Targeting School Success
Understanding your child’s school experience through a brain lens — and building the support that actually works.
The Four-Leg Table of ADHD Treatment
This course builds the school leg — the 20% of treatment outcome that depends on what happens inside the classroom. When school isn’t working, every other intervention underperforms.
Your child is smart. You know that. Their teachers probably know it too. So why does their report card look like it belongs to someone else?
The answer isn’t effort, motivation, or discipline. The answer is brain architecture — and a school system that was designed from the ground up for a brain that works completely differently from your child’s.
This course walks you through exactly what is happening inside your child’s brain during the school day, why teachers misinterpret what they see, and what you can do — starting this week — to build the school support your child actually needs.
“Your child’s brain is not broken — it is wired differently. And once you understand the wiring, you can stop fighting against it and start building the world around it.”
— Dr John FlettWhat You’ll Understand
By the end of this course, you’ll see your child’s school experience through entirely new eyes.
Why School Is So Hard
Understand the specific cognitive demands that make the classroom uniquely challenging for the ADHD brain — and why it’s not about intelligence.
The Brain Computer
See your child’s cognitive profile as a computer system — Wi-Fi, RAM, processor speed, pop-ups — and know exactly where the bottlenecks are.
What Teachers Actually See
Bridge the perception gap between teacher interpretation and neurological reality — the invisible disability that causes the most daily damage.
Accommodations That Work
A practical menu of school accommodations — what to ask for, how to ask for it, and how to make sure it actually happens in the classroom.
How to Talk to Schools
Communicate effectively with teachers, request support through proper channels, document everything, and know when and how to escalate.
Your 90-Day Action Plan
A structured roadmap — from assessment through communication to implementation — so you know exactly what to do and when.
Course Curriculum
Eight videos. One clear learning journey. Each one builds on the last.
- 1
Why School Is the Hardest Place for Your Child’s Brain
The ADHD brain faces a perfect storm at school — sustained attention demands, working memory overload, output pressure, and sensory bombardment in an environment built for a completely different type of brain.
- 2
Your Child’s Brain as a Computer
The extended computer analogy — Wi-Fi (attention), RAM (working memory), processor speed, downloads and uploads, pop-ups, and the overactive antivirus that is anxiety. Understanding the system before you try to fix it.
- 3
The School Bag and the Petrol Tank
Working memory as a school bag with holes — information falls out. Mental energy as a petrol tank that drains three times faster than their classmates’. Two analogies that change how you see your child’s school day.
- 4
The Invisible Passengers
ADHD rarely travels alone. Anxiety, learning difficulties, sensory processing, and social challenges — the invisible passengers on the bus who make everything harder and often go unrecognised.
- Session 2 — Building the School Support System
- 5
What Teachers See vs What’s Actually Happening
The perception gap: teachers see laziness, defiance, and disruption. The brain is showing exhaustion, overwhelm, and shame avoidance. Bridging this gap is the single most important thing you can do at school.
- 6
Accommodations That Actually Work
A practical menu of classroom accommodations — seating, output, assessment, time, sensory, and social. What to ask for, why it works, and the formal SIAS process for accessing individual support.
- 7
Communicating With the School
How to request a meeting, present your case, follow up in writing, and escalate when needed. The collaborative advocacy model — backbone with warmth — that gets results without burning bridges.
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Homework, Medication Timing & Your 90-Day Action Plan
Where school comes home. Homework structures that work, medication timing for the school day, the foundations that underpin everything — and your step-by-step roadmap for the next twelve weeks.
Signature Concepts You’ll Learn
Dr Flett’s teaching tools — the analogies that make complex neuroscience click.
The Brain Computer
Wi-Fi, RAM, processor speed — understand the system before you try to fix the performance.
The School Bag
Working memory as a bag with holes. Information goes in — and falls straight out again.
The Petrol Tank
Mental energy that drains three times faster at school. Empty by 2pm. Nothing left for homework.
The Perception Gap
What teachers see vs what’s actually happening inside the brain. Closing this gap changes everything.
What’s Included
8 Video Lessons
Direct-to-camera teaching from Dr Flett. Clear, warm, and clinically accurate.
8 Companion Guides
Deeper detail, practical strategies, and age-specific notes to save and refer back to.
Teacher’s Section
A dedicated resource to share directly with your child’s school — written for educators.
90-Day Action Plan
A structured roadmap from assessment to implementation — one lever at a time.
Practical Quick Wins
Every video ends with one specific thing you can try tonight. Exact words. Exact steps.
Lifetime Access
Watch at your own pace. Return whenever you need a refresher. This resource grows with your child.
Who This Course Is For
This course is right for you if…
- Your child has been diagnosed with ADHD and you want to understand why school is such a daily battle
- You know your child is intelligent but their school performance doesn’t reflect their ability
- Homework has become a nightly crisis that is damaging your relationship with your child
- You’re not sure how to talk to the school about your child’s needs — or you’ve tried and it hasn’t worked
- You want to move from frustration and confusion to a clear, structured plan you can actually implement
Dr John Flett
Dr Flett runs a specialist ADHD assessment and treatment practice in Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal. He has guided thousands of families through diagnosis and beyond. His courses translate decades of clinical experience into practical, parent-friendly teaching — because parental understanding is the most powerful therapeutic intervention.
Understanding Changes Everything
When you understand what is happening inside your child’s brain at school, you stop fighting against the wiring — and start building the world around it.
Transforming frustration into clarity, confusion into strategy, and struggle into strength.
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