Hi,
My name is Nancy Mades and I'm a writer for ADDitude Magazine, a magazine for people with AD/HD and parents of kids with AD/HD. I'm working on a story for our back-to-school issue on how to help your child start a new school year on a good note if last year was a complete bust.
For background, I got the idea from my own experience as the mother of a boy, now 12, with AD/HD, and a girl, now 10, with ADD. My son had a horrific experience in second grade, both academically and socially. It took three months of summer and alot of "coaching" to get him to walk into third grade not feeling like a loser.
I'm looking for parents or educators who have either experienced something similar or who have a child who is finishing a terrible year in school and would be willing to talk about the fears and anxieties that accompany a bad year. I do not have to use your real name.
If you are willing to help me with my story, please reply by private email to: nancy.mades@verizon.net
Thank you,
Nancy Mades