Teaching Students Who Have ADHD/ADD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Attention-Deficit Disorder (ADD)
ADHD: “A persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsively that is more frequent and severe than is typically observed in individuals at a comparable level of development.” (American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical manual, fourth revision {DSM-IV}).
ADD: Officially called Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.A neurologically based medical condition.It is a developmental disability with characteristics such as inattention, impulsivness, and sometimes hyperactivity.
These students may demonstrate mild to severe difficulties in one or more of the following areas:
- Concentrating
- Listening
- Initiating and completing assignments
- Organization of assignments
- Making transitions
- Interacting with others
- Motivation to produce work throughout the semester
- Organizing problems with multiple steps involved
- Classroom accommodations (list not exhaustive):
- Tape record lectures
- Note taker
- Extra test time
- Private testing