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Teaching to ADHD Learning
- What is
ADHD?
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder
- ADHD is a neurological
disorder
- The cause of ADHD is
unknown
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder
- How ADD Differs from ADH
- ADD: The disability can exist without the presence of hyperactivity
- The disorder ADD (attention deficit disorder) was renamed ADHD to account for the
“hyperactivity” that is often one of the major symptoms found in people with the
disorder
- ADHDis the official, medical term for the condition — regardless of whether a patient
demonstrates symptoms of hyperactivity
- ADD: The disability can exist without the presence of hyperactivity
- Myths About
ADHD
- ADHD is caused by poor diet
(though poor diet may worsen
symptoms).
- ADHD symptoms can only be treated
with medicine.
- ADHD is caused by too
much exposure to
technology.
- Only boys are born with
ADHD. (It is more commonly
diagnosed in boys.)
- ADHD is caused by poor diet
(though poor diet may worsen
symptoms).
- Symptoms and Warning
Signs
- Children can exhibit ADHD symptoms at a very young age
- has short attention span
- doesn’t follow
instructions
- often speaks with false starts, repetition, and
grammatical errors
- speaks out inappropriately (no inner
censor)
- has difficulty engaging in quiet
activities
- doesn't properly assess dangers or consequences
- doesn't properly assess dangers or consequences
- has difficulty engaging in quiet
activities
- speaks out inappropriately (no inner
censor)
- often speaks with false starts, repetition, and
grammatical errors
- doesn’t follow
instructions
- tunes out easily if not interested in subject matter
- speaks louder than
peers
- can't wait one's
turn
- lacks empathy
- overactive
- overactive
- lacks empathy
- can't wait one's
turn
- speaks louder than
peers
- has short attention span
- Children can exhibit ADHD symptoms at a very young age
- Strategies for teaching students with
ADHD
- Whether or not you have help with your special needs student, you will need to explore a variety of
strategies to help your student cope in a classroom environment
- reduce distractions
- determine personal learning styles (visual, auditory,
print)
- be patient while
waiting for responses
- help the student and his/her classmates and
parents learn about ADHD
- provide a calm environment for assessment
- reduce distractions
- Whether or not you have help with your special needs student, you will need to explore a variety of
strategies to help your student cope in a classroom environment
- ADHD and Language
Learning
- ADHD is often associated with deficiencies in the frontal lobe of the
brain.
- This area is responsible for language processing and memory.
- ADHD students may find it difficult
- to focus on listening in a distracting environment.
- to focus on listening in a distracting environment.
- ADHD is often associated with deficiencies in the frontal lobe of the
brain.
- Some Famous People with
ADHD
- Galileo –scientist
- Mozart –composer
- Leonardo da Vinci –Renaissance polymath
- Galileo –scientist
- SONIA BELTRAN - ELEIXY JAMES - SARAH RODRIGUEZ
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