Sometimes my team connects with amazing people through my website. Recently, we were contacted by Claire Gammon -- a young ADD fashion blogger and model. She's been blogging for just over a year, and it's opened up other opportunities for her.
Claire hopes to inspire other ADHD Kids to step just a little out of their comfort zones and write about their passion.
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There are some pretty inspiring words in this guest post. You know what? Kree's right - there's a major upside to ADHD. Do you know what's good about ADHD? Share it with us!
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Some of the things I used to do to try to eliminate boredom were throwing paper airplanes around the classroom, doing Origami, and just acting silly! As you would imagine that didn't work for me too well at school. I know now I don't have to freak out, but it's really hard. Here are my top strategies for dealing with boredom.
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A couple of weeks ago, I was so stressed out at school that I left right in the middle of the day. Gone. Home. Have you ever felt so stressed, bored or frustrated at school that you were going to explode? Going home was literally my last resort strategy, but I just couldn't handle it anymore. I didn't have an angry explosion,...
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Life is hard and it may not always be ok, but if you have hope, and keep moving forward, you'll find life can be a pretty great thing. After being bullied at school, Mikaylee had the courage to tell someone. She was able to find a better school to move to.
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Here are 10 Things I think parents need to know so that they can actually help their kids with ADHD and support them. Don't worry about spoiling us, we need all the help we can get.
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If you're younger than me with ADHD, I just want you to know that it gets better. Hang in there.
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The sadness has a name and it's called depression. Kids get depressed too. Kids with ADHD might be sad more often. Just sayin'.
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Collin changed schools because he was being bullied for his ADHD. Here's his story, in his own words.
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Clara from Bridges Middle School shares her 15 ideas to cure boredom. Thanks Clara!
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Last summer , a mom connected with me over Facebook. Sherry was hurt and frustrated with how the system can fail kids who have ADHD. She wanted to challenge parents of ADHD Kids -- to share their stories on this blog and even with their local media, and to help teachers learn to help kids who have ADHD. Sherry Cassidy made my...
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Check out this blog from a student of Bridges Middle School - an independent school in Portland Oregon that works with kids who have learning differences.
In this post, Hunter tells us how he uses his ADHD to become a better ski racer.
Hey, and Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends. I hope you'll write me some comments and tell me what you're thankful for. What's made a difference in your world this year? I'm thankful for YOU. And I wouldn't have had a chance to connect with so many of you if no one had cared to ask me what my own dream was. So I'm...
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One year ago today I officially launched ADHD Kids Rock! WOW... I can hardly believe how much has happened over the past 12 months.
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On Tuesday we were playing a stupid game called "Knuckles." The game was dumb and we should have considered our environment before playing it.
I ended up making a big mistake and getting into trouble at school. Again.
But this time it was different. Here's what happened.
People get frustrated because we are very strong-willed and when we aren't challenged or interested we just don't do it.
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But when it comes to being 12, on this planet, not much has changed. And when you were ADHD like I was, it was a bit harder, a bit more awkward.
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Dysgraphia is a learning disability that affects writing abilities. Here's my story of living with it and what I've learned to do about it. Be sure to share your strategies for dealing with Dysgraphia and ADHD in the comments at the bottom of the post.
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Sam shared his speech from Grade 5 on the forum -- in it he explained how he feels about his ADHD. I think he speaks for a lot of us, in his feelings of frustration and hopefulness. After he shared his speech, he got some great input from another ADHD family who had helped their son through a similar situation.
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There are so many things teachers can do to make life better for kids with ADHD in their classroom. First especially now at the beginning of the school year it to get to know them. Find out what they like and who their friends are, then help them with those friendships. And kids - hang in there. You are not alone.
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I want to get off to a good start this at school so I'm telling my teachers I have ADHD myself instead of my mom talking to them. Here's the note I wrote them -- maybe you can make your own version to explain your strengths and weaknesses to your teacher.
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I have an ADHD strategy to keep me on track at school called the ONE binder rule. It is my rule for staying organized.
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Connecting kids with ADHD was always on my mind. Like when I saw teachers being mean to other kids in my class and I knew those kids were going through the same things that I was.
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Students will be supported in discovering their own personal interests and learning in the way they learn best.
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I'm starting to think about food and how it makes me look and feel. I don't like how much sugar controls me. I'm calmer when i don't eat sugar, with or without my medication.
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THANK YOU all for contributing to Kickstarter as well as sharing it so much with your friends and family! We have lots of work to do now, and I hope we'll get lots of people helping and sharing! Here's the plan: what's next for ADHDKidsRock.
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Ever thought about quitting school? What do you think about kids being home schooled? One of the cool moms who connected with me on Facebook has decided to do just that -- she's one of a growing number of parents who are "unschooling" their kids at home.
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Embrace your superhero and celebrate his bright, shining gift. When he grows up, he’ll never forget who cheered him on… and who didn’t.
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Kids with #ADHD have really high drop-out rates. It's too easy for us to give up on our futures. Last summer, I met Ellen Berg -- an amazing teacher who teaches and encourages students with #ADHD every day. She's got the greatest attitude and a big list of useful strategies. Check it out!
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