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Thursday, July 10, 2008
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One of the things I have found most helpful in dealing with education and ADHD is realizing that not all educators (professional or otherwise) understand ADHD. I often print out the pages I have saved to my home and give them to my son's teachers, daycare workers, etc. You can't assume th...

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Re: Sharing Info
Terry Matlen, ACSW
Friday, July 11, 2008 at 10:53 AM

Hi RMounted,

Yes! Yes! Yes!

We do assume that professionals understand ADHD, but truthfully, many don't. Or maybe they only understand one small part of it.

There are tons of articles here that should help you and others to educate those who need to better understand ADHD.

Thanks for your helpful post.

Terry

Sharing info with teachers
Eileen Bailey
Monday, July 21, 2008 at 02:52 PM

Thanks so much for sharing this. With the new school year starting soon, it is important to remember that teachers may or may not know a great deal of information about ADHD.

Please also, let them know about this site, there is so much information they can learn from.

Also, I used to give my son's teachers a copy of the following:

12 Things High School Students with ADD/ADHD Want Their Teachers to Know

You might want to make sure you have signed up for our e-newsletter. Then, when you have the teacher's email addresses, you can forward it to them when there is some information that may help them.

Thanks again for sharing this tip.

Eileen