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Midterms and Finals: Six Super Strategies

You’ve prepared well for your exam, but taking tests makes you anxious. Sometimes you get stuck on one question and have trouble moving forward. Other times you find yourself rushing, concerned that you’ll run out of time before completing the test.

In this second of three guest posts on test-taking,

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Posted in college, high school, student, test


Midterms & Finals: 7 Success Strategies

It’s getting to be time for final exams. You’ve kept up with your reading and homework (or maybe you haven’t?). You really want to do well on your tests!


A toolbox of strategies for mid-terms and finals might be just what you need!

This first of three posts by ADHD Coach Jonathan Salem addresses strategies to use to set yourself up for success.

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Posted in ADD, ADHD, college, high school, student, study, teen


Quiz Yourself for Success!

Who likes taking tests? ……….. OK …….. we are still waiting for some hands to be raised here!
We know that in school that tests are often used to form the basis of a grade.

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Posted in college, high school, student, study, teen


Assess Your Study Habits!

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The semester is well underway, and many students are facing their first rounds of quizzes and tests. How well do you prepare? Read on to see!

Assess your study habits .

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Posted in college, high school, student, study


Surprising Study Habits!


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We often think that we have to organize and simplify to get things to work well for our brains when we study. And many times, particularly if we have ADD,  that is true.

Yet, we also know that the brain is complex.

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Posted in ADD, ADHD, college, high school, student, study


Coaching Students: What Research Says

“How do I know if ADHD coaching will work for my son?” the mother of a college student recently asked me. 
I told this mother that it’s difficult to predict exact outcomes of coaching for a specific student.

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Posted in ADD, ADHD, coaching, college, high school, research, student


Parenting Teens with ADHD

Parenting teens is tricky business in any circumstance. Parenting a teen with ADHD can be even more challenging due to a number of ADD-related characteristics, such as: 

  • distraction 
  • forgetfulness
  • procrastination
  • disorganization
  • emotional reactivity

These characteristics can contribute to school issues as well as friction at home around chores and other responsibilities.

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Posted in ADD, ADHD, family, high school, parent, teen


Helicopter parenting?

Have you been accused (by yourself or others) of “helicopter parenting”?

Hovering over your child or micro-managing things for him/her?

It is common for parents of kids with AD/HD to be more closely involved in managing school work, coordinating schedules, prompting on chores,

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Posted in ADD, ADHD, child, family, high school, parent, teen