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Four Back to School Tips for Parents of Children with ADHD
With children heading back to school, now is the perfect time to work on strategies like getting more sleep and less screen time to set your child on the road to success this school year. Read more >>
Different Terms You May Hear for Evaluations
If your child is struggling in school, you might be considering an evaluation. There are different kinds of evaluations, and the terms for them can be confusing. You might hear them referred to with different names, depending on who’s talking. Read more >>
Understanding and Preparing Your Child for Psychoeducational Testing
What is psychoeducational testing? How can you prepare your child for it? Author and parent Kim Glenchur offers clear answers to your questions. Read more >>
10 Things To Do Before School Starts
If your child has learning challenges, a successful school year begins in July, not the first day of classes. Set up your child for success by reviewing his IEP or 504 Plan, developing organization systems with him, communicating with teachers, Read more >>
Dear Teacher, Please Meet My Child [downloadable]
Begin each new school year by composing a letter to your child’s new teacher that outlines his strengths, interests, academic and social challenges, ADHD symptoms, and successful learning strategies. Read more >>
National PTA’s Special Education Toolkit [web resource]
The Special Education Toolkit from National Parent-Teacher Association (National PTA) helps make sense of an often confusing system and educates families of newly diagnosed children with special needs on how to get the best special education, services, and resources available Read more >>
Twice-exceptional, or 2e kids are believed to make up at least 6 percent of students in special education — possess high academic aptitude but struggle with ADHD, mild autism, dyslexia or other learning and behavioral challenges. They are notoriously difficult Read more >>
How to Build a Resilient Family When Your Child Has Developmental Differences
All of us who are parents of children with special needs can recall the moment we first heard a professional confirm that there was something different about our child. Read more >>
A Strategy for Reducing Math Test Anxiety
A lot of students have test anxiety. How do we change test-taking so that we’re creating a comfortable environment for our students to show what they really know? A strategy called Test Talk, which the author of this article co-created, Read more >>
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can often be managed with the right treatment. Treatment recommendations will vary by age group and include behavior therapy and medications. Treatment types Behavior Therapy Medications ADHD affects not only a child’s ability to pay attention or Read more >>
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