Executive Functioning Skills Necessary to Turn Homework Refusal into Homework Success

The second quarter of the new school year has begun, and something very predictable is happening: homework refusal. It is such a hot topic that nearly all my clients with ADHD list it as a significant issue in their homes. Some elementary schools have adopted a no-homework policy. I find that refreshing especially for the […]
ADHD and Homework Issues

I’m writing this in March of 2022. Students are three quarters of the way through the current school year, yet I get calls and emails every day from parents who describe their child as struggling with completing and turning in their homework. My most viewed blogs are about homework issues (ADHD And Refusal To Complete […]
Get Back To School Organized With Your ADHD Child

Create routines to get your ADHD child and your whole family organized with these tips for a successful year back to school.
Refusal To Do Schoolwork

In a previous blog, ADHD And Refusal To Complete Assignments, I discussed kids and teens refusal to do schoolwork. I offered that we should be asking why, rather than punishing. I have had a lot of positive feedback about that blog, so I would like to dig into the issue a little bit further. If […]