special education Archives - Page 4 of 11

Success is Fun

February 15, 2018 By Y3K

Success is never more fun than when you are the underdog competing against giants and winning.

Executive Function Success #5: Visual

January 22, 2018 By Y3K

Sometimes students with executive function issues respond well to visual cues. Use images rather than words. Pictures and colors work great.

Executive Function Success #4: Simplify

January 18, 2018 By Y3K

Executive function students can benefit when you say things more than once if needed. Be sure to simplify and slow down if there are processing issues.

Executive Function Success #3: Directions

January 16, 2018 By Y3K

Executive function students can be overwhelmed with multi-step directions. Be specific with directions and in as few words as possible.

Executive Function Success #2: “To Do” Lists

January 10, 2018 By Y3K

Make “To Do” lists. Students with executive function can use these lists to stay on task by focusing on what they have remaining to do and what has already been completed.

Executive Function Success #1: Schedules

January 8, 2018 By Y3K

Maintaining schedules usually helps students with executive functioning issues. These include separate daily schedules, weekly schedules and monthly schedules.

Many girls are overlooked for ADHD diagnosis and treatment. The reason is that even though they may struggle in school, they have good relationships with their peers and teachers like them. Many adult women are diagnosed only when they take their children to be evaluated and realize they may be suffering from ADHD too.

ADHD in Girls

November 6, 2017 By Y3K

Many young girls and women have a subtype called predominantly inattentive ADHD. They may seem flighty or spacy but are not hyperactive. This might not raise a red flag with teachers or parents. As a result, girls often go without treatment until they reach adulthood. The use of ADHD medication among women ages 26 to 34 has risen 85% in just 5 years!

Tomorrow we will look at why girls are frequently overlooked for treatment.

Homework Help #5

October 19, 2017 By Y3K

Sometimes students struggle with homework because of learning difficulties, not because they don’t want to do the work. If you suspect this, act at once. Some options include contacting the teacher, calling the special education department and requesting a neuropsychological evaluation, you the parent working with your student at home, or calling a Y3K Tutor In Your Home tutor to catch them up and move them forward.