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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 670268" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>How about a different perspective? Are you SURE it's ADHD you're dealing with? The reason I ask is that this whole "coming home from school totally worn out" can be caused by a raft of things - from being bullied, to learning disabilities not severe enough to hit the radar at school, to struggling to follow what is going on in the classroom (and playground).</p><p> </p><p>Auditory processing disorders, in particular "auditory figure ground" where the person hears "too much" and cannot filter out the background noise, and another (forget the exact term) where they hear but not accurately, often make a kid in school look like they are not paying attention, when in reality, they are not ABLE to follow what is going on.</p><p> </p><p>What is he like being worked with at school one-on-one in a really quiet environment? If he does well there but poorly in class, I'd be pushing really hard for extensive auditory processing disorders testing. The basic standard tests do NOT cover things like auditory figure ground. We had to struggle to find right person to do the first round of testing (after that, we had no problem getting medical referral to medical audiologist (i.e. MD with PhD in audiology). There are technological aids that can make a huge difference for these kids, but even just common interventions and some understanding on the part of the teacher can go a long way. Some accommodations include use of a note-taker (so the kid can just listen in class, not be writing notes, and then can read notes to catch what was missed), ALL instructions presented in written form - on paper or on the board, If assigned to group work this student's group will work in a quiet atmosphere away from the classroom, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 670268, member: 11791"] How about a different perspective? Are you SURE it's ADHD you're dealing with? The reason I ask is that this whole "coming home from school totally worn out" can be caused by a raft of things - from being bullied, to learning disabilities not severe enough to hit the radar at school, to struggling to follow what is going on in the classroom (and playground). Auditory processing disorders, in particular "auditory figure ground" where the person hears "too much" and cannot filter out the background noise, and another (forget the exact term) where they hear but not accurately, often make a kid in school look like they are not paying attention, when in reality, they are not ABLE to follow what is going on. What is he like being worked with at school one-on-one in a really quiet environment? If he does well there but poorly in class, I'd be pushing really hard for extensive auditory processing disorders testing. The basic standard tests do NOT cover things like auditory figure ground. We had to struggle to find right person to do the first round of testing (after that, we had no problem getting medical referral to medical audiologist (i.e. MD with PhD in audiology). There are technological aids that can make a huge difference for these kids, but even just common interventions and some understanding on the part of the teacher can go a long way. Some accommodations include use of a note-taker (so the kid can just listen in class, not be writing notes, and then can read notes to catch what was missed), ALL instructions presented in written form - on paper or on the board, If assigned to group work this student's group will work in a quiet atmosphere away from the classroom, etc. [/QUOTE]
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