The ADHD Parenting Podcast
Why ADHD Kids Struggle with Reading and Writing
April 29, 202625 min · 4,913 words
Show notes
In this episode, Ryan and Mike explore the real reason children with ADHD struggle with reading comprehension and written expression—working memory issues, not laziness or oppositional behavior. They explain the role of nonverbal working memory (mental movies) and verbal working memory (inner voice), share key research findings, and offer practical strategies to support children at home and school.
Highlighted moments
working memory problems are one of the most consistent things we see in this population, even more consistent than attention issues.
“by the time they get to, you know, paragraph three, the images from paragraph one have already faded.”
“They are searching for a starting point that their brain is not giving them.”
“The interventions most likely to help are ones that reduce the working memory load, not ones that simply ask the child to push through harder.”
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