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Time Management and ADHD: Day Planners
…most also have space for to-do lists, as well as a section for frequently used phone numbers, email addresses, and other information. A planner may be paper or electronic: a…
ViewADHD Accommodations Across All Settings
…late and take work home because they are hyperfocused on getting every detail right. They might be the student who only gets one sentence of a writing assignment complete because…
ViewADHD Information for Teens
…also get anxiety attacks and often try to avoid situations that make you anxious. Substance use and abuse is a significant concern of many parents and teens. The risk for…
ViewHow to Actually Use Your Accommodations for ADHD in College
“Sorry, Lauren, you cannot use extended time on this exam because you did not register online within seven business days to take the exam with this accommodation at the testing…
ViewHow to Find College Disability Documentation Requirements
…the kinds of measures used in testing for learning disabilities) or a neuropsychological evaluation (which may use those same tests, plus measures of learning, attention, and executive functioning). These colleges…
ViewFinding Your Holiday Spirit Through Self-Care
…tickets as soon as they arrive. Set up your smart phone apps to keep digital tickets on your phone to use when you attend the event. Problem: The holiday dinner…
ViewParenting Big Emotions
…in The Nature of Self-Control, the problem is that the child is not pausing long enough to use self-talk. Self-talk is part of what we all use to modulate our…
ViewMeditation and Adult ADHD
…of day, and see what works for you. Especially as a beginner, playing a guided meditation from a phone app or website can provide useful guidance and structure. I recommend…
ViewThe First ADHD Awareness Day
…aide answered and said that he worked for Senator Maria Cantwell from Washington state. An unnamed tech executive from an unnamed large company had reached out to Sen. Cantwell because…
ViewPrepare Your Child to Take Medication When You’re Not There
…because my alarm didn’t go off,’ but it’s ‘I forgot because I can’t remember where I put my medication’ or ‘I put it in a different place every day.’ That’s…
ViewADHD and the College Transition: Rethinking a Gap Year
…of federal laws. Colleges typically grant extra time for completing exams, but not for completing assignments which appear on a syllabus that the student is expected to manage. The student…
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