ADHD and Your Child: Change for the Better
Tips for Teaching Kids With ADHD
Simple classroom adjustments make it easier for a teacher to work with the strengths and weaknesses of a child with ADHD.
It is helpful for teachers to:
ADHD and Risky Behavior in Adults
When Amanda, 30, was diagnosed with ADHD five years ago, she began to understand the risk-taking that had marked her teens and twenties: the drug abuse, binge drinking, and casual sex with numerous men who had flirted with her in bars. She couldn’t put the brakes on those intensely exciting experiences, but she also despaired that her life was out of control. “Before I was diagnosed, I was depressed a lot because I just didn’t understand what was wrong,” says the Baltimore resident, whose last...
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- Pair written instructions with oral instructions.
- Give clear instructions.
- Set up clear rules of behavior and consequences for breaking these rules.
- Seat the child near a good role model or near the teacher.
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