ADHD affects all kids and adults differently, how can we teach kids with ADHD?

Question

ADHD show up in kids very differently. My son has ADHD however he is calm, in him it is more memory and doesn't believe he has ADHD.

I have worked with kids who have ADHD and are very hyperactive and are out of control and it can bring on behaviors.

All of which I can help greatly even in an online setting and I can go over more information and resources about this question and more.

Also, there is no ADD it is combines with ADHD

Erin Shock

Answer 1

ADHD has three types that affect children & Adults. Inattentive - calm, day dream, avoidance of work, difficulty focusing. While the other is hyperactive- moving, fidgeting, shaking leg, tapping pencil. Then we have the combined type- this is both inattentive and hyperactive. Once you identify which type then you can suggest learning strategies!

Answer 2

ADHD is an inability in frontal lobe areas of the brain where synapses are not firing that halt attention toward outside stimuli when one is attempting to remain focused upon a single task. This lack of adequate synapse firing in effect is like trying to drive a car to work safely through heavy traffic with all the stop lights along the route not signaling!

**Reducing outside stimuli and adding stimuli to the task of focus.** are teaching strategies found helpful in dealing with it. For example: Organized and very structured classroom settings with pastel & very uncluttered plain walls., Use of visual blocking screens placed around student desks and bright colored clip boards used to hold the current assignment that is to be worked on, along with use of bright colored ink pens to write in intense colors. In addition Lessons provided on lap tops and computers greatly assists children with this condition!. Extra & tangible rewards and organizational visual charts used to check off student staying on task for longer times (using stop watch type timers) has also been helpful. These students are also frequently very proficient in lessons on computers that require simultaneous types of reactions. Adjusting to and noticing the strengths of these conditions is important too.