576- Beat The Clock: Time Estimation and Management Help for Students with ADHD

ADHD Experts Podcast

ADDitude

Hallowell, Adhd, Mental Health, 504, Add, Iep, Deficit, Additude, Medication, Disorder, Attention, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 23 September 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Beverley Holden Johns discusses why students with ADHD have time-management and other executive function challenges; how to teach and practice time estimation; how to use visual aids, reminders, timers, and planners; and more.

Time-Management Skills for Students: Additional Resources

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast series by Attitude Magazine.
0:14.1	Everyone, I'm Annie Rogers, and on behalf of the Attitude team, I am delighted to welcome you to today's ADHD
0:22.6	experts presentation titled Beat the Clock, Time Estimation and Management Help for
0:29.6	Students with ADHD.
0:32.6	Leading today's presentation is Beverly Holden Johns.
0:36.6	Beverly is an author and learning and behavior consultant.
0:41.4	She has more than 30 years experience in the public school system, working with students
0:47.0	with learning disabilities and emotional behavioral disorders. She was also a professional
0:53.8	fellow at McMurray College.
0:56.6	Beverly is the author or co-author of 28 books in the field of special education,
1:04.3	including the seminal book, Learning Disabilities and Related Mild Disabilities.
1:09.9	She is the president of the Learning Disabilities Association of
1:13.6	Illinois, and we are so fortunate to have her leading this conversation today. If you are joining us,
1:22.1	chances are that getting out the door this morning was stressful. Homework is already becoming stressful because
1:29.3	assignments take longer than your child insists they will. If your child shuts down when big
1:36.0	projects overwhelm them or they experience tears and anxiety over missed deadlines, you have found
1:42.0	the right place. We feel your pain and your desire to start
1:46.5	this new school year meeting the executive function challenges of ADHD head on. Today's webinar
1:55.0	will explain how to teach and practice the skill of time estimation using visual aids and timers for support.
2:03.2	We'll demonstrate how to break down assignments
2:05.5	into small parts and how to create an environment
2:07.9	that is conducive to initiating a homework routine.
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