Special Education Parental Advisory Council
ADHD Executive Programs
Resources
- OCR July 2016 – Dear Colleague Letter and Resource Guide on Students with ADHD
- Assistive Technology -Executive Function Resources– Edtech Karen Janowski
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2016 -October 13th Presentation Eye to Eye Diplomat presentation “Thinking Differently: My LD/ADHD Journey to Empowerment.” see the presentation on Weston Media
- Institute of Education Sciences (IES) National Center for Education Research – Executive Function – Implications for Education (download the PDF)
- ADDitude
- CDC – ADHD
- Children & Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
- Dr. Hallowell’s Washington Post series on ADHD
- Dr. Hallowell – Their Beautiful Minds article
- 20 Tips for Helping Kids with ADHD Succeed in School
- The New Thinking about ADHD and Executive Function
- 2015 March SEPAC presentation by WPS faculty – Executive Function at WHS
- Executive Function Resources – Harvard University Center on the Developing Child, including an activities guide available for download – Enhancing and Practicing Executive Function Skills with Children from Infancy to Adolescence
Articles
- David Flink on Teaching Kids to Have Pride in Learning Differences. -Eye to Eye Co-Founder
- Teens and ADHD:The Big Problem of Even Bigger Homework Meltdowns
- 5 Ways to Steer Your Teen Without Hovering
- Executive Function Strategies: The Building Blocks for Reading to Learn
- ADHD and Messiness: What You Need to Know
- Learn to Scaffold: Build Your Teen’s Executive Functions All Year Long
- A Better Beginning: The Stress-Free Morning Routine for ADHD Families
- OCD and ADHD: The Polar Opposites That Are Not
- ADHD and Driving Risk: The Link Parents Need to Know
- FAQs About Take Your Pills, Netflix’s Documentary on ADHD Medication Abuse
- 8 New Apps I Recommend for Kids With Learning and Attention Issues
- A Better Beginning: The Stress-Free Morning Routine for ADHD Families
- How to Motivate a “Lazy” Teenager: ADHD Parenting Strategies
- 8 Tips for Helping Middle-Schoolers With Learning and Attention Issues Cope With Test Anxiety
- Astronaut Scott Kelly Opens Up About His Attention Issues
- Helping Kids with ADHD Manage Screen Time
- How to Tell If Your Daughter has ADHD
- Understood.org – A Day in the Life of a Child With Executive Functioning Issues
- Additude: Things Will Work Out, Mom
- 20 Classroom Accommodations That Target Common ADHD Challenges
- Bravo, Simone Biles, for taking a stand against ADHD stigma
- ADHD and Coping with Grief: What You Need to Know
- Parenting Tips: 7 Ways to Play Up Strengths in ADHD Children
- Tips to Help Kids with ADHD Manage the Holidays
- Smart Chores for Kids with Learning and Attention Issues
Books
Selected Books for Parents:
- Understanding Girls with ADHD: How They Feel and Why They Do What They Do – Kathleen G. Nadeau, PhD, Ellen B. Littman, PhD, and Patricia O. Quinn, MD (Second Edition).
- The ADHD Book of Lists: A Practical Guide for Helping Children and Teens with Attention Deficit Disorders by Sandra F. Rief (Second Edition).
- The ADD/ADHD Checklist: A Practical Reference for Parents and Teachers – Sandra F. Rief
- Superparenting for ADD: An Innovative Approach to Raising Your Distracted Child – Edward M. Hallowell and Peter S. Jensen
- Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through Adulthood – Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey
- Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder – Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey
- Parenting Children with ADHD: 10 Lessons that Medicine Cannot Teach – Vincent J. Monastra
- Teenagers with ADD, ADHD & executive function deficits : a guide for parents and professionals by Chris A. Zeigler Dendy
Selected Books for Children:
- My Friend Has ADHD – Amanda Doering Tourville (grades K-3)
- A Walk in the Rain with a Brain – Edward M. Hallowell (grades K-3)
- Cory Stories: A Kid’s Book About Living with ADHD – Jeanne Kraus (grades 3 and up)
- Putting on the Brakes: Understanding and Taking Control of Your ADD or ADHD – Patricia O. Quinn and Judith M. Stern (grades 3 and up)
- Hank Zipzer (series) – Henry Winkler (grades 3 and up)
- Attention, Girls!: A Guide to Learn All about Your AD/HD – Patricia O. Quinn (grades 4 and up)
- New book about middle schoolers and ADD at the Weston Public Library – Sidetracked by Diana Harmon Asher
Executive Function
Back to School Strategies for Managing Executive Function Challenges
Our first meeting of the school year was held on Wednesday, September 26th. The Weston Public Schools and the Weston SEPAC hosted a presentation entitled “Back to School Strategies for Managing Executive Function Challenges.” WPS special educators Kate Rodger and Thea Ruggiano provided specific strategies for managing executive function challenges at both the elementary and secondary levels.
The Weston Public Schools and the Weston SEPAC were pleased to welcome
Sarah Ward, MS, CCC/SLP for an Executive Function Strategies Workshop in March 2016The workshop described how to support your child in:
- Creating a homework space
- Organizing personal and school materials
- Recording assignments and creating a schedule
- Managing time, tasks and completing long-term projects
Sarah Ward is a dynamic speaker who regularly presents on the topic of executive functions to a variety of professional and parent organizations. Her innovative and effective approaches have been featured on National Public Radio and she has received multiple awards, including the Massachusetts General Hospital Expertise in Clinical Practice Award and the Faculty in Excellence Award. She works directly with students in her private practice.