Last year, Xiaoyu (pseudonym) was 7 years old, if not for the school teacher to remind parents: Xiaoyu often wanders in class, has poor concentration, makes small movements in class, and always disturbs classmates. Xiaoyu's parents would not have thought of taking their children to the hospital to see, but they did not expect that a test of the child was diagnosed with ADHD.
Xiaoyu's mother was puzzled: "The child is just active and lively, how can it be ADHD?" ”
Regarding this question, Director Huang Xiang patiently explained:
Director Huang Xiang patiently explained to the parents. (Please do not use internal materials privately)
First, how to distinguish ADHD from naughty children? (See 4 points)
1. Regardless of the occasion
The hyperactivity of children with ADHD is generally regardless of the occasion, while normal children will be divided into occasions. For example, children with ADHD will be active, naughty, and troublemaker in public classes, museums, and public places, but active children will control themselves.
2. There is no purpose
Normally active children behave purposefully and pay special attention to things that interest them. Children with ADHD often have no purpose, such as rummaging through school bags, touching erasers, touching the collars and hair of female classmates in front of them.
3. Uncoordinated movements
Normally active children are very coordinated, their thinking is also very agile, and there are no memory deficits, while children with ADHD have obvious deficiencies in these aspects.
4. Social dysfunction
Judge whether the child has social dysfunction, such as whether there are difficulties in learning, whether he can communicate normally with partners of the same age, whether he is always impulsive to do things, emotionally unstable, etc.
After Xiaoyu was diagnosed with ADHD, he began to actively cooperate with doctors to manage the whole course of the disease, treat and recover.
- In February, Xiaoyu's mother told Director Huang Xiang that she communicated with the teacher about Xiaoyu's situation yesterday, and the teacher reflected that the child answered questions very positively in class, listened to the class seriously, and her mother was very happy.
- The child took the exam four times in the past month with 100 points, and specially brought the exam paper to the hospital to share this joy with Director Huang, and the teacher also praised the child for making great progress.
The test paper with full marks is a proof of the child's efforts, and the internal materials of the source should not be used privately.
除了积极配合医生治疗，黄翔主任还分享5个小秘诀，帮助孩子提升专注力！
Second, how to help children improve concentration?
1. The requirements for children are realistic
First of all, parents should understand the characteristics of ADHD, and the requirements for hyperactive children should not be as strict as normal children. As long as their hyperactivity behavior can be controlled within a not too excessive range.
2. Strengthen attention training
Children with ADHD should gradually develop the habit of sitting still and paying attention. You can start by reading books and listening to stories, gradually extend their concentration time, or you can let the teacher arrange the seats in the first row. If the child has made progress in concentration, parents should praise and encourage it in time to facilitate reinforcement.
3. Reasonably guide children's excess energy
Children with ADHD are energetic and can arrange them to participate in a variety of physical activities, such as running, playing ball, climbing, long jumping, etc., to release excess energy, and the process should be safe and avoid danger.
4. Create a quiet learning environment
Children with ADHD are easily distracted by the surrounding environment. You can use a room dedicated, preferably not by the window, and start doing homework for ten minutes to try to calm the child and enter the state.
5. Cultivate good living habits
Changing circumstances, excessive stimulation, and irregular lifestyles can make them restless and difficult to do what they need to do. Let your child with ADHD eat and sleep on time and get enough sleep.
Classroom rules can also be set that parents, teachers and children discuss together to make mutually acceptable agreements.
I am Xiang Huang with nearly 30 years of experience and experience in ADHD research! Parents can scan the picture below to leave me a message if they have any needs (video consultation is possible)!