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• Are You Having Fun With Your ADHD Kids?

I swore I would never turn into The Taskmaster. But here I was, about to lose it over yet another of my son's missed homework assignments.

• Six Strategies to Manage Your Emotions and Problem-Solve

If you're a person with ADHD you may feel your emotions more strongly and react to them more immediately. 

• Three Ways to Make a Decision and Get Things Done

If you are a person living with ADHD, chances are decision-making can at times be overwhelming and can delay getting things done.

• ADHD Promise and Challenges

Over the past few decades, cognitive scientists have found that small alterations in how people study can accelerate and deepen learning, improving retention and comprehension in a range of subjects, including math, science and foreign languages.

• How Do Student-Led Conferences Work With Parents? A Teacher Explains

Instead of sitting on the sidelines during parent-teacher conferences, students increasingly are joining their parents in meetings to discuss their academic progress.

• Experts say dyslexia simulation fails to fairly depict learning disorder

Although dyslexia is one of the most common learning disorders in the U.S., it's among the hardest to relate to if you don't have it.

• The Fatal Flaw of Educational Assessment

America's students are not being educated as well these days as they should be. A key reason for this calamity is that we currently use the wrong tests to make our most important educational decisions. The effectiveness of both teachers and schools is now evaluated largely using students' scores on annually administered standardized tests, but most of these tests are simply unsuitable for this intended purpose.

• Depression at Home Can Significantly Impact Kids’ Grades

When parents suffer depression, there can be a ripple effect on children. Kids may become anxious, even sad. There may be behavior problems. Health may suffer.