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Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) dealt with many challenges during the pandemic as their schedules shifted to remote learning. With the return to live learning, they continue to struggle academically and socially. “There are a lot of children with ADHD that have learning difficulties,” said Fadiyla Dopwell, M.D., developmental-behavioral pediatrician at Pediatrix® Developmental Medicine of Dallas. “So, if the parent can’t support the learning differences and the child finds it hard to learn through the virtual medium while not receiving one-on-one support, the child may struggle even more so with learning. When learning virtually, children with learning difficulties are expected to learn differently and may not get the support from their teacher the same way they may if they were in school.” A key component to successful virtual learning was support at home. “I’ve seen many of our kids, not just with ADHD, but any special needs, who have flourished being at home because they’ve had one-on-one attention from their parents,” noted Dr. Dopwell. “They were able to go at their own pace. So, they weren’t as easily distracted.”
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