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For Teachers

How to Explain a School Shooting to a Young Child: What ADHD Changes

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Explaining a school shooting to a young child with ADHD works best when the parent asks first what the child has heard, gives three true, non-graphic messages (what happened, what is being done, you are safe), and repeats them in the same words. Drawing on AAP guidance, a survey of media exposure after the Boston Marathon bombings, and research on emotion dysregulation in ADHD, the piece explains why quick recoveries are not finished ones, why screens deserve guarding, how to ask a school about lockdown drills, and which signs in the following days warrant a call to the pediatrician.

Mississippi Changed How Reading Is Taught. The Children With the Least Margin Gained the Most.

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A state that ranked 49th in fourth-grade reading now has Black fourth-graders outscoring their counterparts in Massachusetts, California, and most other States. There was no technology in it and nothing new. There was fundamentals, somebody watching, and short feedback loops – which is exactly what a child with ADHD requires, and exactly what most reading plans and most 504 plans do not have

ADHD: Why You Start But Don’t Finish (and What Helps)

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Unfinished work doesn’t just sit there — it costs you. Each abandoned project erodes self-trust, and the accumulation of half-done things drives the chronic sense that you’re falling behind your own potential. Over time, this pattern damages careers, relationships, and mental health. Adults with ADHD experience higher rates of burnout, anxiety, and depression than their neurotypical peers — and a major driver is the shame spiral that follows repeated incompletion. Naming the mechanism is the first step out.

Is AI Making Us Dumber? The Hidden Cost of Letting Machines Think for You

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​Harold Robert Meyer | The ADD Resource Center [email protected] http://www.addrc.org/Reviewed 04/11/2026 – Published 05/03/2026 ​​Listen to understand, not just to respond​ (With help from Claude, Gemini, Gork, and Perplexity) Executive Summary As AI tools become embedded in daily life, emerging research reveals a troubling tradeoff: the more we outsource our thinking to machines, the less … Read more

When others are unkind to your child with ADHD

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By age 10, a child with ADHD has heard tens of thousands more negative messages than their peers. Roughly half to two-thirds face significant peer rejection, and reputations form within minutes of meeting unfamiliar children. Childhood rejection predicts depression, anxiety, substance abuse, academic decline, and damaged self-worth carried into adulthood. The cruelty your child experiences today is not a passing scrape — it accumulates. What surrounds that pain at home and at school determines whether it scars or strengthens.

The School Sent a Letter About Your Child’s Biting—Now What?

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Receiving a letter from school about your child’s biting can feel like a verdict on your parenting. It isn’t. This article explains why kindergarteners bite, what the behavior communicates, why children with ADHD may be especially prone to it, and the specific steps you can take—starting today—to replace biting with healthier responses. You’ll also learn how to partner productively with your child’s school rather than working at cross-purposes.

Your Pre-Teen Is Betting Online: What to Say and Do Now

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Pre-teens are not supposed to be gambling—yet the digital world has made it shockingly easy. Offshore platforms, loot boxes, crypto casinos, and social betting apps require little or no age verification. Research published by the Massachusetts state government indicates that children introduced to betting-like activities by age 12 are four times more likely to develop problem gambling later in life. For families managing ADHD, the stakes are even higher: studies show a significant positive correlation between ADHD symptoms and problem gambling severity, driven by shared traits of impulsivity and reward-seeking.

How Kids Start Swearing — And How to Respond

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You’ll learn at what ages kids usually begin cursing, how swearing fits into development, and how to handle it when it’s attention-seeking, playful, or driven by anger and frustration. The focus is on practical, evidence-informed strategies that work for both young children and teens—and that fit the ADDRC’s mission of supporting self-awareness, emotional regulation, and respectful communication for people with ADHD and their families.

How to Correct Your Child Without Resorting to Guilt Trips

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Children with ADHD experience more correction, criticism, and consequences than their neurotypical peers — often for behaviors they can’t fully control. When those corrections come loaded with guilt, the result is shame rather than learning. Shame shuts down the brain’s capacity to reason and self-correct. Over time, it erodes self-esteem, fuels defiance, and damages the parent-child bond. Understanding the difference between accountability and emotional manipulation is one of the most important skills a parent of a child with ADHD can develop.

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