Course Description

Many educators have been trained to only recognize ADHD when it is loud, disruptive, and difficult to ignore.

Few feel confident identifying the student who is quietly struggling, working twice as hard, and still falling behind. Even after students has been identified to teacher as having ADHD, or specific learning plans, many of the emotional challenges that come with ADHD and a classroom continue to get in the way of that students experience learning, as well as the teachers experience teaching. 

This course is designed to deepen your understanding of ADHD as a neurodevelopmental condition, rather than a 'behaviour' problem. It will help you recognize how ADHD presents differently across genders, how even high-achieving environments can mask it, and how classroom practices can either reduce or amplify student distress.

You will leave with a clearer framework for what you are observing in your classroom, and practical strategies you can apply immediately without stepping outside your role as an educator.

Who this course is for:

This course is designed for:

This is an intermediate-level course intended for educators who already have a basic understanding of ADHD and want to deepen their knowledge and practical skills.

DIY*ADHD for Teachers will help teachers learn how the context they create in their classrooms impact ADHD brains, and how to shift gears to increase engagement and get the best outcomes from the ADHD brains in their classes.

Learning objectives

DIY*ADHD for Teachers will cover:

  • Understand why learning about ADHD in classrooms matters,

  • How to notice commone differences in presentation between genders,

  • Apply neuro-inclusive, practical, classroom-based strategies within the educator role,

  • How to model and create healthy co-regulation in the classroom.

Course curriculum

Reframing ADHD

    1. Why ADHD matters in the classroom

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    2. Speaker

    1. Gender differences that matter

    2. ADHD theory for teachers

    1. Practicing the perspective shift

    1. Summary and Resources

About this course

  • $150.00
  • 6 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content

Features

  • Up to date research

    Evidence-informed content grounded in clinical research and treatment guidelines.

  • Real-world classroom scenarios

    Practical scripts educators can use immediately with downloadable quick-reference tools.

  • Diverse school community breadth

    Cases reflecting both genders, as well as high-performing environments.

Instructor

Christina Crowe, RP

Registered Psychotherapist, Certified IPT Therapist, Ontario Validated Clinical Supervisor

Christina Crowe is the creator of The Dig Deeper School. Christina is a neurodivergent-affirming Registered Psychotherapist, Certified IPT Therapist and Validated Clinical Supervisor, specialized in treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), who also has lived experience with late-diagnosed ADHD. Christina specializes in the treatment of youth, adult, couple and family ADHD, which inspired the first DIY*ADHD online course in 2017. Christina has been treating ADHD for over a decade, with a special interest in late-diagnosed ADHD, couples with ADHD, parents trying to do it differently, and Clinical Supervision and Consultation and keynote presentations around neurodivergent-affirming practice. There are essential nuances that shift when a neurodivergent lens is applied to psychosocial interventions, and Christina has been describing these approaches as 'ADHD-Adapted Psychotherapy' since 2016. Christina is a current member of CADDRA (Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance), services on the CADDRA Advocacy & Awareness sub-committee, is an Ontario Validated Clinical Supervisor (OVCS), a Certified Mental Health Professional (CMHP) and a member of the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO). Christina is also the host of an ADHD specific podcast, The Christina Crowe Podcast: making the invisible VISIBLE, and considers herself to be a relentless mental health advocate.

Schools and organizations we've worked with.

ADHD in the classroom is not just about attention.

Learn how the context you create in the classrooms impacts ADHD brains, how to shift gears to increase engagement and get the best outcomes from the ADHD brains in your classroom.

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