Book A Call With Kat Today How To Talk To Teachers About ADHD (Without Getting Dismissed) You walk into the classroom or hit “send” on that carefully worded email, hoping this time your concerns about your child’s ADHD will be met with curiosity and collaboration. Instead, you get the look. You know the… Continue reading How To Talk To Teachers About ADHD – ADHD Parenting
Category: ADHD and School
Study skills, teacher collaboration, accommodations and more
Raising Independent ADHD Kids (Under 12): Celebrate Freedom in Everyday Moments
Book A Call With ADHD Coach Kat Today Raising Independent ADHD Kids (Under 12) Celebrate Freedom In Every Day Moments Independence Day is all about freedom—but if you’re raising a child with ADHD, “independence” might sound more like a far-off dream than a current reality. Getting dressed, brushing teeth, packing a backpack—sometimes it… Continue reading Raising Independent ADHD Kids (Under 12): Celebrate Freedom in Everyday Moments
Beat The ADHD Morning Rush: Tips for Peaceful Family Starts
Beat The ADHD Morning Rush Tips For Peaceful Family Starts Mornings can be hard for families with ADHD. Between rushing to get ready, distractions, and feeling disorganized, it’s easy for the morning to get stressful. But with some planning and smart strategies, you can make mornings smoother and more peaceful. Here are some simple… Continue reading Beat The ADHD Morning Rush: Tips for Peaceful Family Starts
Reset and Recharge: Starting the Semester Strong with ADHD
Reset and Recharge Starting The Semester Strong With ADHD It’s a new year, and for many high school and college students, that brings a new semester. New semesters feel like a chance for a fresh start. A reset and recharge time. If last semester didn’t go the way you wanted it to,… Continue reading Reset and Recharge: Starting the Semester Strong with ADHD
Set Your ADHD Student Up For Success: Create The Perfect Study Space
Set Your ADHD Student Up For Success Create The Perfect Study Space Around here, September brings back to school time. For parents and caregivers of ADHD students, this can be a hectic and stressful time. We all want our students to be successful in their learning, whether they are in traditional school or… Continue reading Set Your ADHD Student Up For Success: Create The Perfect Study Space
ADHD Tips for IEPs and 504s
Book A Call With Kat Today ADHD Tips for Parents: IEPs and 504s Last month, we started chatting about IEPs and 504 plans. If you missed that, you can check that blog out HERE. Today let’s chat about some practical tips for parents of ADHD kids when it comes to IEP and 504… Continue reading ADHD Tips for IEPs and 504s
ADHD Teens and Career Exploration Tips
Book A Call With Kat Today Career Exploration Tips for your ADHD Teen Last month we chatted about the differences in the ADHD brain that may contribute to your teen or young adult struggling with career exploration – or the dreaded “what I want to do when I grow up?” If you haven’t… Continue reading ADHD Teens and Career Exploration Tips
ADHD Students, IEPs, 504s, and More
Book A Call With Kat Today ADHD and IEPs, 504s and More If your child has ADHD, chances are you’ve heard of IEPs, 504s, BIPs, DBT, and all types of plans and acronyms. But you may not really understand all the lingo the schools throw at you. What does your child need? What are… Continue reading ADHD Students, IEPs, 504s, and More
ADHD Tips for Strengthening Working Memory
ADHD Tips for Strengthening Working Memory A bit over a month ago, I brought you a blog where I chatted with you about ADHD and working memory. We talked about what working memory is, how it differs from short term memory, and why ADHD people tend to struggle with working memory. You can… Continue reading ADHD Tips for Strengthening Working Memory
What Is Working Memory?
What is Working Memory What IS Working Memory Adults and children with ADHD struggle often with working memory. But what is working memory? Let’s take a look at what working memory is, and why it’s a struggle for us. Working memory, both verbal and non-verbal, are some of your executive functions. Working memory… Continue reading What Is Working Memory?