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ADHD Classroom Inclusion Guide

This document discusses attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including its definition, causes, symptoms, and strategies for including children with ADHD in the classroom. ADHD is defined as a mental health disorder causing above-normal levels of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Its causes may include brain injuries, environmental exposures, and prenatal factors. Common symptoms in children are daydreaming, forgetfulness, fidgeting, excessive talking, careless mistakes, and difficulty waiting their turn. The document provides teaching strategies for students with ADHD such as assigning appropriate work, offering choices, visual reminders, active participation, hands-on learning, and establishing clear rules and routines.

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ADHD Classroom Inclusion Guide

This document discusses attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including its definition, causes, symptoms, and strategies for including children with ADHD in the classroom. ADHD is defined as a mental health disorder causing above-normal levels of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Its causes may include brain injuries, environmental exposures, and prenatal factors. Common symptoms in children are daydreaming, forgetfulness, fidgeting, excessive talking, careless mistakes, and difficulty waiting their turn. The document provides teaching strategies for students with ADHD such as assigning appropriate work, offering choices, visual reminders, active participation, hands-on learning, and establishing clear rules and routines.

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ATTENTION DEFICIT

This brochure includes: AND HYPERACTIVITY


DISORDER (ADHD)
DEFINITION OF ADHD
BEHAVIORAL DISAILITY
CAUSES

SYMPTOMS

INCLUSION OF CHILDREN WITH

ADHD IN THE CLASSROOM.

BEHAVIORAL DISABILITY

ATTENTION
DEFICIT AND
HYPERACTIVITY
DISORDER (ADHD) DEFINITION, CAUSES, SYMPTOMS
AND INCLUSION OF CHILDREN WITH
ADHD IN THE CLASSROOM.

BY: DOTTICA TAYLOR

DEFINITION
ATTENTION DEFICIT AND HYPERACTIVITY
DISORDER (ADHD
SYMPTOMS TEACHING STRTEGIES
ATTENTION DEFICIT AND HYPERACTIVITY ATTENTION DEFICIT AND HYPERACTIVITY
DISORDER (ADHD) DISORDER (ADHD
According to Healthline.com Attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a Children with ADHD daydream a lot,
mental health disorder that can cause  Assign work that suits the student’s
above-normal levels of hyperactive and forget or lose things a lot, squirm or fidget,
impulsive behaviors. People with ADHD skill level. Students with ADHD
may also have trouble focusing their talk too much, make careless mistakes or
attention on a single task or sitting still for will avoid classwork that is too
long periods of time. there are two types of take unnecessary risks, have a hard time
ADHD Predominantly Inattentive difficult or too long.
Presentation this is where it is hard for the resisting temptation, have trouble taking
individual to organize or finish a task, to  Offer choices. 
pay attention to details, or to follow turns, have difficulty getting along with
instructions or conversations. The person is  Provide visual reminders. 
easily distracted or forgets details of daily others. ADHD can be caused by Brain
routines. Predominantly Hyperactive-  Increase active class participation. 
Impulsive Presentation is where the person injury, Exposure to environmental (e.g.,
fidgets and talks a lot. It is hard to sit still  Encourage hands-on learning. 
for long (e.g., for a meal or while doing lead) during pregnancy or at a young age,
homework). Smaller children may run,
Alcohol and tobacco use during pregnancy,  Establish Rules & Routines for
jump or climb constantly. The individual
feels restless and has trouble with
premature delivery and low birth weight. ADHD Students
impulsivity. Someone who is impulsive
may interrupt others a lot, grab things from
[ CITATION Nat20 \l 1033 ]  Post classroom rules for student
people, or speak at inappropriate times. It is
hard for the person to wait their turn or
with and without ADHD. 
listen to directions. A person with
impulsiveness may have more accidents [ CITATION ADH20 \l 1033 ]
and injuries than others. Combined
Presentation is where the Symptoms of the
above two types are equally present in the
person

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