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Teacher's Practical Guide

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This is the most comprehensive ADHD behaviour management guide available for teachers.

The 96 page Practical Guide is designed to be a reference guide for the busy teacher

Please note * this guide intends to give only a brief overview of ADHD.

Its main purpose is to compliment the more detailed understandings of ADHD which are available to you through our other products. It hopes to be a reminder for many and a support to all by providing much needed practical tools.

Refer to our website for other supports which may be of interest to you such as the professional learning workshops delivered in schools; the specifically designed whole of school approach; the professional learning 30 minute download sessions; Classroom Ready References; and an assortment of DVDs.

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Frustration/ Anger /Aggression

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There is no denying that the child with ADHD has a temperament that is very quick to erupt. Hopefully, you now have a better understanding of the challenges which face these children every day and therefore an appreciation of the many areas which may create frustration.

First, you must recognise that frustration and anger are not ‘bad’ or ‘wrong’ emotions but are, in fact, useful indicators regarding a personal state. If someone behaves badly when frustrated or angry, then their behaviour needs to be changed not the emotion.

Aggression is, of course, always unacceptable unless defending against physical attack. Then the degree of aggression used is still a consideration.

Discussion here will base itself around the more frequent causes of outbursts for the child with ADHD. It begins with the recognition of and ways to deal with causes of frustration, then moves on to management strategies for anger outbursts and aggression.

The information in this booklet refers to the diagram over the page and is supported by the information in Every Day with ADHD - the book and the downloadable sessions available through the website.

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Limit Setting and Discipline

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By far one of the most liberating and profound paths towards some normality and authority in your home is to formulate a set of limits for your family. Setting limits for children is often spoken about but little is said about its benefits or about how to complete this task.

Limit setting is basically deciding how you want your home to run. However, there are many issues to take into consideration in order to develop a workable plan, especially when accommodating a child with ADHD.

All children require limits. Having boundaries gives them a strong sense of security. All parents require limits as well. Having chosen the behaviours you will and won’t accept in your household enables you as parents, to feel in control, that you are, again, the authors of your day. It has the power to decrease stress and anxiety plus the power to relieve the sense of hopelessness that arises from feeling that you are not in control of your life.

Setting limits not only gives children a sense of security and freedom but it also gives the parents a sense of security, freedom - and hope. This feeling of hope then impacts your family, breaking another negative pattern and replacing it with a positive one.

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Approaches and Keys - The Package Deal

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I believe the premise on which most behaviour management programs for challenging behaviours are based is incorrect.

That premise assumes that all children (and people) see their world, their experiences and situations in the same manner as everyone else and therefore should react in a similar (if not the same) way.

It is an incorrect assumption for children with ADHD/ learning disabilities

These children do not see the world in the same way as other children. Therefore they do not react in the same way as other children.

The correct premise is our starting point for behaviour management. This enables the child to be engaged now and create more positive life outcomes in the future.

Behaviour management is a package deal requiring the implementation of all approaches - accommodation, training, strength based living, positivity and then discipline. (Refer to Every Day with ADHD - the book or download sessions)

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Disabilities Comparison Chart

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Many disorders have common or common sounding criteria making a best practice pathway unclear. The material in these charts is not intended as a document for diagnosis. Rather, it was developed as a guide for professionals to assist in determining the probable best course of action for their clients.

This 7 page Comparison Chart contains comparisons for:

• ADHD and Autism
• ADHD and Aspergers
• ADHD and Trauma
• ADHD and ODD
• ADHD and FAE/FAS

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