Comments on: Book Review: The ADHD Book of Lists: A Practical Guide for Helping Children and Teens with Attention Deficit Disorders http://www.insidetheschool.com/articles/book-review-the-adhd-book-of-lists-a-practical-guide-for-helping-children-and-teens-with-attention-deficit-disorders/ Teaching strategies and tips for secondary educators Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:54:12 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Scott Wolfenden http://www.insidetheschool.com/articles/book-review-the-adhd-book-of-lists-a-practical-guide-for-helping-children-and-teens-with-attention-deficit-disorders/comment-page-1/#comment-2720 Scott Wolfenden Sun, 16 Jan 2011 11:42:07 +0000 http://www.insidetheschool.com/?p=232#comment-2720 Help for ADHD is twofold. Primarily it is the parents responsibility to do whatever they can to improve the child's ability to focus and overcome symptoms of ADHD, as well as to provide the child or teen with whatever extra support, professional and otherwise, that can help the child. The role of the special education teacher, which is where Sandra Reif's experience lies, and of the regular teachers who have students who are diagnosed with ADHD, should be one where, as her book outlines, solutions are found to help them to both learn, and to make adjustments in your teaching style so that students with symptoms of ADHD can succeed. Personal attention is one suggestion of Sandra Reif which helps some children with ADHD symptoms. Parents and teachers should realize that the media has a tremendous impact on the mind of a child and teen. A large percentage of children and teens have TV and other electronics in their bedrooms. This can affect the child's ability to concentrate and sit still in class. Parents should find alternative activities for children and teens such as art, which has been demonstrated to help some children (and adults) with ADHD to concentrate better and overcome some of the symptoms associated with it. http://www.winmentalhealth.com/art_for_adhd_children.php Help for ADHD is twofold. Primarily it is the parents responsibility to do whatever they can to improve the child’s ability to focus and overcome symptoms of ADHD, as well as to provide the child or teen with whatever extra support, professional and otherwise, that can help the child.

The role of the special education teacher, which is where Sandra Reif’s experience lies, and of the regular teachers who have students who are diagnosed with ADHD, should be one where, as her book outlines, solutions are found to help them to both learn, and to make adjustments in your teaching style so that students with symptoms of ADHD can succeed. Personal attention is one suggestion of Sandra Reif which helps some children with ADHD symptoms.

Parents and teachers should realize that the media has a tremendous impact on the mind of a child and teen. A large percentage of children and teens have TV and other electronics in their bedrooms. This can affect the child’s ability to concentrate and sit still in class.

Parents should find alternative activities for children and teens such as art, which has been demonstrated to help some children (and adults) with ADHD to concentrate better and overcome some of the symptoms associated with it.
http://www.winmentalhealth.com/art_for_adhd_children.php

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