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  • Through My Eyes

    Step into the world of kids with ADHD, dyslexia, and dyscalculia. Gain new perspectives and access free tools to support them.

  • Videos about dyslexia

    Are you looking for basic information about dyslexia? Or maybe an inspiring story? Youll find both in this collection of dyslexia videos. Learn about dyslexia from leading experts in the field. Or hear from parents, kids, and famous people whove experienced this reading issue firsthand.

  • Live video lessons: Challenges and ways to help (English)

    2020 Understood for All, Inc. Live video lessons: 5 challenges and how to help Get ideas for what you can say and do to help students with different kinds of challenges that can come along with live video lessons. Do a one-on-one practice lesson. Do a private check-in about kids feelings j

  • Live video lessons: 5 ways kids struggle and how to help

    Kids in online learning programs often work independently and at their own pace. But some programs include live video lessons. Learn about some common struggles and ways you can help kids make the most of live online learning.

  • Teacher tip: Use animated videos to help your child learn to make inferences

    Making inferences can be hard for kids when they’re reading fiction, especially if they struggle with reading. But they can learn to make inferences when watching videos, too.

  • Videos about ADHD

    Are you looking to learn more about ADHD? Or maybe youre looking for an inspiring story to share with your child. Here, learn from our experts and watch videos of famous people, parents, and kids talking about their struggles with ADHD.

  • Videos: Real parents, tough topics

    Guilt frustration confusion about your childs future. As a parent or caregiver of a child who learns and thinks differently, you may have felt one (or all) of these emotions. In this video series, parents share their experiences. They describe how it affects their relationships, share hopes for th

  • Video: A mom and son on their homeschooling experience

    Are you thinking about homeschooling your child? Hear from Elena and her son Marcos, who just graduated from high school, on their homeschooling experience. Get their take on myths about homeschooling, along with the benefits and challenges of homeschooling.

  • Video: College students on embracing strengths and differences

    College is a perfect time for young adults with learning and thinking differences to discover their strengths and learn how to thrive in school and in life. Watch as students from Landmark College, a school for people who learn differently, talk about how the college experience has helped them unloc

  • Video: Teaching your child left from right

    Knowing left from right is tough for some kids who learn and think differently. Watch this video to understand left-right confusion. And get tips on how to help kids learn left from right.

  • Video: My experience with learning disabilities and social challenges

    Thomas was very shy growing up. He didn’t talk much for most of his life. But now he accepts that he’s “different.” And he isn’t afraid to speak his mind.

  • Video: The challenges of being an African American who learns and thinks differently

    In this video, poet and activist LeDerick Horne shares his experience of being an African American who learns and thinks differently. He talks about racial stereotypes and the pressure to be flawless. Horne also talks about the importance of finding heroes in your community to inspire your child. Fo

  • Will colleges accept a video instead of an essay on applications?

    Q. My high school senior has dysgraphia and is having trouble writing her college essay. Will colleges accept an alternative, like a video? A. A few four-year colleges have recently introduced the concept of submitting a video as part of the application process. But thats as a substitute for a high

  • Video: 5 myths about assistive technology

    Watch this expert video to learn about assistive technology. Or download and read the transcript.

  • I’m a seasoned brand consultant who was diagnosed with ADHD 60 years ago. Here’s how I balance productivity with peace.

    Welcome to “The ADHDiaries,” the series where women with ADHD share 72 hours of their lives with us. The good, the bad, the messes, and successes. And how they do — or don’t — get it done.

  • Live video lessons: Challenges and ways to help (Spanish)

    2020 Understood for All, Inc. Videoclases en vivo: 5 obstculos y cmo ayudar Use estas ideas para hablar y ayudar a los nios que tienen diferentes tipos de dificultades cuando reciben videoclases en vivo. Practiquen juntos la leccin. Pregntele cmo se siente antes de empezar la leccin. Pdale qu

  • Video: A high-schooler with dyslexia discovers her passion

    Piper Otterbein was a high school senior when she recorded this inspiring video. She talks about how she struggled with dyslexia in grade school and middle school. And she shares what happened when she decided to focus on her strengths. Find out how Pipers search for her passion changed her life.

  • Video: My experience with ADHD in school

    Felice finds her ADHD overwhelming at times. She shares her strategies to keep herself organized and to focus in school.

  • Video: How a diagnosis in adulthood changed one woman’s perspective

    Yimeng had always struggled in school. Reading was a challenge for her, and she had difficulty staying on top of tasks. But it wasnt until she was thriving in graduate school at the School of Visual Arts that she began to suspect there might be a specific reason for her struggles. Watch Yimengs stor

  • Video: College students on the best things their parents did for them

    Many parents of kids with learning and thinking differences hope their children will go to college. Hear from these students at Landmark College on what their parents did and didnt do to get them where they are today.

  • Video: Thriving at work with ADHD

    The working world can be a tough place especially if you learn and think differently. In this video, Marcos shares how learning about himself and his ADHD helped him understand his potential. Hear from Marcos about the pressures young adults with ADHD face at work and how to overcome them.

  • Video: Apps for young kids who struggle with reading

    Learning to read can be really tough for some kids. Watch this video for advice on which apps can help young readers make the connection between sound and print.

  • How’d You Get THAT Job?!

    Teacher or comedian? An ADHD career story

    As a kid with ADHD, Chris Ivan hated school, but he found his calling as a history teacher by bringing comedy into the classroom. Did Ben Franklin die of syphilis from a lady of the night? As a kid with ADHD, Chris Ivan hated school, but he found his calling as a history teacher by bringing comedy

  • Video: The journey from a boy with imposter syndrome and LD-NOS to scientist

    When Collin Diedrich was in grade school, he had a self-described panic attack when preparing for a timed math test. He struggled with reading and had trouble processing information in school. Today, he has a PhD in molecular virology and microbiology. He researches HIV at the University of Pittsbur

  • Video: My experience with ADHD and feeling judged

    Getting an ADHD diagnosis changed Ericelis’ life for the better. But she isn’t always open about it for fear of being judged.

  • Video: College students on how they found their confidence

    Its not easy to grow up with a learning or thinking difference. Each of the young adults in this video struggled with dyslexia, ADHD, or another challenge. But theyve each found their way to Landmark College, a school for students with learning and thinking differences and they have truly found thei

  • ADHD Aha!

    How do you make invisible struggles visible? (Kate Hammer’s story)

    Comedian and filmmaker Kate Hammer talks about her ADHD evaluation in the UK, and the making of her short film, Bear. Its one thing to wonder if you have ADHD. Its another to read how your loved ones see it in you. Host Laura Key talks with writer, director, and performer Kate Hammer, who was bor

  • Video: How first graders sound out new words

    First graders usually have a few different ways to decode new words. Watch this video from GreatSchools to find out what those strategies are.

  • Video: How second graders solve math word problems

    Kids in second grade work on adding and subtracting numbers that are smaller than 100. At the same time, they practice using these skills on word problems. This video from Understood founding partner GreatSchools shows how kids this age typically approach word problems.

  • Video: How to help your child build vocabulary

    Improving vocabularydoesnt only have to happen in the classroom. There are fun ways to help your child with thisreading skilloutside of school, too. Get tips from an expert on how to help your child build vocabulary at home.