Practical ADHD tools for the school year

What if you didn’t have to manage the entire school year for them?

Give your ADHD kid practical tools they can actually use to start, plan, remember, and recover when things fall apart.

So they can build more independence.

And you can stop being the executive function department of the family.

Start Supercharge
$95 to start · then $29/month

Cancel the monthly membership anytime. Built for students roughly ages 11 to 22.

The shift

Right now

You’re holding every reminder, deadline, and restart.

What we’re building

Your kid + tools they’ll actually use + you, still there.

Not less support. Less of it living inside your head.

Trusted & recognized

Featured on ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOXADDitude — Strategies and Support for ADHD & LDCHADD Professional Member 2025ADHD Coaches Organization Member
The big idea

Stop Managing. Start Transferring.

When your child struggles with executive function, it’s incredibly easy to become their executive function for them.

The loop most families are stuck in

Kid doesn’t initiate
Parent reminds
Kid ignores
Parent reminds harder
Kid resists
Parent takes over
Everybody feels terrible
Repeat tomorrow

This isn’t a parenting failure. It’s what happens when the systems are missing.

The goal isn’t to stop supporting your child.

It’s to transfer more of the management from you → to systems they can use themselves.

That’s what Supercharge Your School Year is designed to help you do.

Before

Parent holds everything

Every reminder, deadline, restart, and repair runs through you.

After

Kid + usable systems + parent support

They carry more of the day-to-day. You’re still in the picture, just not holding all of it.

Your kid does not need another planner they won’t use.

They need practical tools for the moments when they know what they’re supposed to do… and still can’t get themselves to do it.

How do I make myself start?

How do I stop wasting my whole evening?

How do I remember something my brain keeps dropping?

How do I clean this without it becoming A Whole Thing?

How do I actually get out the door on time?

And they need some say in which tools they use.

“But will my kid actually use it?”

Fair question.

Most ADHD kids have already been handed a dozen systems designed for them without much input from them.

Supercharge works differently.

Your child starts by identifying what they want to make easier. Then they can choose tools that solve that problem.

1

What do I want to make easier?

2

Find a tool for that problem

3

Try it

4

Keep what actually helps

We aren’t asking them to become organized people overnight.

We’re helping them discover:

“Oh. This makes my life easier.”

That’s the moment you need.

“I completed Module 4.”
“I watched all eight videos.”

Success here is use, not completion.

The real problem

Most families aren’t struggling with intelligence. They’re struggling with translation.

Parents and kids often feel like they’re speaking completely different languages.

Parent is saying
“Please just start.”
Student is thinking
“I want to… I just don’t know how.”
Parent is saying
“You forgot again.”
Student is thinking
“I know… and I already feel terrible.”

Sound familiar?

That’s because the gap usually isn’t intelligence, motivation, or caring. The gap is executive function — the space between knowing what to do and actually doing it.

Supercharge Your School Year helps close that gap with systems, support, and small wins that build over time.

💭 Think of this as a translator between parent intentions and student action.

A different school year

Imagine replacing this…
with this.

Last-minute panic
Simple systems
Household tension
Shared language
Constant reminders
Growing student ownership
Missing assignments & surprise grades
Fewer school-related fires
The framework

The Three Pillars

Systems. Support. Momentum. The arc of a calmer school year.

Systems

Most students don’t need more reminders. They need systems that work with their brain.

  • Sunday reset routines
  • Homework launch systems
  • Planning routines
  • Morning systems
  • Family check-ins
  • Focus strategies
  • EF tools that fit real life

The answer usually isn’t “try harder.” It’s “make it easier to begin.”

Support

Students are not expected to build the plan and create the accountability system entirely on their own. Supercharge provides a clear process to follow when they are planning, stuck, overwhelmed, or losing momentum.

  • Guided planning
  • Realistic prioritization
  • Stuck-task rescue
  • Focus support
  • Optional text reminders
  • Clear next steps

No live appointment required. Just structured guidance when they need it.

Momentum

The goal isn’t one amazing week. It’s enough momentum that school stops feeling like a constant reset.

  • Habit that holds on hard days
  • Wins that compound
  • Systems they can return to all year

More on that in a second…

How It All Comes Together

Everything you need to build school-year systems that actually stick, presented in a way that's approachable, realistic, and ADHD-friendly. Because nobody has time for a 37-step productivity system.

