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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 461438" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Just a thought, from inside the Adhd brain...</p><p></p><p>Was J doing well with the exercises? Getting the movements right and having no trouble mastering the exercises? </p><p></p><p>When I was a little gaffer--about 4 or 5, if I was learning something new and picked it up quickly, I'd rapidly get bored and want to go do something else. My tennis coach used to switch activities about every 15 minutes unless I was struggling to master something, in which case he would spend more time working on the skill. </p><p></p><p>The rapid changes helped to keep me engaged in the lesson without taxing my attention span too much. If he got to a point where he'd taxed my mind and I couldn't take in any more that day, he'd give me challenge drills to do (for example: Backhand grip, bounce the tennis ball on your backhand racquet-face at least 25 times in a row without dropping it. He would increase the number of reps as I got better at the challenge). This worked on skills I'd already established, the challenge made it fun, and it was a break from "thinking so hard".</p><p></p><p>I wonder if 20 min is all the attention span J has available? It might be something to raise with the teacher. And I agree with the others about ensuring he has drinks and light snacks available.</p><p></p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 461438, member: 3907"] Just a thought, from inside the Adhd brain... Was J doing well with the exercises? Getting the movements right and having no trouble mastering the exercises? When I was a little gaffer--about 4 or 5, if I was learning something new and picked it up quickly, I'd rapidly get bored and want to go do something else. My tennis coach used to switch activities about every 15 minutes unless I was struggling to master something, in which case he would spend more time working on the skill. The rapid changes helped to keep me engaged in the lesson without taxing my attention span too much. If he got to a point where he'd taxed my mind and I couldn't take in any more that day, he'd give me challenge drills to do (for example: Backhand grip, bounce the tennis ball on your backhand racquet-face at least 25 times in a row without dropping it. He would increase the number of reps as I got better at the challenge). This worked on skills I'd already established, the challenge made it fun, and it was a break from "thinking so hard". I wonder if 20 min is all the attention span J has available? It might be something to raise with the teacher. And I agree with the others about ensuring he has drinks and light snacks available. Trinity [/QUOTE]
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