Tag: learning

  • Why Don’t My Teachers Understand Autism?

    Why Don’t My Teachers Understand Autism?

  • Can My Child With ADHD Get Accommodations in College? Well, Sometimes.

    Can My Child With ADHD Get Accommodations in College? Well, Sometimes.

    College students with disabilities can face more challenges compared to elementary and high school. This is especially true for students with ADHD. There are learning strategies for the college application process focused on accommodations. Some colleges/universities make it easier; review the list to learn what they are. The application process is more established on learning…

  • ADHD + School + Music Make the World Go Round

    What’s better?  Music or computers?  New research makes a case for Bach. Students with ADHD might be seen as the “savage beast,” calmed by music.  It can be used in the classroom to enhance understanding and improve behavior.  They become risk-takers and sing as a group. Back to my English-teaching days… Yeah, a math teacher…

  • Innovative Teaching Makes Happy Folks with ADHD

    ADHD students.  Reading/listening. Failure? Try creativity, collaboration, INNOVATION! Innovation is any teaching strategy, approach, technique, or tool that is used in a new way.  It produces quantifiable gains for outcomes or student experiences.  It proactively integrates creativity into the classroom. The first day of Algebra 1.  The same old thing.  “What do we need to…