EP. 409: ADHD Brains Don't Need Fixing: Help That Fits How Kids Actually Learn with Parallel Learning Founder Diana Heldfond

Tired of ADHD strategies that don’t work? Start with my this training: Stop Trying to “Fix” Your ADHD. You’re Not Broken: https://programs.tracyotsuka.com/sign-up _____ Before we decide a kid with ADHD needs fixing, has anyone asked the kid how the lesson is going? Diana Heldfond was diagnosed with dyslexia at seven. She credits the specialists who taught her to read and write with understanding where she was getting stuck.  Her ADHD was easier to miss. She was the type A kid who never missed a deadline, often because she was finishing her homework the morning it was due. That looked like laziness, so it slid by for years until she asked to be tested herself.  That experience stayed with her. After Georgetown and a career in investment banking, Diana founded Parallel Learning to bring the kind of individual support she’d had to kids who might otherwise go without it. Today, Parallel works with more than 250 school districts. I asked Diana about something I remember from trying to find help for my own son. You find a specialist with all the right credentials, and your kid comes home and tells you it didn’t help. Where do you go from there? If the kid loves aliens, why not give him something about aliens to read? Resources: Website: https://www.parallellearning.com  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joinparallel Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoinParallel LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diana-heldfond Send a Message: Your Name | Email | Message Explore more from me: 🐝 AOK Hive: https://tracyotsuka.com/hive  🧘 SHIFT: https://tracyotsuka.com/shift 📚 Free resources: https://tracyotsuka.com/learn 📖 Get the book, ADHD for Smart Ass Women: https://tracyotsuka.com/adhd-book 🧠 Join Your ADHD Brain is A-OK Academy: https://tracyotsuka.com/aok 🌐 Visit my website: https://tracyotsuka.com/ ADHD isn’t a productivity problem. It’s an identity problem. That’s why most strategies don’t stick. They were not designed for how your brain actually works. If you’re ready to stop fighting your brain and start building a life that fits, start here: https://programs.tracyotsuka.com/sign-up Connect with me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracyotsuka Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heytracyotsuka LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracyotsuka/ Are You Ready to Discover Your Brilliance? Order Now: https://tracyotsuka.com/adhd-book