What is ADHD?
What does ADHD stand for?
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
In class, when the teacher is teaching something that is boring, how might this affect someone with ADHD?
Can't stay focused
Daydream
Fidget
What are three areas of challenge for individuals with ADHD?
Impulsivity
Inattention
Hyperactivity
What can make it difficult for someone with ADHD to have motivation to complete school work?
Not interesting-boring material
Fear of failure-being embarrassed, feeling worse about oneself
Not understanding the directions
Past experiences with little success when trying hard
Difficulty planning/organizing the tasks to get the work done
List at least 2 common behaviors for someone who struggles with impulsivity?
Interrupting others
Acting without thinking first
Trouble waiting for his/her turn
Not thinking about consequences of choices
Blurt things out
What are at least 2 common distractions in a classroom or at home that can make it difficult to complete class/home work?
Friends
Phone
TV/Video games
Sounds outside or inside classroom
List at least 2 ways in which someone with ADHD may be inattentive.
Daydreaming
Forgetfulness/leave things don't bring things home
Take longer to understand directions
Struggle to complete tasks/assignments
Become bored quickly
Difficulty staying focused, especially on something that doesn't interest you
When someone with ADHD has trouble staying focused and paying attention in class, how does that affect their learning?
Miss instructions from the teacher so don't know how to do the work.
Trouble remembering presented material so they don't understand what to do.
Have trouble completing work independently because of what they have missed/don't understand.
List at least 2 ways someone with ADHD may be hyperactive.
Move around a lot
Fidget/shake leg, pick fingernails/cuticles, play with things
Trouble staying seated/move around a lot in the seat
Moving constantly/restless
Talk a lot
How does ADHD make it harder for a student to complete long-term assignments/projects?
Requires organizing, tracking of material and information
Planning steps to take to complete the project
Managing time, abide by a schedule
Task initation