SPM and SPM-2 Quick Tips Case Study: What’s Behind Challenging Behaviors in the Classroom?

Unlock the complexities of ADHD beyond the label in the WPS ProLearn® webinar on January 11, 2024, featuring renowned experts Dr. Jina Jang and Dr. J. Thomas Megerian, providing invaluable insights into ADHD assessment, executive functioning, and effective management strategies.

Understanding how executive dysfunction affects students with dyslexia can help you target instruction and interventions that will prove the most effective.  

Board-certified child psychiatrist Loucresie Rupert, MD, offers practical advice for recognizing ADHD symptoms in girls and women.

Let’s cut to the chase: Executive dysfunction looks a lot like attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Distractibility. Organizational challenges. Trouble managing big emotions. And academic ups and downs. Assessing executive function can give you a window into how a child functions every day and which skills to prioritize in an intervention plan.

As we enter another winter with health experts predicting a “triple-demic” of flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), researchers are learning more about how the pandemic has affected students around the world. Here’s an overview of the changes many students are experiencing post-pandemic, and how they could still be affecting assessments and evaluations. 

As we enter another winter with health experts predicting a “triple-demic” of flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), researchers are learning more about how the pandemic has affected students around the world. Here’s an overview of the changes many students are experiencing post-pandemic, and how they could still be affecting assessments and evaluations. 

The WPS Graduate School Alliance Program (GSAP) provides graduate programs in psychological and behavioral health professions with access to some of the most trusted and reliable assessments in use today—100% free. 

Because most ADHD research focuses on children, less is known about how symptom profiles change as people move into adolescence and adulthood. What do practitioners need to know about how ADHD looks and feels at different life stages?

An early, accurate diagnosis is always important—but it’s especially crucial when comorbidities exist. Current research shows that when autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) co-occur, symptoms of both are likely to be more severe. The sooner targeted therapies begin, the better outcomes are likely to be for people with these conditions.