Timeline for How to help a 10-year-old, who has ADD, with writing assignments?
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| Feb 22, 2015 at 21:42 | comment | added | tomjedrz | @balancedmama Fair enough, but my experience is that this approach must be taken in day-to-day life. One with ADD, just like every other "differently-abled" person, needs to learn how to operate in the world "as is". It is far too easy to forget that, wait/rely/yearn/search for "the fix," and never learn/teach how to cope. | |
| Dec 3, 2012 at 23:21 | comment | added | balanced mama | Check out this scholarly article on connective brain functionality - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hbm.21058/full | |
| Dec 3, 2012 at 22:21 | comment | added | balanced mama | "nothing can be done about it. So move on?" absolutely incorrect. It is not an excuse so please don't infer it is one. These kids needs special helps and supports to get through certain skills. Their brains are actually wired differently and there are entirely different ways to help them learn certain skills and subjects. | |
| Oct 28, 2011 at 5:28 | comment | added | DA01 | Well, no, my mother denies it even being a condition. Had I had some meds as a child, things may have been a lot easier for me. My dad clearly has it and has developed some rather awkward (if not humorous and annoying) coping skills on his own...a big part of that being my mother's nagging. ;) Again, your suggested methods are certainly valid and helpful, though! | |
| Oct 28, 2011 at 4:53 | comment | added | tomjedrz | @DA01 I didn't say ignore, I said don't continually talk about, don't focus on, and don't use as an excuse. I also did not say it was going to be easy ... there is no easy. Your mom seems to have gotten it right; her ADD son was an excellent student and is now a working professional who controls his ADD rather than allowing it to control him. The likelihood of an easy, pleasant solution having excellent results seems low to me. | |
| Oct 28, 2011 at 1:09 | comment | added | DA01 | ADD is very different than just procrastination. Yes, it is what it is but it is something and there are things you can do about it. Hence the question. Your response, alas, is exactly how my mother handled it for me...which was sheer torture of 18 years of nagging. The medicine has helped a lot, as are the coping skills, of which you mention which are very valid coping skills. KNOWING I had ADD itself was a big help. Just being more aware of the issue has helped me in adulthood, so I can't say 'not talking about it' as being the best idea. | |
| Oct 28, 2011 at 0:29 | history | answered | tomjedrz | CC BY-SA 3.0 |