All About ADHD : Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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zac's mum\" post_id=\"1943902\" time=\"1572431126\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1943902 time=1572431126 user_id=53606]
Yes, I read this book to understand more about my boy's condition. This book provides very interesting perspective about ADHD rather than the usual symptoms , solutions , how to tackle ADHD kind of read out there.
This has been my bedtime reading last few weeks. Very interesting perspective. Seeing ADHD not as a disability but as a unique advantage in the way the always-buzzing brain works. Plenty of leaders capitalize on this (and their super high physical stamina & energy level) to brainstorm ideas & build startups. Then outsource the drudgery & paperwork aspect of the business to hirelings lol.
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Hi,
Any parents with ADHD kids studying in sec school ? Are your kids coping well in sec ? My boy will start his sec 1 next year and was on concerta from P5 mid year to psle last paper. Wish to hear more about kids coping in sec without the help of med. Thanks. -
seriously, its not worth it forcing ur child too much. I went through the entire academic gruel, undiagnosed with adhd-PI until I was an adult. My mum was scolding me and criticising me all the time, forcing me through my maths homework and scared that I would fail. This caused me to develop mental illnesses. Even my schoolmates who failed their o levels and those who went to normal academic stream are happy doing their own things, working at a company and thriving.
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Hi,
Has anyone engaged child psychologist Dr Wilson Chan or used the Gifted Lab @ Balmoral Plaza for ADHD assessment or full cognitive test? Charges sound more reasonable than others but not sure the level of accuracy.
Does anyone have a child with ADD( day-dreamer type)? Would you be able to share your experience or get in touch with me? I think my DD is in this category and have been reading a lot on this and am very confused at the moment. Many of the posts here shared experiences with ADHD( with hyperactivity).
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patpatrol\" post_id=\"1965933\" time=\"1583417621\" user_id=\"184545:
My daughter! She's 23. What would you like to ask? She was diagnosed as Asperger's, but behaves like an ADD person, with other issues too.
Does anyone have a child with ADD( day-dreamer type)? Would you be able to share your experience or get in touch with me? I think my DD is in this category and have been reading a lot on this and am very confused at the moment. -
Hi slmkhoo, I’m just wondering aloud…
I heard that there are special exam provisions for ADHD/ADD candidates, Eg. They may request for extra time, and/or an invigilator to regularly tap on their shoulder/exam paper to bring the candidate’s focus back to the exam paper.
Do u think these measures would have been helpful to your girl? Were they available during her time and did u consider using them? -
zac's mum\" post_id=\"1965960\" time=\"1583474137\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1965960 time=1583474137 user_id=53606]
Before she took SPERS in 2013, I asked about what was available, and the response from MOE was bemusement. I asked about allowing her to use a keyboard to type rather than write (because of her dyspraxia), for someone to remind her to focus, and extra time. In the end, she was only offered extra time (20 mins extra for a 2.5-hr paper). No reason was given for not considering the other options, but my impression was that they had never had such requests before. Maybe there's greater awareness now?
Hi slmkhoo, I’m just wondering aloud...
I heard that there are special exam provisions for ADHD/ADD candidates, Eg. They may request for extra time, and/or an invigilator to regularly tap on their shoulder/exam paper to bring the candidate’s focus back to the exam paper.
Do u think these measures would have been helpful to your girl? Were they available during her time and did u consider using them?[/quote]
She studied in MI, and the school offered to request for extra time for her A levels in 2016, but we decided against it in the end as we found that she didn't seem to need it. In fact, her problem was generally that she couldn't think of enough to fill the essays! That's probably because of her ASD rather than distraction or lack of focus. Also, A level papers are already 3 hrs long, and an extra 20-30 mins would make the paper so long that we felt it would be counter-productive. I did broach the keyboard issue again, but again, it seemed that no-one had ever heard of this before, and since she was coping OK, so I just dropped it.
As she got older, she seemed to be better able to focus, at least enough to cope with classes and exams. She doesn't do very well, but I think it's the ASD rather than lack of focus. -
slmkhoo\" post_id=\"1965945\" time=\"1583453261\" user_id=\"28674:
What sort of tests did she do and you managed to find out her problem is Asperger’s?
