ADD / ADHD
Blessing: Exceptional Talent / Challenge: Lack of Focus and Follow-Through
By Jill Stowell | | ADD, ADD / ADHD, ADHD, Anxiety, Attention, Auditory Processing, Classroom, Comprehension, Development, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Executive Function, General Information, Homeschool, Homework, IEP, Learning Challenge, Learning Disability, Poor grades, Primitive Reflexes, Processing Speed, Reading, School, Writing
My son was a music major in college and is currently in the music industry as Production Coordinator and Tour Manager. If you know any really gifted musicians, then you probably understand what we mean when we refer to the “musician personality.” Musicians often seem to be in real need of a manager as their…
Read More Is Your Child’s Behavior Masking Dyslexia?
By Briana Hurst | | ADD, ADD / ADHD, ADHD, Anxiety, Attention, Classroom, Development, Dyslexia, Homeschool, Homework, IEP, Learning Challenge, Learning Disability, Poor reading, decoding, spelling, Reading, School
Halloween masks can be great fun, but there are students in every school who are wearing “masks” all year long. Mike was funny and gregarious. He showed his smarts in class discussions, but when it came to doing any kind of seat-work, he could be found entertaining his classmates. At home with all his unfinished…
Read More Waiting Out the Hurricane
By Briana Hurst | | 504 Plan, ADD, ADD / ADHD, ADHD, Anxiety, Asperger’s Syndrome, Attention, Auditory Processing, Autistic Spectrum, Classroom, Comprehension, Core Learning Skills, Development, Developmental delays, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Executive Function, General Information, Homeschool, Homework, IEP, Language, Learning Challenge, Learning Disability, Math and Dyscalculia, Processing Speed, Reading, School, Sensory Processing, Social Skills, Spelling, Test anxiety, Tutoring, Writing
Hunkered down in our condo, with the food and water hastily grabbed off the nearly empty shelves of the market, we prepared to wait out Hurricane Lane in Hawaii. As it turned out, we were over-prepared, thankfully suffering no more than spending a windy, rainy few days indoors. If your child has traditionally struggled in…
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