Video Training

Short, approachable lessons for students and parents. The training is practical, engaging, and ADHD-friendly, with separate student and parent perspectives so everyone can understand the systems without sitting through hours of content.

Family Alignment

Learn a shared way to talk about planning, follow-through, time, motivation, and overwhelm. Less nagging. Less confusion. More shared language, clearer expectations, and systems everyone understands.

Supercharge Sessions

Two coach-guided sessions help students plan the week and regain momentum when things start slipping. Students move through each session independently, with Danielle's guidance built into every step. There is no live call to attend and no camera required.

Coach-created. Student-led. Available whenever they need it.

Daily XP Tools

An evolving library of interactive ADHD-friendly tools for the moments that derail students most. Daily XP helps students get started, break down tasks, stay focused, plan realistically, and build momentum when knowing what to do is not enough.

Sound familiar?

We're building guardrails for moments like these.

Tap each card to see what changes.

Two guided resets

A Rhythm Students Can Return To

These are not live classes or another meeting to fit into the calendar. Each Supercharge Session guides students through a real planning or follow-through process, one step at a time.

Weekly Planning

Sunday Charge-Up

  • Clear out everything taking up mental space
  • Check the places assignments and responsibilities tend to hide
  • Identify what is urgent, heavy, or easy to miss
  • Build a realistic plan for the week
  • Start one small step before leaving the session

Best used Sunday, but available whenever the week needs a reset.

Follow-Through Reset

Mid-Week Momentum

  • Check what has moved and what is still sitting there
  • Rescue tasks that became confusing, overwhelming, or avoided
  • Choose one priority instead of staring at everything
  • Complete a guided focus sprint with optional music or ambience
  • Close the loop by checking whether the work was actually finished and submitted

Use it midweek, before a deadline, or anytime momentum disappears.

Self-guided and available on demand. Students move through each session privately, at their own pace, with coach-created prompts and guidance built in.

The goal is not to reinvent the wheel every week. It is to create a repeatable rhythm students know how to return to.

The Framework

A Family Operating System for ADHD

This isn't a course you watch once and forget. It's the operating system your family actually runs the school year on.

Get everyone speaking the same language, before the year starts.

Most of the tension isn't about effort. It's about everyone assuming something different.

  • Skip the “wait, I thought we agreed on this” fights before they start
  • One shared language between parent and student, not two competing ones
  • Set expectations together, not handed down from above
Optional accountability

A little nudge at the right time

Remembering to use a planning system is often the hardest part of having one. Students can opt in to receive simple text reminders for Sunday Charge-Up and Mid-Week Momentum, helping the routine stay visible without another parent reminder.

Reminders are optional and can be turned off at any time. Standard message and data rates may apply.

Interactive toolkit · included

Daily XP
Practical help for the moments students get stuck.

A growing suite of ADHD-informed tools built for the exact moments that derail students. Interactive, personalized, and designed for real school-year life.

Daily XP home screen on a phone — purple theme for student Danielle
Daily XP dashboard themed lime green for student Jamie
Daily XP dashboard themed blue for student John

Every student gets their own look. Pick a color theme that actually feels like yours — not someone else's productivity app.

Perfectionism Check

Break through overthinking and "good enough" paralysis.

Getting Started

Turn giant tasks into a 5-minute first step you can actually begin.

Finding Focus

Structure, movement, momentum — not just willpower.

Planning That Makes Sense

Built for brains that don't experience time linearly.

Reading Quest

Transform reading into small, achievable sprints.

Tiny Wins

Small victories compound into real confidence.

The toolkit continues to evolve, with new resources and improvements added over time.

A quick heart-to-heart 💙

Parents… take a deep breath.

If you’re here, you’ve probably already done a lot.

You’ve reminded. Checked backpacks. Asked about homework. Tried planners. Bought organizational systems. Had the same conversation more times than you can count.

This program is not about fixing your child.

Your child is not broken.

This is about building systems that support a brain that’s still learning how to manage a lot of moving pieces.

Our goal isn’t perfection. Our goal is smoother.

Smoother mornings. Smoother homework. Smoother communication. Smoother school years.

And maybe… a little more peace in your house too.

Danielle, founder of Carolina ADHD Coaching
Meet your coach

Hi, I'm Danielle.

