English Tutoring for Students with ADHD & Learning Differences in Houston
Your kid is smart. You know it. The report card doesn't.
For a lot of neurodivergent students, reading and writing feel overwhelming before they even start. The work isn't beyond them. Getting into it is the wall. So homework drags for hours, assignments get avoided, and a capable kid starts believing the problem is them.
It isn't. The setup just doesn't match how they learn.
The Problem Usually Isn't Ability
Most of our schooling is built around one pace and one method. That works fine for the average learner and leaves everyone else improvising.
A student with ADHD, a processing difference, high-functioning autism, or another neurodivergent profile isn't short on ability.
They're short on a system that fits the way their brain actually works. When the system doesn't fit, the effort goes into coping instead of learning, and the results don't reflect the student’s effort or intelligence.
That's the part I work on.
How I Work With Neurodivergent Students
I bring structure so the student doesn't have to supply it all themselves. In a typical session, that structure looks like:
Breaking work into steps small enough to actually finish
Putting the plan somewhere visible, instead of asking a kid to hold it in their head
Using checklists and clear next-steps so nothing depends on remembering
Reading strategies suited to how a dyslexic brain processes text, for the students who need them
Sessions push reading and writing every time, but the executive-function support runs underneath all of it: knowing where to start, what matters, and how to keep going when the page feels like too much.
None of it works without patience. Sessions move at the student's pace, not a clock's, and there's no penalty for needing to slow down.
I'm not a dyslexia specialist. If your child needs a clinical intervention for dyslexia, a specialist is the better fit, and I'll tell you so.
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Students with ADHD, processing differences, high-functioning autism, or other neurodivergent diagnoses
Bright and capable, but not fully reflected by their performance in school
Struggling with reading, writing, starting, focus, or follow-through on academic work
Families who can tell their child needs more than homework help
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Students who need behavioral management or supervision rather than tutoring.
I'm here to help your child learn, not to manage behavior.
If that's the main need right now, a different kind of support will serve you better
Students who need a specialized clinical intervention beyond English and academic support
Is This a Good Fit?
Remote and In-Person Tutoring
I work with students remotely across the U.S. and in person in the Houston area, depending on scheduling and location. Remote is consistent, flexible, and easy to fit into a full week.
If your child is capable and it isn't showing up in their work, tell me a little about what you're seeing.
We'll start there.
Schedule a Free Consultation
Frequently Asked Questions
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Usually, yes. For a lot of neurodivergent students the problem isn't ability, it's that reading and writing feel overwhelming before they even start. I work on the starting, the structure, and the follow-through so a capable kid's work finally reflects the kid.
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Many of my students have ADHD, mild dyslexia, high-functioning autism, or other processing issues and learning differences. If your child learns differently, they're welcome here.
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No. I bring reading strategies suited to how a dyslexic brain processes text, but if your child needs a clinical intervention for dyslexia, a specialist may be the better fit, and I'll tell you so.
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Both. I work with students remotely across the U.S. and in person in the Houston area, depending on scheduling and location. Remote sessions are consistent and easy to fit into a full week.
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I bring structure so the student doesn't have to supply it all themselves.
We shrink the first step until starting isn't the obstacle, break work into pieces small enough to finish, and keep the plan visible. Small wins bring big results, and I believe every child is capable of improving their English skills and building greater confidence.
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Yes. Executive-function support runs underneath all the English work: knowing where to start, what matters, and how to keep going when the page feels like too much.
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Then I'm probably not the right fit. I'm here to help your child learn and grow, not to manage behavior or supervise. If that's the main need right now, a different kind of support will serve you better.
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That's common. I work with a lot of multilingual students, and I can bring both together in one session. More on that on my ESL & Multilingual page.
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Pricing is on my pricing page. The best first step is a free consultation. Tell me a little about what you're seeing with your child, and we'll go from there.