ADD/ADHD
Hyperactivity
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Inattention
- difficulty paying attention to details and tendency to make careless mistakes in school or other activities;
- producing work that is often messy and careless
- easily distracted by irrelevant stimuli and frequently interrupting ongoing tasks to attend to trivial noises or events that are usually ignored by others
- inability to sustain attention on tasks or activities
- difficulty finishing schoolwork or paperwork or performing tasks that require concentration
- frequent shifts from one uncompleted activity to another
- Procrastination disorganized work habits
- forgetfulness in daily activities (for example, missing appointments, forgetting to bring lunch)
- failure to complete tasks such as homework or chores
- frequent shifts in conversation, not listening to others, not keeping one's mind on conversations, and not following details or rules of activities in social situations
Impulsivity
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Warning Signs
- difficulties following instructions
- being unable to get organized, either at home or at school
- fidgeting, especially with the hands and feet
- talking too much
- failing to finish projects, including chores and homework
- not paying attention to and responding to details
- getting poor grades in school
- being isolated from peers due to poor grades and secondary depression
Behavior Management Strategies
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Accommodations for students with ADD/ADHD
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Technology/Environmental Resources
There is assistive technology to help students with ADHD or ADD such as math programs that read the problem out loud and organizes the problems for the students. Also there are audio books so that students can listen to that will help them from losing focus while reading.
There is assistive technology to help students with ADHD or ADD such as math programs that read the problem out loud and organizes the problems for the students. Also there are audio books so that students can listen to that will help them from losing focus while reading.