ADHD: Setting Up For Success
Discover how to work with the ADHD brain, rather than against it, and empower minds with strategies for success through a neurodiversity lens.
For parents and educators, watching a child or student with ADHD struggle with traditional expectations can be heartbreaking. Too often, people with ADHD are misunderstood as lacking discipline or willpower, when in reality their brains are physically not equipped to handle tasks in the way they are conventionally presented. This constant friction can lead to deep cycles of failure and shame.
This professional development course offers a transformative approach. You will learn to counter the shame associated with ADHD by building tailored, neurodiversity-affirming environments. Whether you want to better support your child at home or optimize your classroom lesson design to benefit all neurotypes, you will leave with practical, everyday strategies that actually work.
What is ADHD?
FREE PREVIEWThe Importance of Caution when Consulting Self-Help for ADHD
FREE PREVIEWWatch: ADHD Explained by Dr. Thomas E. Brown (via Understood.org)
Transcript: ADHD Explained by Dr. Thomas E. Brown (from Understood.org)
Watch: The Neuroanatomy of ADHD by Dr. Russell Barkley
Setting Up for Success: Treatment and Management Options
Watch: "ADHD Sucks, but not Really" by Salif Mahamane [TEDxUSU]
Watch: "Why Stimulants Help ADHD" by SciShow Psych
Watch: Differences Between ADHD Medication Options by Dr Russell Barkley
Journal: What is ADHD?
Presentation of ADHD
“Mostly a Boy’s Disorder”
Race and Culture
Misnomer
Module 1 Quiz - What is ADHD?
Additional Resources for ADHD Basics
Video: Motivation & ADHD
What You Will Achieve:
A New Perspective: Gain a comprehensive understanding of ADHD as a genetic neurobiological condition, shifting away from misconceptions of laziness towards a neurodiversity-affirming lens.
Actionable Classroom & Home Strategies: Gather strategies to optimize environments, organization, and time management to set ADHD students and children up for long-term educational and career success.
Confidence Building: Learn how to counter the heavy burden of Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD) and shame by creating supportive "trellis" systems that foster independence and self-trust.
This 10-hour professional development course takes you on a journey of understanding. You'll learn how ADHD impacts everything from motivation and focus to time management and organization. But more importantly, you'll discover strategies that actually align with how your brain (or your students' brains) actually works.By the end of this course, you'll have the tools to counter shame, build confidence, and create systems that support success. Whether you're navigating ADHD yourself or supporting others, you'll leave with practical, immediately applicable strategies.Ready to stop fighting your brain and start working with it?
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