This is some excellent advice. These are very important things
to know and I think that all you commanders need to read this and print
it out and give it to other commanders. As some one who grew up with
this problem before anybody , besides the doctors, knew anything about
it I can tell you first hand that it is very difficult, confusing,
frustrating and emotionally tiring for a kid and for all those around
him.
In service for Christ,
Josh Spurlock
Open Eyes
>1. Pray for them.
2. Go out of your way to promptly and regularly complement them for any
good thing they do.
3. Keep meetings interesting. Include hands-on activities. Use a variety
of
teaching techniques and media. Avoid dead time.
4. Show the love of Jesus Christ in all things, and make sure that
everyone
knows that you love them.
5. Discern between distraction and rebellion, and never punish
distraction
the same as rebellion.
6. Be extremely fair and consistent in your rules and discipline.
7. Consciously set limits to disruptive or unruly behavior that are well
below your anger "boiling" point so that you deal with inappropriate
behavior in a calm teaching mode, and not in an outburst of rage.
8. Rely on and obey the Holy Spirit and the Word of God at all times.
9. Work with (never against) the parents.
10. Examine your expectations in the light of the knowledge that some
people have different temperaments and different tolerances for sitting
still for prolonged times.
................
Note that none of the above will have harmful side effects if applied to
non-ADD/ADHD kids. :-)
>Amen! Coming from a parent of a "diagnosed" ADD child.
>
>These kids are usually very intelligent, the problem is their brains
>function faster than the rest of their body. This kind of throws the
>rest of the body into a tailspin (disruptiveness). Keep the body
>occupied while feeding the brain. You may not think they are listening
>while fidgeting with that pencil, but they usually are. Call their
name
>every so often, ask a question directed to them and keep them involved.
>They do function better in small groups though. They have a tendency
to
>get lost in larger groups causing "disruptive" behavior from them.
>
>When Andy was in elementary school, there was a boy in a wheelchair in
>his class. Matt became Andy's best friend (even now in high school).
>The teacher let Andy push Matt's chair from place to place. This
helped
>to alleviate the problems with standing in line,etc.
>Andy had a job to do which kept him occupied.
>
>
>David M. Scott LFTL Councilman 1992
>Section 3 Commander, Northern Missouri
>Senior Commander Outpost 43, St. Peters, MO
>FCF 1995 Buckskin 1997 'BIG CAT'
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