Neurodiversity

This webpage from understood.org provides some classroom accommodations to use when working with learners who have ADHD

General Do’s and Dont’s

The dLCV is an organization that provides free information to people and families of those who have {dis}abilities. They also provide free referrals, legal representation, technical assistance, and advocacy services.

Understood.org provides a factsheet on ADHD.

The Mayo Clinic provides some common symptoms and signs of ADHD in adults.

This site provides some instructional strategies when working with neurodiverse learners, specifically those with ADHD.

Understood.org provides a general description of ADHD, some information about ADHD and the brain, and some symptoms of ADHD throughout the lifespan.

The following webpages and documents provide information on testing accommodations for some of the commonly used assessments in adult education:

• BEST Plus 2.0 testing and BEST Plus’ FAQs, on page 7, addressing accommodations
• CASAS testing accommodations webpage
• GED ® testing accommodations webpage
• TABE testing guidelines for inclusive testing and TABE’s FAQs addressing accommodations

This document, developed by Florida Literacy (Marty Beech, Learning Systems Institute, FSU, 2011), provides some useful instructional strategies (Chapter 2) and accommodations for specific disabilities (Chapter 3). Since it was written for Florida, there are some specific policies and procedures that may not apply to other states or situations.

This webpage from understood.org provides definitions, impacts, and accommodations for dyslexia (a learning disability in reading) and dysgraphia (a learning disability in writing).

This website provides resources, instructional strategies, accommodations, and information about dyslexia (a learning disability in reading), dyscalculia (a learning disability in math), and dysgraphia (a learning disability in writing).

This webpage from understood.org provides information specifically about adults with dyslexia, which is a learning disability in reading.