1.1 - Welcome to the Course - Meet Your Lead Instructor: Mr. Daniel

ADHD in Middle School - Online Course

1. Welcome to the Course: What You’ll Learn, Why You Should Take This Course, and How to Structure Your Time For Success

1.1 - Welcome to the Course - Meet Your Lead Instructor: Mr. Daniel Kramarsky (6:58)
1.2 - What You'll Learn (8:45)
1.3 - Who Should Take This Course and Why: Common Concerns, Confusions, And Conflicts About ADHD And Middle School (8:04)

2. What’s Really Going On? The Basics of ADHD, and Middle School Transitions

2.1 - The Basics of ADHD: The Three Hallmarks. Can’t vs. Won’t. Internal vs. External Motivation (10:16)
2.2 - Diagnosing ADHD: Basic Symptomology & Who Can Make the Diagnosis. (8:52)
2.3 - The Basics of Middle School: How Middle School Came to Be, Why Middle School Is Difficult for Students with ADHD (10:26)
2.4 - Middle School with ADHD: The Synthesis. A Note on Comorbidities. A Note on Preadolescence. How to Handle Academic Rigor. How to Handle Departmentalization. Social Concerns. Two Things to Consider Before Transitioning to Middle School (10:33)
2.5 - “I Don’t Know” and Vulnerability: Strategy vs. Tactics. The Power (and Necessity) of Acceptance. (8:06)

3. Evaluation, Accommodations, Medication, and Your Role as a Parent

3.1 Diagnosis, Part Two. What Is “A Clinical Diagnosis?” Symptoms of Inattention. Symptoms of Impulsivity/Hyperactivity. What Will A Good Diagnostician Do? What Should You Ask in Advance? Should You Take the School’s Recommendation? (10:27)
3.2 - After the Diagnosis. Treatment Plans. Evidence. A Few Words about Medication. School-Based Accommodations, How Your Diagnostician Can Help. Re-Testing. (10:35)
3.3 - Communicating the Diagnosis to Your Child. When? The Tightrope. Some Analogies That Can Help. (8:48)
3.4 - Securing the Treatment Plan: The Partnership of Experts Model, Part I. The Cardiologist Analogy. Who Should Know? (11:18)

4. Making Middle School Work: Grades, Tests, Social Life and Avoiding Anxiety

4.1 - Securing the Treatment Plan: The Partnership of Experts Model, Part II. “Kit Bag” Questions. The Big Lie. Handling Complete Denial. Handling Partial Denial. (15:37)
4.2 - Who Has to Know About Your Child’s Treatment Plan? What Should Your Child Say? Announcing: Stealth Announcing and Announcing Flat. “The Anti-Bullying Vibe.” Dealing with Teasing and Bullying. (11:04)
4.3 - The Middle School Child. Embracing Extremes. Idea Ownership. Broadband Attention. How You as Parents Can Help (9:16)
4.4 - Two Kinds of Difficult Teacher. Parental Roles: Advocate, Support, Empower. Avoiding Enabling. (8:57)

5. To Change Schools, Or Not? How To Evaluate School Match, Knowing How Life Will Change for Your Child

5.1 - Should You Change Schools? Good Reasons, Bad Reasons, and Ugly Reasons (9:11)
5.2 - The Process of Applying Out. Respecting Your Child in the Process. Talking to Your Current School About Applying Out. The Essay. The Interview. What If Your Child Doesn’t Get In Anywhere? (9:17)
5.3 - Good Reasons to Stay Where You Are. The End of Year Conference, Step-By-Step. The Beginning of Year Conference, Step-By-Step. The Power of the Compliment. (10:34)
5.4 - What to Do About School Avoidance and Other Red Flags. (9:02)

6. Parenting Your Unique Individual Case of ADHD Pre-Adolescent: How to Parent With Love and Handle the Worst Case Scenarios

6.1 - Changing Your Child’s Behavior. Adjust Expectations. Moments of Calm. Silence. Asking Why. Modeling. Team Up and Distract. Rewards and Punishments. (14:15)
6.2 - Things You Can’t Change and What to Do About Them. ADHD, Preadolescence, The Curriculum, Family, the Internet. (9:59)
6.3 - Moral Freighting. “Phil’s Rule.” Handling 911 Calls. Handling CPS Visits. (11:32)

7. Wrap-Up: The Admissions Circus and High School Hopes and Fears

Dr. Concetta DeCaria - Guide to Getting an ADHD Diagnosis & Why It's Important

1.1 Meet Your Instructor - Introducing Dr. Concetta DeCaria (1:41)
1.2 Introduction - What You'll Learn (4:09)
1.3 Determining If An Evaluation Is Needed or Appropriate (10:21)
1.4 - Why Is It Important to Know That A Potential Problem Exists? (2:59)
1.5 - General Differences Between Boys and Girls with ADHD (3:43)
1.6 - What Do ADHD and Other Learning Issues Look Like in Students as They Transition Into Middle School? (2:56)
1.7 - Why Renew or Get A Diagnosis? (8:56)
1.8 - Moving From the Referral to Scheduling an Evaluation (16:37)
2.1 - The Evaluation and Diagnostic Process (12:33)
2.2 - How is an ADHD Diagnosis Generated? Consultations, Interviews, Observations, Tests, and Scales (13:26)
2.3 - Brain-Behavior Relationships in ADHD: Genetic Factors, Non-Genetic Contributions, and Neuroanatomy and Neurobiology of ADHD (14:35)
3.1 - Other Comorbid Diagnoses Commonly Seen with ADHD (7:15)
3.2 - Results of the Diagnosis: How to Understand Them and Use Them As Recommendations for Accommodations (27:14)
4.1 - How Are Results Shared With The School? (55:11)

Dr. Sarah Allen - Your Child's ADHD Brain: How it Works for School Accommodations & Independence

1 - How the ADHD Brain Works: An Introduction to "Brain Patterns" (32:22)
2 - Understanding What Impacts Brain Patterns and How That Will Help You Teach Kids with ADHD Emotional, Behavioral, and Executive Skills Like Academic Skills (44:38)
3 - How To Make Things Better: What's Going Right? What's Going Wrong? How to Implement Effective School Accommodations (59:33)

Dr. Sarah Wheeler - How to Best Support Middle Schoolers with ADHD in School

Melissa Orlov - How ADHD Affects Relationships with Your Child & Spouse and How You Can Help

1 - Introduction: Meet Your Instructor & Adult ADHD Relationships (51:29)
2 - Emotional Issues In ADHD Impacted Families (79:06)
3 - The Fastest Path to Improved Relationships and Family Life with ADHD (74:14)