Understood.org, a leading nonprofit supporting the 70 million people in the U.S. who have learning and thinking differences, ...

For most students, the worst thing about multiple-choice tests is the ScanTrons with rectangles instead of bubbles. You know the ones I’m talking about. For me, choosing the correct answer is only ...

For decades, many physicians, parents and teachers have believed that stimulant medications help children with ADHD learn because they are able to focus and behave better when medicated. After all, an ...

In the realm of neuro-developmental assessments, such as those for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the hurdles of ...

Excessive squirming and fidgeting. Difficulty paying attention. A tendency to act impulsively and make careless mistakes. Trouble acting cooperatively. These hallmark symptoms of childhood ADHD run ...

The chances are high that at some point in your teaching career, you’ll be asked to fill out an assessment (or many) for students suspected of having attention ...