Begin each new school year by composing a letter to your child’s new teacher that outlines his strengths, interests, academic and social challenges, ADHD symptoms, and successful learning strategies.
ADDitude magazine offers a downloadable sample letter that you can use as a guide to write a letter that will help your child’s teacher see his or her special strengths and attributes from Day One.
Parents and caregivers: print out this download and create your own version before school begins.
ADDitude is a media network for parents and adults living with attention-deficit disorder and for professionals working in the field. ADDitude provides vetted expert guidance and in-the-trenches understanding to help you navigate the very real challenges that arise from ADHD and related mental health conditions.