Executive functioning abilities (cognitive processing) are mental skills to get things done. They help people organize and act upon information. These abilities are often a struggle for teens and young adults with ADHD. Planning Remembering things Paying attention Allowing someoneContinue reading… What is Executive Functioning? Organizing, getting things done. Here are strategies.
Yoga Impacts Attention and Behavior for ADHD (Research)
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. (Mahatma Gandhi)
Reading for HS and college kids with learning disabilities and ADHD? It’s content area reading.
So what on Earth is content area reading and why is it important to more advanced students? Instead of relying on theme, this reading takes place in “content classes” like math, science, and social studies. Non-fiction in nature, it focusesContinue reading… Reading for HS and college kids with learning disabilities and ADHD? It’s content area reading.
Math ADHD Style: Evaluating Trigonometric Functions
What are trigonometric functions? Better yet…What do you need to know them for? Pre-Calculus
Homebound teens and young adults with learning disabilities and ADHD? Try math remediation with these strategies.
Teens and young adults with ADHD often need math remediation due to the lack of basic skills. The process is designd to bring students who are lagging behind to the achievement level of their peers. Instructional methods are interventions createdContinue reading… Homebound teens and young adults with learning disabilities and ADHD? Try math remediation with these strategies.
Did you happen to notice that kids with ADHD have extra energy?
Are ADHD kids like the Energizer Bunny? Traveling on the Wayback Machine… Ahhh…summer. Half a day working with 3-6 year olds with ADHD. Ha! Less than 10 kids and I have an assistant. This will be a walk inContinue reading… Did you happen to notice that kids with ADHD have extra energy?
Yoga Impacts Attention and Behavior for ADHD (Research)
“Mindfulness” is all the rage, but it’s really just yoga. It seeks to harmonize mind, body, and spirit. Take a few minutes…experience the impact for hours. Warrior pose: Strengthens arms, thighs, and back. Stretches his flexors and abdomen. Improves balanceContinue reading… Yoga Impacts Attention and Behavior for ADHD (Research)
Summer Reading for Teens with learning disabilities and ADHD? Stop the Battle!
Parents of teens with ADHD: Is selecting summer reading books an arduous process. The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh contends that all reading counts. Books Magazines Newspapers Blogs Fanfiction Help your teen by offering suggestions. Entice, don’t demand. Humor Imagination ExplorativeContinue reading… Summer Reading for Teens with learning disabilities and ADHD? Stop the Battle!
Math ADHD Style: Graphing Inequalities on the Number Line
What are inequalities? Better yet…what do you need to know them for? Algebra 1
Off for the summer? How to avoid the “Summer Slide.”
Parents of teens and young adults with ADHD: Did you ever wonder how to improve retention? Continue learning during down times. Traveling on the Wayback Machine… Wow! My first day at a new school. I just have to wonder…Why isContinue reading… Off for the summer? How to avoid the “Summer Slide.”