My daughter! She's 23. What would you like to ask? She was diagnosed as Asperger's, but behaves like an ADD person, with other issues too.patpatrol\" post_id=\"1965933\" time=\"1583417621\" user_id=\"184545:
Does anyone have a child with ADD( day-dreamer type)? Would you be able to share your experience or get in touch with me? I think my DD is in this category and have been reading a lot on this and am very confused at the moment.
My 7 year old DD now in P1 has very short attention span. Feedback from K2 teachers was that she needed to next to the teacher to complete simple writing exercises. Left alone she would drift off into her own world. At home she can’t do simple math work or copy simple sentences for more than 10 minutes. Copying 3 simple sentences is a big chore for her. Any task that requires concentration seems very torturous for her. When she has to learn something that appears difficult, she gives up easily and would throw tantrum and refuse to listen even when I try to teach her, esp. Math related. She can be quite random in writing answers on her school math worksheet (sometimes she writes whatever that comes to her head first rather than apply a simple skill she has supposedly learned or practiced before). She also has the habit of not reading the question/ instruction.
No sign of hyper activity. I suspect she may be ADD (day dreamer type, more common amongst girls) as described in some of the posts here .
I am not sure what to do? Should I send her for ADHD test? Is she too young to be tested? I used to see it as childhood immaturity and had been trying to discipline her and get her to form good habits (an extremely uphill task). If she is really ADD I will need to learn the strategies needed to deal her or send her too therapy?? -
I have one kid with some of the traits you mentioned…yeah since she goes for formal school setup, teachers/tutors feedback the same thing…mind went very far away need to be brought back to class/lessons. Was recommended by cher to get some tests done at primary level but till now we didn’t do anything coz I always gave myself explanations as to why she was not at her peers level at lower primary and later I just treat it as combi of immaturity/due to her very own nature to be more careless/ do Math eg dont use paper to do working etc, use her eye/brain looking at qns etc…talking abt this, my younger one study tingxie/spelling also dont use pencil to write to practise first instead just use eye power to study the words… To me, I would see how bad it impacts her studies/life…if it is not very serious, to me it is alright, life continues as normal.
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I only had my daughter formally tested when she was 14yo. We were living overseas most of her childhood, and we just "therapied" her ourselves. The schools she attended overseas were generally understanding, even if they couldn’t do anything specific to help. We had her tested before returning to Singapore, knowing that Singapore schools are not very accommodating unless you have proof. We brought her to an educational psychologist in private practice as we were only in Singapore for a short while and didn’t have time to navigate the publicly-funded route. The conclusion was that her ADD-type behaviour was due to ASD rather than ADD. In any case, the way to deal with focus is pretty much the same no matter what.
My daughter’s main issues are social and physical skills, and her daydreaming is secondary, though it did cause problems at school and with schoolwork, as you have observed. My daughter was pretty much the same as your description of yours! Testing her would be possible at her age, I think, and it would help if you can get the school to cooperate to provide her with some help (e.g. a seat under the teacher’s nose, regular reminders to focus, etc). But the main training has to be done at home, and it will need someone who is there all the time in the early stages, and LOTS of patience.
We did a lot of reading up and trial and error over the years. These are the main things we did starting when she was about 6, when she started school:
- we gave her a study desk with no distractions (facing a blank wall, away from family noise, nothing on the table except her work and minimal stationery).
- we had a homework helper to sit with her during her homework time every day, just to keep her focused and to help her along if she got stuck. We were blessed to have a college student who loved kids and actually came every day. I was too impatient, and had to cook and look after a younger child, so I delegated.
- we devised various bite-sized drills for Maths and other things she was weak in, and I worked at them with her in very small snatches, not during the homework time.
- I read up on ADD therapies (there is a lot online). ADD and other learning issues are a continuum, and there is no reason why they won’t help any child, whether or not diagnosable. In general, break up the work into small steps, give frequent short breaks, have a signal (e.g. tap on the book) to draw back a wandering attention, lots of praise for any improvement, never compare with "other kids", etc. Start from where the child is (e.g. focus for 3 mins at a time), and not where the child "should be", and be prepared that it can be a long haul.
My daughter only needed the dedicated homework helper for 1 semester, and although she still needed watching after that, she didn’t need someone by her side every minute. She did manage to cultivate better study habits (not very good, but acceptable), and needed less watching and support as time went on.
Hope this helps.
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