ADHD Friendly Education: Designing Your ‘Game Plan’ for Beating ADD/ADHD in the Classroom (Part 2)
In the previous article we discussed some elements of an ADD/ADHD classroom game plan. These are the things that you should ideally have in place before you attempt any specific individual interventions. This will ensure that you interventions are not haphazard in nature but that they will follow a coherent and unified pattern. The elements […]
Explosive New Study: Motivation as Effective as Drugs in Treating ADD/ADHD
It seems that hardly a week goes by without a new study confirming the effectiveness of non-medical methods in managing ADD/ADHD being published. This trend should be welcomed as it progressively chips away at the false consensus that the drug companies spent millions of dollars to create. This discredited position states that there really only […]
Beating ADHD in the Classroom
In previous posts we look at some of the things that can typically happen when ADD/ADHD ‘shows up’ in the classroom’. This raises the obvious question, how should educators react to all of this? Should we simply throw up our hands in despair and hope for the best? Should we immediately see to it […]
Physical Activity – Key to Battling ADHD
In previous posts we focused on the importance of physical activity in battling the symptoms of ADD/ADHD. We saw that exercise can make a significant contribution to improvements in general and mental health. Studies have also shown that physically fit people find it easier to pay attention and focus on difficult tasks. This is a […]
ADD/ADHD Friendly Education: When ADD/ADHD shows up in the classroom (Part 2)
It is very easy for people who are not in education to be very judgmental when it comes to the issue of classroom management. Some believe that the only thing that is required for a well behaved and high-functioning class is the application of rigid discipline. (Opinions along these lines are often prefaced with: ‘In […]
New Study: ADD/ADHD Symptoms May Subside Naturally Over Time
If the major drug companies are to be believed ADD/ADHD is something of a life sentence. They would have us believe that once a positive diagnosis is delivered (a process which can often be tainted by sloppy reasoning and conflicts of interest) you will have to ‘make things better’ by continuing to use their products […]
ADD/ADHD Friendly Eduction: The 3 ADD/ADHD ‘Deficits’
If the average teacher was asked what word he/she would most readily associate with ADD/ADHD in the classroom the answer is quite likely to be: Trouble! We need to be honest about this response: Many teachers experience ADD/ADHD in the classroom as an unmitigated disaster. They struggle to control the behavior of those who deal […]
Can Brain Scans Help Diagnose ADD-ADHD?
Can Doctors use brain scans to diagnose and treat ADD-ADHD? The answer is NO! As of today there are very few Doctors is the USA (like 2), who have perfected the art of using brain scans to not only diagnose, but treat the disorder. It is not a widely held belief that brain scans are […]
ADD/ADHD Friendly Education: Some Basic Points of Departure
With last week’s article I focused on the fact that medication can be nothing more than a ‘band aid’ response to ADD/ADHD. This leads to the obvious question: If not medication, then what? This can obviously be quite a pressing issue if you are a parent or teacher dealing with the effects of ADD/ADHD on […]
ADD/ADHD Friendly Education: ‘Medication seems to work: Why avoid it?’
With last week’s article I introduced a new series that will be focused on the needs of children with ADD/ADHD in the educational system. Over the course of the next few weeks we will discuss the various ways in which educators (in the broadest sense of the word) can help children with the condition to […]
