Do you know a child that has ADHD? Does it seem that no matter what, their symptoms just are not getting any better and that is even under having medication? Chances are that medication may need to be adjusted or perhaps the medication just is not working for the child the way that it should. In that case, contact the doctor and have a medication adjustment.
How do we decipher symptoms for different struggles at the earliest point?
Learning and reading challenges go hand in hand.
Another item to examine with the child is whether or not they struggle with reading comprehension or getting their thoughts down on the page. If this is the case, then the child may also have a learning challenge. About 50% of children that have ADHD also struggle with learning. This may become more apparent by the third grade.
The demands increase on students in third grade. If your child has an LD, it will become more of a problem now.
Laura Lurns · Learning Success expert
Key takeaways
- A reader’s child has ADHD and struggles in the classroom despite her medication, leading to teachers nagging her and destroying her self-esteem.
- The author suggests altering the child’s medication by changing either the dosage or the type of medication.
- In addition, the author suggests evaluating the child for a learning difference, as about 50% of children with ADHD also have a learning difference of some form.
Explore Focus Foundations
Is your child struggling in school?
Get your free personalized learning roadmap
You describe what you see at home. We turn it into a plan you start this week.
- Answer 5 short questionnaires about what you already notice, 30–45 minutes at your own kitchen table
- Your child sits no test and gets no score: nothing to schedule, nothing for them to dread
- You do the answering, the AI does the writing, and a person reviews it before it reaches you
- Access all 40+ courses instantly: reading, math, focus, processing and more, with new ones added regularly
Why we use AI, plainly: it writes from a knowledge base our team maintains and audits. We work through it line by line and pull anything the evidence stops supporting. The roadmap you get on Tuesday reflects what we corrected on Monday, and a human still reads it before you do.
Your school district must evaluate your child free of charge if you ask in writing, whatever your income and whatever the outcome (US, 34 CFR 300.111 and 300.301(b)). That route takes time and answers a different question than you do. This one starts today, from what you already know.
Your answers stay yours. We do not sell your personal information, and we do not hand identifiable assessment data to outside AI companies to train their models.
A screener is a starting point, not a diagnosis. If your child might need formal accommodations (an IEP or 504 plan), or you suspect a vision, hearing or medical cause, pursue a professional evaluation too. That is the only route to those supports.
