Back to School: Real Life Edition-Navigating Week One with ADHD

This week on Backpacking Through ADHD, we’re unpacking the real story of back-to-school—the space where carefully crafted plans meet ADHD reality. From messy backpacks and emotional buckets to teacher check-ins and small wins, I share what really happens during the first week of school and why recalibration matters more than perfection. If your first week felt chaotic, you are not alone. This episode is about turning the data of week one into compassion, strategies, and a new map forward. And stay tuned—next week I’ll be joined by my guest, Sarah Dobek, for a powerful conversation that builds on these themes and takes our back-to-school journey even further. We will be talking about the invisible backpack our kids so often wear.