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Boarding on:

ADHD
What is it?
ADHD (Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity
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Disorder)

Children may have trouble paying attention,


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controlling impulsive behaviors or be overly
active.

There exist 3 types of ADHD


-Predominantly Inattentive Presentation
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-Predominantly Hyperactive-Impulsive
Presentation
-Combined Presentation
Signs and Symptoms
A child with ADHD might:

- daydream a lot
- forget or lose things a lot
- squirm or fidget
- talk too much
- make careless mistakes or take unnecessary
risks
- have a hard time resisting temptation
- have trouble taking turns
- have difficulty getting along with others
Diagnosis
Diagnosing ADHD includes
Having a medical exam, hearing and vision
tests also a checklist for rating ADHD
symptoms and taking a history of the child
from parents, teachers, and sometimes, the
child.
How ADHD
might affect
Language
Learning?
ADHD is a disorder more common than it
appears in the classroom, most children
may develop this disorder without
revealing symptoms.
ADHD in the classroom
The condition is characterized by difficulty in
holding attention, constant movement, and a
lack of rational behavior.

Oftentimes, the symptoms of ADHD are not


easily noticeable in a child, and they do not
appear until the child starts facing difficulties
coping with increasing learning pressures as
their education progresses.
Most kids with ADHD start school before
their ADHD is diagnosed. Teachers are
sometimes the first to notice possible signs
of ADHD.
Impact on Learning
Depending on the subtype of ADHD they are
suffering from, children with ADHD lack in one or
more of the following:
Concentration
Communication/Interaction
Memory

Due to their hyperactive mannerisms and


impulsive nature, children with ADHD have a hard
time dealing with people. They also get irritated
often and can exhibit defiant and violent, risk-
seeking behaviors.
Methods and Strategies to
Develop the Teaching
The three key elements of teaching and
managing students with ADHD concern
systems, strategies and solutions in aspects of:

Learning

Behaviour

Socialisation

The following approaches can go a long way to


maximising students’ potential.
Set the right tone:
The way a teacher reacts to
any student can strongly affect
the way other classmates
behave towards them. Developing structure
Students with ADHD feel safe and secure
How can we improve their if they know what to expect. With regular
skills? routines and rituals, they become more
1. Differentiated approach to teaching familiar with what they need to do. The more
and learning you can keep to routines and rituals, the
2. Organise their thoughts better. Any change simply creates distraction,
3. What is expected from them uncertainty and confusion.

In order to do this the two key


attributes are:
* Structure
* Flexibility
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Getting the message over loud and clear
You will often need to address students with ADHD in the clearest possible way.
ADHD as an explanation not Always address the student by name
an excuse
Keep all instructions short and simple
The emphasis should be firmly
Try to make eye contact wherever possible
placed on recognising where
problems exist and finding ways to
Then give your instructions in a simple step-by-step way, pausing between each
solve them. The approach should step and perhaps giving them the chance to do each activity
be solutionfocussed and on missed
opportunities for effective learning Tell them when they are good
and development.
Stickers and/or points
A certificate of merit or
acknowledgement from the head teacher
at assembly
Additional computer time
A choice of activity
Free time
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Socialisation How do we deal with
How should we approach ADHD?
difficulties with peers during
and outside the classroom?
A diagnosis of ADHD can be an opportunity for
teachers, students
and parents to start again and build
Students with ADHD are easy to distract and
often overreact to teasing and bullying. Try to
a better relationship. As with all good relationships,
help them not to respond to teasing and make
the keys are to understand the needs of others and to
sure that other students are aware that they may
recognise the problems that they face. be more sensitive to this type of development
than other students in the class. It may help to
structure break time and lunch by having inside
When people understand that ADHD is activities and clubs that students with ADHD may
not an excuse but an explanation of why attend across the age range.
the student behaves in a different way,
this provides an opportunity to develop
new methods for improved learning and
development. This co-operative effort
between all teachers, parents and all
concerned with the welfare of the student
will be of great benefit, when old attitudes
of ‘them and ‘us’ become ‘we’.
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