Subject: Experience working with children with ADHD
Author:
H Pogson
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Date Posted:01:07:22 02/23/09 Mon
I have helped a child in school who has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. My experience with this child has been rewarding and challenging.
The child easily loses track of what he is doing or meant to be doing, often standing up for no apparent reason, as though he is about to go somewhere. Once reminded that he should be sitting down or does not need anything else he sits back down, but is often unsettled and seems nervous, reorganising his pencil case or items on the desk. It sometimes works to remove distracting objects from his reach and bring his focus back to the next task in hand.
Mental maths tests pose a problem because the pupil appears to have difficulty retaining the questions and therefore marks are low in this area. The writer believes the mental maths questions should be written down on a sheet and given to the pupil to avoid any problems with short term memory or concentration.
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