The Window of Tolerance in Academic Coaching: Three Updates I Can’t Stop Thinking About

Like a lot of models that come out of Western clinical psychology, the window of tolerance was developed primarily with white clients in mind. And for ADHD-wired students, a narrowed window isn't just about individual history or stress — it's about navigating a system that wasn't designed for their brain. This is what we keep asking in the Anti-Boring Learning Lab: what does the research actually say, and what do we need to update?