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Fact Sheets: “What is ADD/HD?” and “Elements of Focus”

ADD and ADHD

If you have ADD or ADHD, or suspect you do, check out “What is ADD/HD?” which briefly describes what ADD and ADHD are, describes strengths and offers strategies to be more effective in the classroom and while studying. There is even a quick self-assessment included.

Elements of Focus

If you have ADA or ADHD, staying focused can sometimes also be a challenge. “Elements of Focus” offers easy to use suggestions to help students stay focused.

(Click on each graphic to open the PDF’s.)

Both documents courtesy Mark White, Southwestern Assemblies of God University, Waxahachie, TX

Don’t Have ADHD? Meds Won’t Improve Grades

The National Resource Center on ADHD (NRCA)^** August 17, 2017 ADHD Weekly, reports that the rumored effects of taking stimulant medication as a as a study or test-taking aid in their quest for higher grades is a false promise.

According to researchers, these medications cannot be seen as improving academic achievement, instead, the medications address the symptoms that prevent the student diagnosed with ADHD from achieving the student’s potential. For the individual without ADHD or ADD, stimulant medication has no positive benefit as a study or test-taking aid.

To read the entire article, visit: Don’t Have ADHD? Meds Won’t Improve Grades

^**The NRCA is a program of CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

8 Simple Ways Parents Can Teach Kids to Get Organized

Children and teens with ADHD and other learning difficulties typically have trouble with organization, time management, and transitioning to living independently. They need specific training on how to manage those skills, which are crucial for college and beyond.

But, to varying degrees, nearly all young people have trouble with these issues says Elizabeth C. Hamblet, a consultant and learning specialist at Columbia University, where she helps students with time management, organization, reading, and study skills.

Hamlet recently authored a piece, 8 Simple Ways Parents Can Teach Kids to Get Organized, for Time Magazine, that offers eight tips all parents can do (or stop doing) to help their kids manage their time better, get organized and live without mom and dad doing everything. This article and other helpful pieces can also be found at Hamblet’s site, Families and Students Preparation for College.

Readers may also click on the image below to access a PDF copy of the article.