This is one of our continuing series on teens and tech where we help teenagers understand more about learning, attentional, and social-emotional concerns and how technology can help them.
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Middle and high school is way tougher than elementary school. Instead of having your teachers or parents help you with getting organized for school, you need to do it on […]
Thank you for attending The Parenting ADHD Summit! Below you'll find links to more information on some of the topics we discussed in the summit. Coming Soon: LearningWorks Live!Small-Group Live [...]
Does slow processing speed qualify a student for a 504 plan? This is a question that I am frequently asked in my work as a child clinical psychologist. The simple […]
How do executive functions impact academic performance?
It is evident that executive functioning skills are crucial to classroom success. Simple executive skills such as organization and planning help students to […]
Anticipating the future is a mixed blessing. Some children are overwhelmed with anticipatory anxiety. They worry about events they cannot control, things that haven’t and may not happen. Thinking too […]
There is a legitimate reason that many parents of kids with ADHD are concerned with their digital media use. In general, these kids appear to love their digital media time […]
Kids with slow processing speed often find studying, note taking, and completing homework to be long and arduous. While working slowly is not always problematic, it can be when it […]
Does your child regularly misplace homework? Is homework forgotten or not turned in? Do they lose focus easily and have difficulty sustaining effort? These are all indications of executive functioning […]
ADHD presents itself in a variety of forms. In addition to the conventional diagnostic categories of Inattentive type, Hyperactive/Impulsive Type, and Combined Type, there are the new diagnostic categories of […]