Other Social Obstacles
You don't need to helicopter to help your middle-schooler make friends. In fact, too much...
Teens with ADHD
10 Ways to Improve Your Teen’s Executive Skills
When your teen needs help on tasks, but pushes you away, here’s how you can work with her to turn her...
Accommodations
20 Classroom Accommodations That Target Common ADHD Challenges
The best IEP is the one with accommodations designed for your child's very specific symptoms. Here...
Guest Blogs
Why Aren’t Schools Teaching Social Skills?
Do your child's weak social skills affect his academic progress, school performance, and overall...
School Behavior
Following Every Direction, Every Time
Strategies to help children with ADHD hear what you tell them to do — not just "bits a...
Homework & Studying
Make Homework More Engaging — and Boost Your Child’s Confidence, Too
How one child with ADHD learned to actually love homework — and how your chil...
Ask the Experts
Q: How Do I Modify Homework and Classwork to Suit a Student’s Learning Style?
Due to executive function deficits, many students with ADHD struggle with classwork or homework that...
Learning Challenges
Reading Strategies That Grow with Your Child
How children with attention deficit disorder (ADHD) or learning disabilities like dyslexia can...
School Advocacy
7 Reasons Why You Need to Advocate More Than Other Parents
You are not enabling. You are not helicoptering. You are taking an active, hands-on role in the...
Auditory Processing Disorder
What Is Auditory Processing Disorder?
Auditory processing disorder (APD) is a hearing problem characterized by deficits in how the brain...