You did it

Course Complete โ€” ADHD Medication: The Complete Parent’s Guide
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Course Complete
ADHD Medication: The Complete Parent’s Guide

You did it.
Every single video.

10 videos ยท ~80 minutes ยท Dr John Flett MBChB BSc(Hons) MRCP(UK) FCP(Paed)(SA)

โœ“ V1 Wi-Fi Booster
โœ“ V2 What Medication Can’t Do
โœ“ V3 Your Options
โœ“ V4 Starting Medication
โœ“ V5 Side Effects
โœ“ V6 Coverage
โœ“ V7 Is It Working?
โœ“ V8 Invisible Passengers
โœ“ V9 Beyond Stimulants
โœ“ V10 The Whole Picture

You started this course wanting to understand your child’s medication. You’re leaving with something much bigger than that. You understand how the ADHD brain works. You know what medication can and can’t do. You can have an informed conversation with your prescriber, recognise when things need adjusting, and see your child’s behaviour through a completely different lens.

That understanding is the most powerful thing you can give your child.

Dr John Flett
MBChB BSc(Hons) MRCP(UK) FCP(Paed)(SA) ยท Specialist Paediatrician ยท Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal
What comes next โ†“

You know more about ADHD medication
than most parents ever will

๐Ÿง 
How medication actually works in the brain
The Wi-Fi Booster. Dopamine and norepinephrine. Reuptake pumps. The Multiplier Effect. Not just “it helps” โ€” but exactly why, and how to tell when it’s working.
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The three medication families and how to use them
Methylphenidate, amphetamine, non-stimulant. Backbone and booster strategy. Coverage across the whole day, not just school hours. The Overlap, Don’t Gap rule.
๐Ÿ“Š
How to monitor with purpose, not anxiety
The Seven Dials. The Pick Three system. The five questions to ask the teacher. What a useful pattern looks like โ€” and when to call the prescriber.
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The invisible passengers and what to do about them
Why 80% of children with ADHD have at least one additional condition. What medication treats โ€” and what it doesn’t. How to bring useful, specific information to every prescriber appointment.
Leg 1 โ€” Medication: Complete ~40%
You have now built the strongest single leg of the Four-Leg Table. But 40% is not 100%. The table has three more legs โ€” and that’s exactly what the next three courses build.

One leg is solid. Three are waiting.

Your child’s treatment is a table. The strongest leg is built. Here’s what the table looks like right now โ€” and what building the other three will change.

YOUR CHILD’S SUCCESS
โœ“ Complete
~40%
Medication
Next step
~20%
Home
Next step
~20%
School
Next step
~20%
Foundations
โœ…
~40%
Medication
Built
๐Ÿ 
~20%
Home
Next leg โ†’
๐Ÿซ
~20%
School
Next leg โ†’
๐ŸŒฑ
~20%
Foundations
Next leg โ†’

Medication creates the conditions for growth. But it doesn’t build the home routines. It doesn’t train the teacher. It doesn’t help your child sleep or understand their own brain. The other three legs are where the daily transformation happens โ€” and there’s a course built specifically to build each one.

Three courses.
Three legs. One stable table.

Each course is built on the same clinical framework, the same signature analogies, and the same direct teaching approach. Same Dr Flett โ€” different leg.

Leg 2 ยท Home Intervention ~20% 7 videos + Home Action Plan

After the Diagnosis: Your Next Steps

The CALM Framework โ€” Turning your home into the scaffolding your child needs

Your child is medicated. The Wi-Fi signal is boosted. But the home environment is still reactive, inconsistent, and exhausting. This course gives you the practical tools to transform the place your child spends the other sixteen hours of their day.

The CALM Framework Command Formula Morning routines Emotional regulation Volume Dial Screen time Connection before correction

“Structure is love โ€” it’s not punishment. It’s the scaffolding your child needs while their executive functions mature.”

Start Building the Home Leg
๐Ÿ 
20%
Of treatment outcome ยท The leg you control most directly

Mornings get easier. Meltdowns get shorter. Connection grows.

Leg 3 ยท School Intervention ~20% 8 videos + Teacher’s Section

Targeting School Success

The ADHD School Success Blueprint โ€” Walk into every teacher meeting with confidence

Your child spends six to eight hours a day at school. If the teacher doesn’t understand the neurology โ€” not just the label โ€” the medication’s benefit is being lost in a classroom that isn’t set up to support it.

