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“ The teacher gives my son little jobs as movement breaks: locking the classroom windows, counting all the pens in the classroom, and checking all the printers to make sure they have paper.” - An ADDitude Reader “Honestly, the only thing that made a difference was medication.” - An ADDitude Reader But she doesn’t always think of these classroom accommodations at the moment, so having a visual list taped inside her desk helps.” - An ADDitude Reader “My daughter’s can stand at her desk, use a fidget tool, sit on a wiggle seat, walk to the water fountain, etc. “My daughter has a hall pass that she can use whenever she needs to take a ‘body break.’” - An ADDitude Reader “ Running errands for the teacher always helps get extra energy out.” - An ADDitude Reader “Using a stress ball and not being required to sit while doing his work has been most helpful for my child.” - An ADDitude Reader “The most important thing a teacher can know about inattentive ADHD is that you can be drawing or fidgeting and listening.” - An ADDitude Reader Also, audiobooks and graphic organizers work well.” - An ADDitude Reader

“Having all assignments in writing, reading instructions out loud, and having my child repeat them back, helps. “ My daughter’s accommodations give her preferential seating in the front row, which has been most effective because the teacher can more easily recognize when my daughter is struggling and get her back on track.” - An ADDitude Reader Also, having access to notes taken by classmates, and verbal testing one-on-one with a proctor, helps.” - An ADDitude Reader “We get videos of lectures so we can rewatch them, pause to take notes, and then continue. “Taking tests in a separate space and using headphones to block out noise when working on classroom assignments, works for my kids.” - An ADDitude Reader It also helps for my kids to sit next to focused work partners.” - An ADDitude Reader “My kids’ teachers use subtle hand signals instead of verbally redirecting (and identifying) them in class. I ask how she and the teacher feel about it, and we discuss unfinished projects.” - An ADDitude Reader She summarizes what my child did that day. “ A ‘check-in’ with the teacher at the end of the day helps. Here, learn how other ADDitude readers answered the question, Which classroom accommodations for ADHD or learning differences have been most helpful for your children? Accommodations for Inattentive ADHD To find the right fit, seek input from your child, their teacher, their healthcare provider, and other caregivers of children with ADHD. Abbreviated homework assignments may help students others may need quiet rooms for test taking. A daydreamer may benefit from working collaboratively with other students, whereas a hyperactive student may need movement breaks and special “jobs” around the classroom.

Effective classroom accommodations vary from child to child, grade to grade, and sometimes teacher to teacher.