"With a diagnosis of ADD and anxiety disorder, we brought our middle school-aged son to the ADHD Center of Milwaukee for help. Medication wasn't working. Therapy didn't help. School pressures on the North Shore are intense. We were struggling to put arms around our son's condition, and to know how best to help him. While I relied on medical doctors for advice on managing the condition, I turned to Ann for help with time and project management - some pragmatic steps to help make the school day more successful... hopefully.
What we received instead was an eye-opening education into the way ADD/ADHD affects students, how schools react and handle the diagnosis, and what you as a family can do to support your child - comprehensively. Ann taught us about the brain, about diet and exercise, about the school system and accommodations, and she taught or son good study habits. She showed us how early intervention and accommodations set your child up for a fair chance at success later in their academic career. Want a good ACT score in Junior year? Then you need to know how Freshman year accommodations influence that.
To any parent whose child has been given this diagnosis, please do not try to navigate this path without the help of a coach like Ann. While you are dealing with the daily homework and stresses of ADHD, Ann will be looking at the big picture and alerting you to concrete steps you can take to protect and support your child."
- Elizabeth Setterfield
What we received instead was an eye-opening education into the way ADD/ADHD affects students, how schools react and handle the diagnosis, and what you as a family can do to support your child - comprehensively. Ann taught us about the brain, about diet and exercise, about the school system and accommodations, and she taught or son good study habits. She showed us how early intervention and accommodations set your child up for a fair chance at success later in their academic career. Want a good ACT score in Junior year? Then you need to know how Freshman year accommodations influence that.
To any parent whose child has been given this diagnosis, please do not try to navigate this path without the help of a coach like Ann. While you are dealing with the daily homework and stresses of ADHD, Ann will be looking at the big picture and alerting you to concrete steps you can take to protect and support your child."
- Elizabeth Setterfield
