News media are reporting many examples across the country of how challenging it is for families to help teenagers stay organized with virtual learning. Reports of anxiety and depression are on the rise for this group, due in part to greater social isolation and less access to teachers when questions arise. Here at CRG, we are certainly working with many families who experience these challenges as the pandemic unfolds. This is particularly true when the student has executive functioning challenges such as ADHD, learning disabilities or autism spectrum disorder. Dr. David Parker has compiled a list of resources that may help parents better understand why these challenges are on the rise and how they might help their teens (and themselves) in the process.
Understanding 504/IEP Processes
- CRG website page of articles on 504 Plans/IEP’s
https://www.childrensresourcegroup.com/special-education-504-plans/
How ADHD Creates Impaired Executive Functioning
- ADHD in Females: Underdiagnosed and Misunderstood (CRG webinar)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8e1N5eB20s&t=87s
- ADHD: More than an Attention Problem (CRG webinar)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqZoFMyXZhk
- Executive Functions: Describing Six Aspects of a Complex Syndrome (Dr. Thomas Brown)
https://chadd.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ATTN_02_08_Executive_Functions_by_Thomas_Brown.pdf
- Translating ADHD (podcast)
- How to ADHD (YouTube channel)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-nPM1_kSZf91ZGkcgy_95Q
Recommended: “Why Is It So Hard to Do Something That Should Be Easy?”
Positive Communications with Your ADHD Teens/College Students
- Tips for Helping Your Child Have a Good Night’s Sleep (CRG video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LheTReif7M&t=1s
- Supporting Your Child or Adolescent in These Uncertain Times (CRG webinar)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35mvjaDBwJU
- Children’s Screen Time Has Soared in the Pandemic, Alarming Parents and Researchers (NYTimes article)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/16/health/covid-kids-tech-use.html
- How Parents Can Help Teens with ADHD (videos)
- Impact Parents: Helping Parents Help Kids
- Parenting Teens with ADHD (CHADD)
https://chadd.org/for-parents/parenting-teens-with-adhd/
- YouTube videos about coaching teens with ADHD
Managing Online Learning/Life
- The Social Dilemma (film about impact of social media on our thinking/self-images)
https://www.thesocialdilemma.com
- 8 Ways to Reduce Digital Distractions During Remote Learning & Homework
https://smartsocial.com/prevent-homework-distractions/
- How to Succeed in Online School (YouTube video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ExVN1qkVgo&feature=youtu.be
- The Big Problem of Even Bigger Homework Meltdowns (Additude Magazine)
https://www.additudemag.com/teen-homework-meltdown-solutions/
- How Long-Term Online Learning in Pandemic May Affect College Students’ Well-Being
- Center for Humane Technology
