In this episode of ADHD Case Files, Chris Steindorf sits down with educator, entrepreneur, and learning mentor Richelle Caubang to talk about what ADHD can actually look like in a learning environment—and why the behavior adults see may only be the first clue.

Richelle shares lessons from working directly with students who struggle with attention, starting assignments, completing work, remembering instructions, restlessness, overwhelm, and shutting down.

Together, Chris and Richelle explore the power of predictable structure, flexible pacing, breaking overwhelming tasks into smaller steps, movement breaks, repetition, immediate feedback, and recognizing effort rather than simply rewarding correct answers.

The conversation also becomes personal as Chris recognizes pieces of his own childhood in the students Richelle describes.

In this episode:

• Early ADHD-related behaviors adults may overlook
• Why struggling to begin isn’t necessarily laziness or defiance
• Structure vs. rigidity
• How “scaffolding” can support learning
• Why smaller tasks can reduce overwhelm
• Repetition, mastery, and frustration
• Immediate vs. delayed reinforcement
• Building confidence through evidence of progress
• The long-term impact of the stories children learn about themselves
• Why Richelle’s final recommendation comes down to one word: patience

From Richelle:

“The structure that we need to create should feel like a scaffold—a support, not a cage.”

“Shrink the task.”

“Patience… understanding them, being patient with them, is one of the huge things that you can do.”

Connect with Richelle Caubang:
MrsRichelle.com⁠

Contact: info@mrsrichelle.com

Chris Steindorf

chris@adhdcasefiles.com

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