ADHD

N-Sight November: Seeing ADHD From the Inside Out (image: the word “insight”)

By AcademicAlly / November 1, 2025 / Comments Off on N-Sight November: Seeing ADHD From the Inside Out (image: the word “insight”)

AcademicAlly, LLC: November 2025 Living with ADHD doesn’t mean you are “not trying hard enough.” Sometimes, the challenges just come down to how your brain is wired and understanding why gives you the power to intervene strategically. We have deemed this month N-Sight November, a month dedicated to exploring unforeseen obstacles and exposing lesser-known strategies…

The Scary Mistakes Parents Make (With the Best of Intentions) When Supporting Their ADHD

By AcademicAlly / October 4, 2025 / Comments Off on The Scary Mistakes Parents Make (With the Best of Intentions) When Supporting Their ADHD

AcademicAlly, LLC: October 8, 2025 The Scary Mistakes Parents Make (With the Best Intentions) When Supporting Their ADHD Students Parents of kids with ADHD care deeply. They stay up late, burning the midnight oil to help with homework, organize backpacks, and remind (nag) about every deadline. The intention is pure: “I just want my child…

Back to School Back to Work: ADHD-Friendly Strategies for Success

By AcademicAlly / September 16, 2025 / Comments Off on Back to School Back to Work: ADHD-Friendly Strategies for Success

AcademicAlly, LLC: September 8, 2025 Back to School, Back to Work: ADHD-Friendly Strategies for Success  Introduction: A Season of Fresh Starts Back-to-school and back-to-work season can bring excitement, there are new, crisp notebooks to be filled with new information: cool planners and organizational apps to track tasks and events; updated backpacks to schlep it all…

“Rethinking ADHD” Misses the Mark: A Clinician’s Response to the NYT Article by Paul Tough

By AcademicAlly / April 24, 2025 / Comments Off on “Rethinking ADHD” Misses the Mark: A Clinician’s Response to the NYT Article by Paul Tough

AcademicAlly, LLC: April 22, 2025 Individuals who live with ADHD face daily challenges related to their neurodivergence:time blindness, disorganization, lack of personal accountability, impulsivity, etc.Unfortunately, the symptoms they encounter are nearly the tip of the iceberg as thisdemographic is (and has been) encountering policy challenges that call into questionthe validity of this neurodevelopmental disorder along…

Transform New Year’s Resolutions into Lasting Habits: Your 2025 Guide to Success

By AcademicAlly / January 8, 2025 / Comments Off on Transform New Year’s Resolutions into Lasting Habits: Your 2025 Guide to Success

AcademicAlly, LLC: January 8, 2025 Happy 2025 Everyone! Standing at the dawn of a new year, we have a new marathon to run. The air is thick with anticipation and the path stretches out with the promise of challenges and triumphs just beyond the horizon. Every year we approach the starting gate willing ourselves to…

Want to Find Focus While You Do Your Homework? Try These Attention-Grabbing Ideas!

By AcademicAlly, LLC / February 12, 2024 / Comments Off on Want to Find Focus While You Do Your Homework? Try These Attention-Grabbing Ideas!

You made it! Another day of school is behind you, and all you can think about is hopping onto a round of Fortnite with your friends or an exhilarating conversation on Snapchat. You bound into the house through the front door, grab a snack, and just as you are about to plant your can on…

Trying to Stay Focused in Class, but Not Succeeding? Try These 6 Surefire Focus Tips

By AcademicAlly, LLC / February 6, 2024 / Comments Off on Trying to Stay Focused in Class, but Not Succeeding? Try These 6 Surefire Focus Tips

Picture this: You are sitting in class; it’s 1:15pm, and the minutes are just creeping by at a snail’s pace. Your foot starts to bounce, creating an undeniable regular tap-tap-tap from your direction. Your tush can’t sit still and begins to slide back and forth, which then invites your arms to join this quick restless…

The Very Complicated Relationship Between ADHD and Social Media

By AcademicAlly / July 17, 2023 / Comments Off on The Very Complicated Relationship Between ADHD and Social Media

Social media is an exciting virtual playground, where users can explore new ideas, visit chatrooms with people who share the same passions, interests, and beliefs, and obtain answers to burning questions. Not surprisingly, this communication tool also brings with it many challenges, chief among which include concerns about predators, addiction to screens, and disruption of…

Want to Keep Your Kids Safe While They Use Social Media? Here’s What You Need to Know

By AcademicAlly / July 10, 2023 / Comments Off on Want to Keep Your Kids Safe While They Use Social Media? Here’s What You Need to Know

There has been an elephant sitting in each of our homes for several years, yet no one has been able to effectively address or tame it. It sneaks into your children’s bedrooms, sometimes at all hours of the night. It disrupts even the simplest of communication between you and your children because it is so…