578- Helping Tweens and Teens with ADHD Tackle Homework Independently

ADHD Experts Podcast

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🗓️ 7 October 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

What if you could turn homework into an opportunity for your students to grow their independence? Ann Dolin, M.Ed., shares strategies to help your middle or high school student tackle homework with more confidence and less conflict this school year.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast series by Attitude Magazine.
0:13.8	Everyone, I'm Annie Rogers, and on behalf of the Attitude team, I am delighted to welcome you to today's ADHD experts presentation,
0:23.6	titled From Resistance to Responsibility, Helping Twins and Teens with ADHD tackle homework independently.
0:32.6	Leading today's presentation is Ann Dolan.
0:36.6	Anne is a former special education teacher and author who founded Educational Connections in 1998.
0:44.8	The company specializes in helping students, especially those with ADHD and other learning differences,
0:52.1	build executive function skills and study habits
0:55.4	to perform better in school and ultimately in college.
1:00.0	She and her team of more than 125 subject tutors,
1:04.2	executive function coaches, college consultants,
1:07.4	and test prep tutors provide virtual support to families with students from elementary
1:13.0	school to college. Her first book, Homework Made Simple, won the Publishers Association 2011
1:20.8	Parenting Book of the Year Award. For more information, visit eCtutoring.com.
1:30.5	So after a long school day, your teen avoids delays and chafes against homework.
1:38.6	You hate nagging, but otherwise you fear nothing will get done.
1:43.5	Daily bouts of procrastination, resistance, and parental friction ensue,
1:48.8	leaving your whole family feeling drained.
1:51.8	But what if you could turn homework into an opportunity for your students to grow their independence?
1:59.7	This webinar will share practical ADHD-friendly strategies
2:03.7	to help your middle or high school student tackle homework with more confidence and less
2:09.0	conflict this school year. Okay, without any further ado, I'm so pleased to welcome Ann Dolan,
2:15.1	and thank you so much for joining us today and for leading
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