During the Kickstarter campaign for Order from Chaos, three lucky folks got a chance to interview me on this blog. I’m happy to share the first of these interviews today. The subject is ADHD in higher education — specifically, among students pursuing advanced degrees in STEM fields. Whatever your own academic experience or aspirations, you’ll […]
Category: ADHD & academics
New school year, new plan: getting academic support for a child with ADHD
I write for adults with ADHD, but the heritability of the disorder means many of us will end up parenting kids with ADHD as well. In my 2018 reader survey, some of you asked for more information on how to support kids with ADHD. I’m pleased to bring you this guest post with a brief […]
ADHD clues: My embarrassing 2nd grade papers
“At least you didn’t do worse than chance.” I had to laugh. My dad had unloaded a huge, unwanted box of old school papers on me. While most went into the recycling, I found a few gems. Among them, a pattern-recognition exercise where I scored an overall 25% on a four-part multiple choice. As my […]