" ADHD Child’s Bill Of Rights "
“Help me to focus” “Please
teach me through my sense of “touch”. I need “hands on” and “body movement”. “I
need to know what comes next” Please give me a structured environment where there is a dependable routine. Give
me an advanced warning if there will be changes. “Wait for me, I’m still thinking” Please allow me
to go at my own pace. If I rush, I get confused and upset. “I’m stuck ! I cant do it !” Please
offer me options for problem-solving. I need to know the detours when the road is blocked. “Is it right? I need
to know NOW!” Please give me rich and immediate feedback on how I’m doing. “I didn’t forget,
I didn’t ‘hear’ it in the first place!” Please give me directions one step at a time and ask me
to say back what I think you said. “I didn’t know I Wasn’t in my seat!” “Please remind
me to STOP, THINK and ACT.” Am I almost done now? Please give me short work periods with short-term goals. “What?” Please
don’t say “I’ve already told you that”. Tell me again in different words. Give me a signal.
Draw me a symbol. “I know, it’s ALL wrong, isn’t it?” Please give me praise for partial success. Reward
me for self-improvement, not just for perfection. “But why do I always get yelled at?” Please catch me doing
something right and praise me for my specific positive behaviour. Remind me (and yourself) about my good points, when I’m
having a bad day. “I may be hard to live with, and have ADHD, but I still have feelings and would have never chosen
to behave like I do sometimes.
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