"Why did I never see you doing homework?"

— Mom

"Your room looks like chaos moved in and decided to stay."

— Dad

High school was easy enough, honestly, mostly because I was juuuust smart enough to wing it and still show up looking fine.

Then college happened.

No one waking me up for the fifth time. No more coasting on showing up. I was holding onto out-of-state scholarships with both hands, and slowly realizing that "just try harder" was never the system I actually needed. I just didn't have a name for what I was missing yet.

It was executive function.

Years later, I would learn that many of the things I struggled with had names: time blindness, task initiation, overwhelm, perfectionism, and all those invisible skills nobody explicitly teaches.

Now, as the founder of Carolina ADHD Coaching and a certified ADHD coach, I don't just teach this stuff. I've lived it.

Everything I wish someone had taught me.
Everything I see every single day working with students and families.

My goal isn't to create perfect students.

My goal is to help families build systems that make life feel smoother.

Less panic.

Smoother for all involved. ;)

Testimonials

What Families Say About Working with Danielle

"We started working with Danielle to help our 8th grader with organization, time management, and study skills. From day one, she has been incredible. We feel so fortunate to have found her."

Paige W.

"When you speak to Danielle, it's like, wow, she really gets it. She creates a safe support system for each student, individualizing her support to provide exactly what each student needs."

Jennifer C.

"Working with Danielle was a game-changer for our college-age son, who has ADHD. The difference in his confidence, organization, and ability to manage his workload has been remarkable. We've seen real growth, not just in academics, but in self-advocacy and independence."

Debbie H.

"The atmosphere is awesome. Not only are you welcomed, they make you feel so at ease. After only a few sessions, I could see real changes in my son's attitude."

Chas S.

"I've never met someone who truly understood my daughter on all levels before. Even the most basic tasks seemed impossible for her, and her self-esteem was suffering. Thanks to coaching, she is now taking steps toward a brighter future."

Lynne E.

"He just felt stuck in everything, overthinking, not prioritizing. He said to us, 'I know I want to do certain things or have to do certain things, but I just can't start.' Coaching changed that by helping him activate, break down projects into manageable steps, and overall improve his life."

Tony C.

"I cannot express enough how helpful Danielle at Carolina ADHD Coaching has been. This has been the most beneficial experience for our entire family, really. Sometimes executive function doesn't come naturally and needs to be taught."

Brandi A.

Everything you get

What's Included

  • Full Supercharge Your School Year video training
  • Separate parent and student lessons
  • Family alignment and communication tools
  • Seven core school-year systems
  • Sunday Charge-Up guided planning sessions
  • Mid-Week Momentum follow-through sessions
  • Daily XP interactive executive function toolkit
  • Student Pulse Point executive function assessment
  • Optional text reminders for weekly sessions
  • Access for one student
  • Additional sibling profiles available for a one-time fee
BONUSIncluded for everyone

You also get a real executive function snapshot.

Every student also gets access to the Student Pulse Point, a parent-and-kid assessment that turns "I think something's off" into an actual, readable picture: scores, a full skill breakdown, and the gaps between how your kid sees things and how you see them.

It's the same tool I use to kick off 1:1 coaching engagements — included here at no extra cost.

Student Pulse Point — executive function profile with strengths, developing, and growth areas
Student Pulse Point — what makes the student tick, autonomy seeker pattern
Student Pulse Point — overview with EF Impact, Parent Index, and Kid Index scores

What We're Really Building

We're not building perfect students. We're building what actually helps.

A smoother morning.
A plan before panic.
An easier way to get started.
Better communication between parents and students.
Systems that work even on hard days.
Momentum that lasts beyond one good week.
Investment

Join Supercharge

START ANYTIME
$95
Initial family setup and training access
$29/month after enrollment. Includes Supercharge Sessions, Daily XP, and ongoing access to the interactive tools.
Cancel the monthly membership anytime.

Add up to two additional students for $25 each, one time.

Your initial $95 purchase includes permanent access to the core training and downloadable materials. The $29 monthly membership keeps your family's Supercharge Sessions, Daily XP tools, reminders, and interactive resources active.

Questions

Frequently asked

Less reacting. More feeling prepared.

Short training. Two guided resets. Interactive tools students can return to all school year.

$95 to begin · then $29/month