Have you ever felt like this kid? Just completely done with homework?

Feeling like you’ll never learn anything? Like you just don’t understand?

Then you know what it feels like to try and learn when you have ADHD. In 2011, it was approximated that 11% of children between the ages of 4-17, roughly 6.4 million individuals, are diagnosed with ADHD.

Children Ever Diagnosed with ADHD, State-Based (2011-2012)

Children Currently Diagnosed with ADHD, State-Based (2011-2012)

But what exactly

is ADHD ?

Symptoms fall under 3 categories:

Inattention Hyperactivity Impulsivity

Because of these symptoms, children in traditional learning environments are at

higher risk to have problems with…

Grade Retention

Delinquency

Academic Underachievement

Behavioral Problems

School Failure

Drug Abuse

Social and Emotional Adjustment

Dropping Out of

School

To avoid these challenging

problems, academic interventions can be put into place. Like…

Shortening Assignment Lengths

Choices Between Assignments

or

One-on-One with a Teacher or Group Work

Using Computers

Active Learning

With these simple, yet effective learning interventions, teachers, entire schools, parents, and peers can help the millions of children with ADHD gain the education that they deserve.

Do what you can to help a child with ADHD.