| Children with attention deficit disorder is a mental health | | | | can help them to develop a rhythm to know what |
| condition that many deal with on a daily basis. It is a | | | | needs to be done when. |
| real disorder that impacts a person's ability to pay | | | | Keep an eye on your kids. Children with attention |
| attention, sit still, focus on completing tasks, and can | | | | deficit disorder often act on impulses. They don't think |
| also impact how that person relates to others. There is | | | | before they act and can put themselves in dangerous |
| hope and there are strategies you can use to | | | | situations. |
| effectively work with you or your child's symptoms. | | | | Limit distractions. Have a place in your home where |
| Put yourself or your children on a schedule. Increasing | | | | distractions are minimized--no TV, no radio, minimal |
| structure and identifying times to do tasks can help | | | | things on the wall. Limiting distractions can help a |
| increase focus and concentration. | | | | person pay attention to the task at hand instead of |
| Keep instructions simple. Complex instructions or too | | | | things around them. |
| much information can leave children with ADHD feeling | | | | Children with attention deficit disorder is not an easy |
| overwhelmed or confused. Often they have become | | | | quest. There will be many steps forward and lots of |
| distracted and inattentive if instructions are too much. | | | | steps back. It is a process that will take time. With |
| Keep it simple and clear. If you can, write it down so | | | | effort, consistency, hope and a sense of humor, you |
| that there is something that can be referred back to. | | | | can increase the ability to cope with the challenges of |
| Get in a routine. A scattered routine or a household | | | | ADHD. Don't forget to celebrate the victories. It's |
| that multitasks does not help someone with ADHD | | | | important to focus on the positives and work through |
| focus on what they need to. Having a known pattern | | | | the challenges. |