P.
Plan
Breaking big, intimidating goals into small, bite-sized steps.
Why it matters: Big goals stop feeling scary when there is a clear first step to take.
Meet Sue
Sue Hobbs, M.Ed.
Founder & CEO | Special Education Teacher | Certified Reading Specialist | Executive Functioning Coach
Dedicated and results-driven Special Educator, Reading Specialist, and Executive Functioning Coach with more than 20 years of experience empowering students with diverse learning needs. Specializing in structured literacy and evidence-informed executive-function coaching, Sue designs targeted, individualized support systems that enable students with disabilities to build confidence, master core academic skills, and achieve their full potential.
Throughout her career, Sue has maintained a proven track record of helping students reach and exceed their individualized educational goals. Grounded in a collaborative approach, she works closely alongside parents, general education teachers, multidisciplinary school staff, and specialized professionals to align strategies across home and classroom environments. By integrating structured interventions with practical executive functioning tools—such as organization, time management, emotional regulation, and task initiation—she equips learners with lifelong skills for academic success and personal independence.
Education
- Master of Education in Special Education — Towson University, Towson, MD
- Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education / Sociology — Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
Certifications
- Reading Specialist — State of Maryland (May 2003)
- Special Education — State of Maryland (May 2003)
- Elementary Education — State of Maryland (May 2002)
- Executive Function Coach Certification (May 2024)
Experience
Across more than 20 years of practice, Sue has established a proven track record of bringing together parents, educators, and specialized school staff to deliver cohesive, wrap-around support. By designing intuitive systems—ranging from multi-sensory reading interventions to structured planning and task-initiation frameworks—she ensures every student not only reaches critical IEP milestones, but gains the confidence to thrive in inclusive settings and beyond.
Core Areas of Expertise
- Special Education & Inclusion. Designing individualized instruction, accommodations, and goal-tracking systems for diverse learning profiles.
- Structured Literacy & Reading Intervention. Structured, multi-sensory reading instruction supporting decoding, fluency, spelling and related foundational literacy skills.
- Executive Function Coaching. Developing practical routines for planning, prioritization, working memory support, and self-advocacy.
- Collaborative Advocacy. Partnering with families, school teams, and pediatric healthcare providers to ensure holistic, wrap-around support.
Why Sue founded P.A.V.E.
It can feel incredibly isolating to be a parent of a child with ADHD. I know firsthand that supports and resources for children with ADHD are often limited to medication management during a quick pediatrician visit. I learned recently during a physical appointment with my 16-year-old that there is no local ADHD coaching in our area. I want to fill the gap with my special education experience and help people in my community and beyond.
What Sue believes about this work
When neurodivergent children (and the families who support them) are struggling, the key is shifting from trying to "fix" the brain to building scaffolding around it. Peace comes when you stop fighting the neurodivergence and start modifying systems to fit how their brains actually operate.
Why P.A.V.E.?
Our name is a roadmap.
Every letter in P.A.V.E. stands for a step we teach students to use again and again — so goals feel clearer, confidence grows, and progress lasts.
A.
Anchor
Using physical, visual, or routine cues to stay grounded and focused.
Why it matters: The right cue turns a vague intention into a reliable action.
V.
Value
Reframe ADHD traits as strengths to build upon.
Why it matters: Self-doubt fades when students see ADHD as a different wiring, not a defect.
E.
Excel
Mastering personalized systems to reach full potential.
Why it matters: Systems that fit their brain let students show what they are truly capable of.
About us
About P.A.V.E. ADHD Coaching
We built P.A.V.E. ADHD coaching to develop the tools and support that we wish we'd had growing up.
P.A.V.E. ADHD Coaching is a small executive function coaching practice serving teens and young adults ages 13 and up. Many of our students have an ADHD diagnosis; all of them are bright, capable, and a little tired of feeling overwhelmed.
We partner closely with families and — with permission — with pediatricians, teachers, and school teams to make sure the strategies we build during coaching actually show up in real life.
What we believe
Three values that shape every session.
Strengths first
We start every relationship by finding what a student already does well — and build systems from there.
Evidence-informed
Our approach draws from executive function research (Peg Dawson, Russ Barkley) and years of hands-on coaching.
Judgment-free zone
Late assignments, missed goals, hard weeks — they're all normal. Coaching is a place to reset, not a place to be graded.
Referrals
Working with a pediatrician or clinician?
P.A.V.E. offers non-clinical executive function coaching that works alongside evaluation, therapy, medication management, and school supports. Reach out with questions, to send a family our way, or to add P.A.V.E. to your recommended resources list.