Education Excellence

Kristina chats with April Gower, Chief Operating Officer for CHADD, Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Gower has worked in the ADHD area for the past five years focusing not only on supporting parents with children with ADHD, but educators as well. CHADD has a variety of valuable resources to support educators, parents, and students who are dealing with ADHD, including a Teacher-to-Teacher program, tip sheets, video clips, and a helpline. Gower notes that not everyone has access to evidence-based strategies that work in this area, and that’s where CHADD comes in. ADHD is serious business, both Kristina and April note, which is made more difficult by the stigma that unfortunately is still attached to the disorder. It is important when dealing with the disorder, which manifests itself in a variety of ways, including impulsivity, forgetfulness, restlessness, and disorganization and not being able to do class and homework assignments as quickly as others, that we emphasize t