When School Struggles Are Not ADHD: Understanding Learning Disorders, Anxiety, and Executive Functioning
Ana Lesquives, PhD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, CA PSY36167 A student who avoids homework, forgets assignments, works slowly, appears distracted, or becomes frustrated during schoolwork may quickly be described as having ADHD. Sometimes that explanation is correct. However, similar behaviors can develop when a child is struggling with reading, writing, mathematics, language, anxiety, sleep, executive functioning, …