How You Can Help Your Child at Home
If They Have ADHD by Arthur Buchanan
The first line of treatment for a child with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder is always
seeking the help of a qualified physician or therapist. In addition
to following the prescribed treatment plan, parents can help
their child with ADHD maximize their comfort level and productivity
at home by following these few simple suggestions:
Timing There are probably many things you
want your ADHD child to do in a day--homework, chores, reading
and playing -- but he or she just can't seem to focus enough
to do them. Part of the problem may be timing. You may want
your child to do his or her homework as soon as he or she gets
home because you want to make sure it's done, but perhaps your
child needs a break from school work before working on homework.
Other children may find it best to do his or her homework first,
since the information is still fresh in his or her mind. If
your child is having difficulty getting something done, try
rearranging your child's schedule to better fit his or her needs.
Create Specific Places for Activities Just
like you have a place for all the objects in the house, there
should also be a place for all the activities in the house.
You probably already have a table where you eat meals, an area
for paying the bills, and a favorite chair for reading or watching
TV. Your child should have the same sort of order to his or
her activities, as well. Set up an "office" for your
child to do homework in. Ask about his or her preferences, it
may be a desk in their room, a corner with a shelf and a bean-bag
chair, or standing up at the dining room table. Make sure it
is a well organized space with a cup for pens and pencils, a
place for paper and books, and something to organize old work.
It may also be helpful to have a play area, reading area, and
eating place. The more structure, the better! Attention
Deficit Hyperactive Disorder kids need it!
Establish an Escape Place It is also very
helpful to have an escape or time-out place, especially if your
ADHD child is impulsive. Allow your child to
go there when they are going to have an outburst. Provide him/her
with a punching bag or pillows to hit or throw around. This
way, your child can vent his or her frustrations without injuring
themselves, other people or objects. Your child's room may be
a good escape place, except that often it feels like a rejection
place because he or she may feel that his or her room is a punishment
place. If this is the case, set up another space to be an escape
place.
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ADD Symptoms or ADHD Symptoms: What's the Difference?
by TellmanKnudson
Let's start with question number one, "What is
the difference between ADD symptoms and ADHD symptoms, anyway?"
People kept asking me that...
Well, it's really simple. I'm not going to get into highly
technical things on this but basically, the H in ADHD symptoms
stands for hyperactive. In essence, what this means is attention
deficit disorder, or "ADD," versus attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder, or "ADHD."
Some people with ADD symptoms find that their body is going
in high gear, a million miles an hour. They can't sit still,
they are all over the place, and they are moving everywhere.
That means they are experiencing Attention Deficit
Hyperactive Disorder symptoms rather than ADD
symptoms.
Other people, it's just inside their heads and their body is
more relaxed. This means it is just ADD symptoms. That is the
general difference.
I am not a PhD and I can't officially diagnose anyone with
ADD symptoms vs. ADHD symptoms, but basically the difference
is that hyperactivity component in ADHD symptoms and that's
it.
And so, it's just a matter of hyperactivity in physical behavior.
Some people have that hyperactivity mentally and that would
still be just ADD symptoms and if you have the hyperactive,
physical version, then you have the H in there.
But, people say, "attention deficit, basically that is
the cause of all of this, right? There is a deficit of attention
whether it's ADD symptoms OR ADHD symptoms we're talking about,
and that's what the problem is, right?"
Well, there is a "deficit"...unless you learn how
to use it. See, the coolest part about both ADD symptoms and
ADHD symptoms is that everyone with these symptoms
also has the ability to, what I call, "Hyperfocus"
on something for an exceptional period of time.
To become so focused on something that time just melts away...ADD
symptoms, Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder
symptoms aside, you have this uncanny ability.
And when time just melts away and you become so focused--whether
it's on your computer or a video game, or a book you're reading,
or a sport you're playing--you'll find that you can have an
absolute linear 100% degree of focus on that thing as long as
you're interested in it.
The number one thing is, when you are taking a look at "Do
I have ADD symptoms? Don't I have ADD symptoms? Or, do I have
ADHD symptoms? Do I not have ADHD symptoms?" Throw that
out the window.
Technique number one is to say, "What are my strengths?
What am I really, really good at?" You have to ask yourself
that question. Write that down on the note sheet. "What
am I really, really good at?"
When you've done that, write down on the same sheet, "What
am I really, really NOT good at?"
This is where ADD symptoms or ADHD symptoms come up, which
some people might be embarrassed or ashamed of...but it is also
where those same ADD symptoms (or ADHD symptoms) can become
your single biggest asset.
This is the reason that you can be successful, it's the reason
that I'm successful, and it's very simple. It's BECAUSE of my
ADD symptoms and ADHD symptoms (you see, I'm actually both!)
You've already developed amazing traits; you've already developed
incredibly powerful habits that you might be using the wrong
way at this time.
But when you learn to look at those ADD/ADHD symptoms as resources
for your ability to be exceptional, that is where having ADD
symptoms or ADHD symptoms starts to look like an advantage,
not a "disability."
Take the ability to Hyperfocus, for instance. If you have either
ADD symptoms or Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder symptoms,
then I would bet anything you have a greater ability than most
people to Hyperfocus on a given activity or interest.
But did you know this ability to Hyperfocus is a trait most
inventors, entrepreneurs, and even geniuses have in common?
Maybe they didn't think they had ADD symptoms or ADHD symptoms,
but they probably were called "spacey" or "driven"
or "obsessive" by their contemporaries.
They just learned how to channel their ADD symptoms/ADHD symptoms
into their amazing accomplishments...and so can you.
Think about it...what other ADD symptoms/Attention Deficit
Hyperactive Disorder symptoms do you have, that you could be
using today, in a different way, to be outstanding and successful
in your life?
Tellman Knudson is certified in Hypnotherapy and Neurolinguistic
Programming. He is CEO of Overcome Everything and the creator
of Hyperfocus, the program that helps people with ADD and Attention
Deficit Hyperactive Disorder take charge of their lives and
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An Introduction
Over the past few decades, Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorders
(ADHD) has captured the attention of millions of people. Across
this nation researchers, educators, and clinicians
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Attention deficit hyperactive
disorders information, product, and services site for ADD &
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http://www.oneaddplace.com/
Help and advice for
parents of ADHD and ADD children
http://www.addadhdadvances.com/
Diagnosis ADD ADHD Now
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AFTER ADD ADHD diagnosis
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