Back to School
A back-to-school guide for students with ADHD: organization, accommodations, homework, focus, parent-teacher cooperation, school behavior and more.
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Free Downloads
Your Free Back-to-School Playbook
You and your child with ADHD want this to be the best year yet — and it can be. This back-to-school...
Guest Blogs
10 Back-to-School Promises from a Very Cool Teacher
"My job as a teacher is to create fun for people who think they’re about to be bored stiff for the...
Guest Blogs
Back-to-School for Kids with ADHD
Nat, like many kids with ADHD, has a hard time w...
Guest Blogs
“Back at School — and Back in Limbo”
The whirl of grad school leaves me too busy to think about daily life...but my racing ADHD mind still...
Caregiver Blogs
5 Back-to-School Tips to Ease Parental Anxiety
Parental anxiety and stress levels reach new heights as summer ends. These tips will help ease...
Learning Apps & Tools
Back-to-School Supplies Every Student with ADHD Needs
Back-to-school supplies for students with ADHD — such as erasable pens, highlighter tape, wiggle seat...
For Teachers
The Trauma of Active Shooter Drills
Active shooter drills and school lockdowns have become a fact of life in American schools, but for...
ADHD in College
College Packing List for ADHD Undergrads
From Ramen cookers to locking pill bottles — ADDitude’s college packing list includes the dorm room...
For Teachers
Student-Tested, Teacher-Approved: Best Classroom Supports for ADHD
A panel of teachers shares the most effective ADHD accommodations and teaching strategies they use to...
School & Learning
Inadequate Teacher Training Stifles Students with ADHD
The status quo in today’s classrooms preserves poor outcomes for some students with ADHD and learning...
For Teachers
Ice Breakers & Bond Builders to Kick Off the School Year
Ease students’ anxiety and make a strong first impression with these tips for starting off the school ...
School Advocacy
How to Stop Enabling and Start Trusting: ADHD Independence-Building Strategies for Parents
When students with ADHD need academic and organizational support, parents often (and understandably)...
Parent-Teacher Cooperation
Meet the Teacher: 5 Ways to Improve Back-to-School Communication
When should I communicate with my child’s teacher about their ADHD? What if I can’t secure an IEP or...
For Teachers
A Free Back-to-School Master Class from ADDitude
Sign up below for instant access to ADDitude’s free 10-part ADHD master class for educators and...
Adult Blogs
“Back-to-School Shopping Pushes My Executive Functions Beyond the Brink”
“I’d be so distracted by the neon notebooks and glittery binders while back-to-school shopping that...