Helping our ADHD Students Succeed.

Session Description

“A quarter of college students report receiving student disability services for ADHD” (Bolden, 2020). Oftentimes, students are given extra time on assignments as an accommodation. Unfortunately, this is one of the least effective accommodations that can be given to a student with ADHD. ADHD interferes with the executive functions necessary to meet deadlines. Postponing a deadline does not help a student overcome these blocks in executive function. This research-based presentation will review the characteristics of ADHD, with a focus on how it leads to academic struggles. The executive function will be defined and its relationship with ADHD explained. Recommendations will be given on designing the classroom and assignments to help our ADHD students succeed.

Presenter(s)

Christine ONeal
Purdue Global University
Nicholson, GA, USA

Christine received her Ph.D. in Molecular Virology from Baylor College of Medicine in 2000. After teaching high school for 2 years, she began teaching college level biology courses. She loves learning and since completing her Ph.D. has also taken courses to receive her teaching certification and received her MPH through Kaplan University in 2015. She’s always looking for interesting course to take or researching new topics on her own. She has a particular interest in how the environment, particularly climate change, impacts emerging infectious diseases. She has a son that she homeschooled that is now a professional ballet dancer.