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Jim Rately, in his book , Driven to Distraction, estimates that by the year 2003 at least 25 million teenagers who hang out in those halls will be diagnosed with some form of ADD or Attention Deficit Disorder. ... Yes, well today we shower and today I will also inform you on how to recognize ADD in the classroom and understand that when this condition is misunderstood, misdiagnosed or mistreated causes many students to miss the boat. ... As a successful sufferer of ADD, I intend to share with the entire classroom how to first, recognize this disorder in your classroom and secondly—if you’re still with me—to those teachers in our audience understand how your unique approach to these students is not only essential in helping them grow, but can enhance the quality of education for the entire class. ... Oh yeah…
Tim Clemons, an ADD sufferer and communication specialists from Chicago, offers a simple experiment: Pretend I’m discussing the relative worth of math in the modern world. ... Now, if you suffer form ADD, you would not be able to concentrate on anything I’ve said after dropping the keys. ... He does suffer from ADD. ... In truth, we should all relate to ADD because we all share some moments of attention deficit. ...
So you’re in class: how do you tell if a student has ADD? ... Susan Roberts in her book Living with ADD, indicates that the may be glaringly obvious signs of ADD or signs may be far and few between. ... I guess what she means, and don’t quote me on this because I wasn’t really paying attention, is that the “hyperactive” type of ADD is usually pretty obvious than the more withdrawn state of ADD.
Approximate Word count = 1274
Approximate Pages = 5.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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