Dear Claudia,

Thanks for going the extra mile to help this young woman. There are actually several underlying issues related to your question. Can this student use any kind of computer technology?

Thanks for going the extra mile to help this young woman.

Your question addresses the school’s decision to remove the 1-1 aide for your son with ADHD. Your question raises a number of important issues.

As your developmental pediatrician mentioned, development can be uneven between three and six or seven, especially for boys. Some kids are reading by first grade and some are not.

We have a whole host of tools these days. One interesting thing about students with ADHD is they often have real difficulty with the perception of time.

About 50 percent of students with ADHD will also have a learning, language, and/or motor disability.

Finding the right software program, can be challenging, especially for students who have multiple disabilities or are struggling in different areas.

Often kids with Asperger’s or other autism spectrum disorders are extremely motivated by technology tools, and tend to learn very well from videos, software, and other visual representations

One of the great features of interactive whiteboards (such as the SMART Board) is that you can use them to allow students to manipulate objects on screen, add text and diagrams to math problems, an