A.D.H.D.
... questions without thinking what the best answer could be and are only interested in activities to their own liking. Children with this disorder tend to blurt out answers when they are not called on or they cannot focus on a single task so they tend to jump from one task to another without finishing the first. These careless errors are made mostly by children with A.D.H.D. Students with A.D.H.D. tend to have many more problems in school than kids that do not have A.D.H.D. School is challenging to most kids with A.D.H.D. Students with this disorder are usually identified when they are consistently demonstrating a failure to understand, follow rules or to complete tasks. Other results are reasons for a referral or getting in trouble, which includes classroom disruptions, which happen very often, or they may have a poor academic performance. Children with A.D.H.D. have hard times when trying to pay attention to a task which could contribute to missing important details to assignments, daydreaming during lectures and other activities such as organizing their assignments. There are many things teachers can do for children with A.D.H.D. such as working on the most difficult assignments early in the day, they could give directions to one assignment at a time and not at all at once, a teacher can seat a child with A.D.H.D. near another student who is working on the same assignment, if at all possible be sure not to sit a child near distracting areas such as doors, windows and computers. In order to complete tasks, assignments, and to pay attention, children diagnosed with A.D.H.D. are suggested to try different types of treatments. To the present day there is no known cure for A.D.H.D. there are a few treatment options that have proven to be effective for some children. Behavioral and pharmacological strategies have shown to be effective. When a parent has decided that they would rather not give their child medication they tend to use a behavioral approach. This technique can be applied in a variety of settings including school, home, and in the community. In order for a child to have positive results from this way of treatment, the parents must enforce this in all aspects of their child’s life. The parent would have to have a wide range of professionals, such as psychologists, school personnel, community mental heath therapists, and primary care physicians. Parents must have certain training along with the child’s teachers. Behavior therapy will only work and prove to be effective only when it is maintained. Having a daily routine and sticking to it will help. Bedtime and preparation for school are much easier if there is schedule in place. For example having a big clock in their bedroom, a chart for chores, an assignment pad to record homework. Be sure to gain the child’s attention before speaking to them, and have the child repeat back directions for things that are really important. In order for positive reinforcement, “time outs,” are needed and strict punishments are useful when doing something really bad. When a child does something good a reward for doing the right thing would be necessary from time to time. Parents should avoid responding inconsistently to inappropriate behaviors, repeating patterns of inappropriate behavior followed by ineffective punishments, punishing a child without warning or without the child understanding why they are in trouble. This way of treatment normally does not work just by itself. If a behavioral approach does not work on its own, some parents lean toward using medications to help their child stay focused when needed. Using medication to help children with A.D.H.D. is the most common type of treatment. Using a stimulant such as Methylphenidate (Ritalin), Dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine), and Pemoline (Cylert) work immediately, but all medications have side effects (Fisher, 7). Adjusting the ...