ADHD or Just a Phase? How to Know When to Be Concerned About Your Child’s Learning
From Growing Up with Dr. Sarah by Dr Sarah Adams
December 9, 2025 · 36 min · Season 4 · Episode 17
About this episode
This episode discusses ADHD, dyslexia, and how parents can identify learning challenges in their children.
In this episode of Growing Up with Dr. Sarah , we discuss ADHD, dyslexia and other learning challenges. As report cards and teacher feedback arrive, many parents wonder if short attention spans, reading struggles, or classroom difficulties warrant concern—or a conversation with a mental health professional. Dr. Sarah Adams sits down with Dr. Kelly Christian, clinical psychologist and Clinical Director of the Schaeffer Center, to break down what’s developmentally expected, what might signal ADHD or dyslexia, how to distinguish learning differences from learning disorders, and how parents can confidently trust their instincts when something doesn’t feel right. Episode Highlights: #TitleOne #IEP #IndividualEducationPlan #Multifactored Evaluation #dyslexia #evaluatingfordyslexia #neuropsychologicalevaluation #psychoeducationaltesting #ADHD #LearningDifferences #504Plan Please SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHARE if this topic interests you! Share your thoughts, questions, show ideas: Have questions about today’s episode, or anything else related to the health and wellness of your family? Either write us an email or upload a voice memo, and send to growingupwithdr.sarah@gmail.com and we’ll try…
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Sarah Adams
Guest: Dr. Kelly Christian
Topics covered
- ADHD
- dyslexia
- learning challenges
- parenting
- mental health
Keywords
- ADHD
- dyslexia
- learning differences
- mental health
- parenting
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Schaeffer Center, learning-differences.org
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