In our last blog, we talked about recognizing when your child may need more support at school and taking that first step to ask for an evaluation. Now the evaluation is complete. And you’re walking into a meeting where a group of people will sit around a table and talk about your child. For many parents, that can feel intimidating. There may be a teacher, administrator, school psychologist, counselor, special education staff, or other specialists in the room. They may be discussing test...

Day after day, you’re noticing patterns. Maybe homework takes hours even though your child understands the material. Maybe they constantly forget assignments, struggle to get their thoughts onto paper, or fall apart after holding it together all day at school. Or maybe their grades look just fine—but you know how much effort, reminding, prompting, and support it takes behind the scenes to keep those grades afloat. You know something isn’t working. You also know your child may need more...

When your child is diagnosed with ADHD, no one sits you down and explains all the roles you’re about to take on. Not only are you Mom or Dad, but you also become part detective, part coach, and part problem-solver. And somewhere along the way, you also become a translator—helping the people in your child’s world understand what may be happening beneath the behavior. You explain to the teacher that doodling may actually help your child listen. You tell Grandma that walking away from the dinner...