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<blockquote data-quote="exhausted" data-source="post: 420416" data-attributes="member: 11001"><p>It is very typical of ADHD kids to have all those issues you mentioned-not just Aspie kids. In terms of motivation-this is the $100,000 question and as a teacher, ADHD kids are the hardest here. Things that work in my classroom are offering choices about how students show their learning, giving kids opportunity to move to places they like- I have a rocking chair, a carpet, etc. I have a token economy for all my kids (left over from my Sp. Ed. days of teaching) where kids earn classroom cash-lose it as well for not following rules or completing work. They spend it in a weekly auction where kids bring stuff they want to get rid of. They get to earn their own money for selling their own junk. But this is a teacher thing.</p><p>My son, now 23, was a problem to get through elementary school. Smart and knew it all and bored. I did not insist on the best teachers then, big mistake. A teacher worth their salt has a plan in place for these kids because we all have them (average of 2 per classroom each year).When you find what they will work for it is a jackpot! Traditional seatwork kinds of teachers are the kiss of death for bright, ADHD kids. I would set up a way to catch him using appropriate social skills and finishing work and reward him with praise and anything else he'll work for like extra computer etc.</p><p>The only way in this state to get more services for these kids is if they have an Learning Disability (LD) on top of the ADHD. Sometimes they can be qualified under emotionally disturbed or behavior disordered-but this may not equal more services. Other health impaired is another catagory. It sounds like your getting some good stuff-the trick is getting the regular teacher to integrate the social skills,see and reward them. Remember the more services the more they are pulled and Special Education. teachers do mostly remedial academics. Doesn't sound like he needs that.The classroom teacher should be able to consult with the Special Education. person and they should write a BIP-behavioral intervention plan that includes ways to motivate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="exhausted, post: 420416, member: 11001"] It is very typical of ADHD kids to have all those issues you mentioned-not just Aspie kids. In terms of motivation-this is the $100,000 question and as a teacher, ADHD kids are the hardest here. Things that work in my classroom are offering choices about how students show their learning, giving kids opportunity to move to places they like- I have a rocking chair, a carpet, etc. I have a token economy for all my kids (left over from my Sp. Ed. days of teaching) where kids earn classroom cash-lose it as well for not following rules or completing work. They spend it in a weekly auction where kids bring stuff they want to get rid of. They get to earn their own money for selling their own junk. But this is a teacher thing. My son, now 23, was a problem to get through elementary school. Smart and knew it all and bored. I did not insist on the best teachers then, big mistake. A teacher worth their salt has a plan in place for these kids because we all have them (average of 2 per classroom each year).When you find what they will work for it is a jackpot! Traditional seatwork kinds of teachers are the kiss of death for bright, ADHD kids. I would set up a way to catch him using appropriate social skills and finishing work and reward him with praise and anything else he'll work for like extra computer etc. The only way in this state to get more services for these kids is if they have an Learning Disability (LD) on top of the ADHD. Sometimes they can be qualified under emotionally disturbed or behavior disordered-but this may not equal more services. Other health impaired is another catagory. It sounds like your getting some good stuff-the trick is getting the regular teacher to integrate the social skills,see and reward them. Remember the more services the more they are pulled and Special Education. teachers do mostly remedial academics. Doesn't sound like he needs that.The classroom teacher should be able to consult with the Special Education. person and they should write a BIP-behavioral intervention plan that includes ways to motivate. [/QUOTE]
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