The School Bag analogy Why school is hardest Formal accommodations SIAS navigation Teacher partnership Homework systems Advocating effectively

“Does your child’s teacher understand the neurology? Not just the label โ€” the actual reason your child can’t sit still?”

Start Building the School Leg
๐Ÿซ
20%
Of treatment outcome ยท Where medicated hours are spent

Homework stops being a war. Your child feels understood at school.

Leg 4 ยท Your Child’s Foundations ~20% 7 videos

Building Your Child’s Foundations

Sleep, exercise, self-understanding โ€” the bedrock everything else rests on

A sleep-deprived child with ADHD is fighting on two fronts. A child who doesn’t understand their own brain believes they’re simply broken. This course fixes the foundation that every other intervention depends on.

The 30% Rule Sleep systems Movement as medication Can’t vs Won’t Finding their spark Four-Stage Handover Self-understanding

“A child who knows why they struggle is far more resilient than one who believes they’re simply broken.”

Start Building the Foundations Leg
๐ŸŒฑ
20%
Of treatment outcome ยท Grows in weight as your child ages

Your child starts understanding their own brain. The handover to independence begins.

Your decision guide โ€” match your situation

You don’t need to do everything at once. The families who transform are the ones who identify their weakest leg and strengthen it first.

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If you are
Newly diagnosed โ€” last 0โ€“6 months
The first six months are when parents are most receptive and most motivated. Use that energy wisely. Build the home leg first โ€” it’s the one you control completely, and it makes everything else easier.
โ†’ Start with: After the Diagnosis: Your Next Steps
๐Ÿ“ˆ
If things have
Plateaued despite good medication
The most common reason for plateau is not medication failure โ€” it’s a weak home or school leg. The medication is working. The environment isn’t set up to take advantage of it. Check your audit scores.
โ†’ Do the Four-Leg Audit. Go to the lowest score first.
๐Ÿซ
If school is
Your biggest source of stress right now
Walk into your next teacher meeting with a completely different understanding. Know what to ask for, how to ask for it, and what the school is actually required to provide.
โ†’ Start with: Targeting School Success
๐ŸŒฑ
If your child is
12+ and struggling with independence
The handover to independence is the critical task of adolescence for a child with ADHD. This course gives you the framework to do it gradually โ€” not abruptly when they leave home.
โ†’ Start with: Building Your Child’s Foundations

All four courses โ€” all four legs

Your ADHD Treatment Programme โ€” courses.drflett.com
Each course builds one leg of the Four-Leg Table
Course
Leg %
What it builds
โœ…
ADHD Medication: The Complete Parent’s Guide
10 videos + companion guide
Complete
~40%
Wi-Fi Booster ยท Three families ยท Titration ยท Side effects ยท Coverage ยท Monitoring ยท Comorbidities ยท The whole picture
2
After the Diagnosis: Your Next Steps
7 videos + Home Action Plan
Home leg
~20%
CALM Framework ยท Communication ยท Command Formula ยท Routines ยท Emotional regulation ยท Volume Dial ยท Connection before correction
3
Targeting School Success
8 videos + Teacher’s Section
School leg
~20%
Why school is hardest ยท School Bag analogy ยท Accommodations ยท SIAS navigation ยท Teacher partnership ยท Homework systems ยท Advocacy
4
Building Your Child’s Foundations
7 videos
Foundations leg
~20%
30% Rule ยท Sleep systems ยท Movement as medicine ยท Nutrition ยท Self-understanding ยท Finding their spark ยท Four-Stage Handover

The goal is not to eliminate ADHD. The goal is to build a four-leg table strong enough that your child is struggling the way every child struggles โ€” not suffering the way no child should.

You’ve built the strongest single leg. The others are waiting. One leg at a time. Progress, not perfection.

๐Ÿง  Your child’s brain is not broken โ€” it is wired differently
๐Ÿ“ˆ Progress, not perfection
๐Ÿ’› You are exactly the parent they need
Dr John Flett
MBChB BSc(Hons) MRCP(UK) FCP(Paed)(SA)
Specialist Paediatrician ยท Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa ยท 25+ Years in ADHD
Progress, not perfection. You’ve got this.
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