All About ADHD : Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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I believe that there is no such thing as ADHD. It's not a real diagnosis.
You can read more about it here: https://www.madinamerica.com/2016/06/the-overdiagnosis-of-adhd/ -
ADHD is a trait of hunters (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_vs ... hypothesis).
In the past, the only two jobs were hunters and farmers. There were no such things as teacher/engineer/accountant, etc.
ADHD traits are excellent for the purposes of hunting.
The only problem is now in modern times there is no such occupation called \"hunter\". Most jobs are more suitable for \"farmers\", e.g. office admin jobs which sit down all day in front of a computer doing routine tasks. Also, school is more suitable for \"farmers\". Once a suitable niche is found, ADHD kids can excel in that niche. -
HomeSchool@East:
i happened to chance upon this post...and realized my daughter does behave in some of the scenarios mentioned.Our experience
We have a P6 female student that is mildly \"ADHD\", on medication, but attending normal national school.
ADHD is not a condition with a distinct set of symptoms. There is a continuum of symptoms with varying degrees of severity. There are good and bad days. Attention deficit is often presented by easy distractions, e.g. she is more interested in the ants crawling on the table when you are talking to her. There's the hyperactive symptom, e.g. cannot sit still and wants to walk all over the classroom, even during lessons in school. She struggles with activities that require sitting down and focus, e.g. school work. She struggles with work that need mental effort, e.g. she often chooses to say \"don't know\" when questioned even after we have explained something basic to her 3 times in a row, as recollection involves mental effort. She often chooses to leave blank, to copy the answers at the back of the assessment book, or purposely get wrong then copy down the answer when the school teacher goes through, as all these require less mental effort. There may also be other symptoms such as obsessive-compulsive behaviors.
It's best for the parents to get the child to see a mental health professional, e.g. pediatric psychiatrist, as correct diagnosis, medications and behavioral therapy may help.
The \"tiger mum\" style of fierce parenting helps. Interestingly, our student passed well for the 2 subjects we teach, and failed the other 2 we did not teach. It seems certain style of tutoring can make a difference too. Rapport with the child and the support of the parents when the tutor disciplines the child helps too.
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we stopped science tuition and surprisingly she passed her science SA1 although it was borderline. we managed to secure extra time for her written papers for PSLE. with psle looming, it's indeed worrying. -
My son now in P6 is diagnosed with ADHD this year. He is able to get extra time, separate room and prompter for PSLE which are very important for him. I advise parents to get your child diagnosed ASAP. It does not matter what other people think, what is most important is to get as much help for your child as possible.
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How do we teach ADHD child on anger management as they tend to be more impulsive react first without thinking about consequences and safety. -
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fantasy, thanks for the link, great articles!
Snow, the commonly used ones for young kids 1) take 5-10 slow deep breaths to calm down immediately before action. 2) traffic light : red, orange, green. RED means STOP. ORANGE means THINK ( of consequences and other choices), GREEN means GO. Teach the child the traffic light steps when he is calm and receptive and practice with him. Over time it will become a habit. -
Hi everyone. I am new here and my ds has ADHD, ODD and a dyslexic. I noticed from the way he runs and jumping across some furnitures at home, gymnastic may suit him but I am not able to find one in the north for his age (9). Anyone has any good recommendation? Thks.
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BumbleBz:
Hi everyone. I am new here and my ds has ADHD, ODD and a dyslexic. I noticed from the way he runs and jumping across some furnitures at home, gymnastic may suit him but I am not able to find one in the north for his age (9). Anyone has any good recommendation? Thks.
Hi there is gymnastic classes at Bishan Sports Hall run by Sport Singapore. It is highly subsidised, big class size, but do not be fooled, it is absolutely good for building core strength and very systematic. The facilities are as good as you can get in Singapore, better than most commercial set ups.
The classes usually have a wide age range, promotion to the next level is by ability, not by age. From what I remember, there was no sweet talk or games like most commercial children gym but many kids really enjoy it. You can go down and watch one of the classes to see if it is suitable. There is usually a waiting list because it is so popular. -
Hi ammonite, thanks for the info and recommendation! As you mentioned the class size is very big, how many instructors are there to guide and watch out for the children and any idea how many children are there in a class? How about the fee range? Oh, and may i have the name of the school pls. Thks.
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