ADHD in the Classroom

A Neuroaffirming Brain and Body Approach

The information, understanding and strategies Aoife wishes she had when she was a teacher.

A practical, evidence‑informed EPV Summer Course for Primary and Post‑Primary teachers who want to understand ADHD through a nervous‑system, sensory, and executive‑function lens.

Teaching students with ADHD can feel over-whelming, but it doesn't have to.

From my own teaching experience and what I hear other teachers find challenging:

Lack of specialised training
Constant dysregulation and classroom disruption
Students who struggle with focus and attention
Emotional outbursts, shutdowns, or refusal
Balancing the needs of 30+ students
Feeling underprepared to support neurodivergent learners

Feel Equipped and Empowered

This course helps you understand what’s actually happening in the ADHD / neurodivergent brain and body. It gives you practical, compassionate tools to support regulation, engagement, connection and learning.

What You Will Learn

Clear, simple ways to understand what lies beneath the label, ADHD, through both a neuroscience and nervous system lens.
Practical tools that help with focus, transitions, and big feelings.
Support transitions, attention, and task initiation in ways that work for the ADHD brain.
A shared language that you can teach your students, creating a more collaborative and empathetic environment for all.
Strategies that support every student in the room and in turn you the teacher too.

Although this course focuses on ADHD, the strategies you learn will benefit every student in your classroom. They will make your teaching day easier, calmer, and more connected too. Neuroaffirming, regulation‑first approaches improve learning, behaviour, and wellbeing across the whole class.

Course Modules

MODULE 1

The Science of ADHD: Brain, Body & Behaviour

Neuroscience, nervous‑system states, sensory processing, and how to apply this in a classroom setting.

MODULE 2

The ADHD Nervous System: Regulation, Energy and Connection

Become more attuned to energy levels, nervous system cues and learn strategies for creating validating and emotionally safe classroom environments.

MODULE 3

The Neuroscience of Emotions and ADHD

Focuses on building emotional literacy, so that students, teachers and ANAs have a shared user-friendly langauge when it comes to understanding, expressing and supporting all feelings, as well as shutdowns, and overwhelm.

MODULE 4

Neuroaffirming Engagement and Motivation Strategies

Examine diverse ADHD learning and processing styles and explore neuroaffirming teaching methodologies that promote engagement and participation.

MODULE 5

Creating a Neuroaffirming Learning Environment

Teachers create what their neuroaffirming practice looks, sounds and feels like for their students, in their environments and in line with SSE.

This EPV Course is for:

Primary teachers
Post‑primary teachers
Additional Needs Teachers
School leaders

ENROLL HERE

MEET YOUR FACILITATOR

Aoife Hughes

Aoife is a late‑diagnosed AuDHDer, former teacher and now an ADHD coach (PCAC, ACC) who specialises in translating neuroscience into practical, compassionate strategies for teachers and families.

She was a teacher for almost 20 years, working in SEN for the latter part of her career. It wasn't until she completed her training in ADHD coaching that she sadly realised that she did not have the adequate training, understanding or the skills to support her past ADHD / Neurodivergent students . Her goal with this course is to break this cycle for both students, teachers and the whole school community.

"Excellent presentation. Aoife should be lecturing in universities to trainee teachers"

"You get much more when a ND person talks about ND. Thank you Aoife."

"As a teacher with AuDHD, I felt so seen and learned so much. I healed a few wounds and I felt like I was wrapped in a warm blanket."

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