When academics come easily, high marks may not reflect a child’s ADHD.
ADHD affects the ability to manage life—particularly when situations require sustained effort, consistency, and planning. ADHD can undermine health, social relations, self-esteem, efficiency, and far more. Because of that broad impact, grades are not the bottom line for evaluating ADHD even in school. Educational law states that impairments related to ADHD, not specific grades, are the bottom line.
When academics come easily, high marks may not reflect a child’s ADHD. ADHD may undermine the potential…