We all have our views on ADHD and those kids who are diagnosed and sometimes medicated for it. There are lots of conflicting views and pieces of advice. It's difficult to imagine what it must feel like. So how does it feel.
I have sat in many lessons, supporting challenging children and along with them have found myself completely at a loss as to what the task is. Am I ADHD too?
Often, I found myself working with predominantly boys in my groups and invariably I had to ask the girls tables for help - it would have seemed to be demeaning to ask the teacher and I would have been accused of undermining the lesson and the teacher.
Listening to instructions can be really difficult to follow sometimes, so it was really good to have a chance to listen in on some teacher instructions and try to undertake the task on offer.
Just for the record, I only managed to get 2 squares right. I found the task really challenging and frustrating to do.
Have a go at this and see if you did any better than me - please post a response if you did
Listen to the task here
First published 4 Feb 2011
I have sat in many lessons, supporting challenging children and along with them have found myself completely at a loss as to what the task is. Am I ADHD too?
Often, I found myself working with predominantly boys in my groups and invariably I had to ask the girls tables for help - it would have seemed to be demeaning to ask the teacher and I would have been accused of undermining the lesson and the teacher.
Listening to instructions can be really difficult to follow sometimes, so it was really good to have a chance to listen in on some teacher instructions and try to undertake the task on offer.
Just for the record, I only managed to get 2 squares right. I found the task really challenging and frustrating to do.
Have a go at this and see if you did any better than me - please post a response if you did
Listen to the task here
First published 4 Feb 2011