ADHD

I often read and hear educators talking about how students with ADHD struggle to turn in assignments, or complete their classwork. The truth, however, is that much of how we organize assignments in school is at odds with how students with ADHD organize themselves. Particularly for schools with a Positive Behavior Interventions and Support framework, framing supports from a strengths-based perspective is essential. Below are some strategies that students with ADHD (and their families) often find supportive.

Students with ADHD are almost sure to demonstrate behaviors that don’t work well in classrooms designed for neurotypical students. Add to this anxiety, rejection sensitivity, and demand avoidance—conditions that seem to be ADHD’s toxic best friends—and criticism becomes an unhelpful strategy.