2nd Edition

Successfully Teaching and Managing Children with ADHD A Resource for SENCOs and Teachers

By Fintan O'Regan Copyright 2019
    108 Pages
    by Routledge

    108 Pages
    by Routledge

    Written by one of the UK's leading experts in ADHD, O’Regan’s Successfully Teaching and Managing Children with ADHD is an invaluable resource offering practical and effective strategies for managing the difficult and often disruptive symptoms of ADHD in the classroom setting. Alongside the accessible and user-friendly resources that have made the first edition so valued, this second edition offers:

    • A greater number of case studies addressing the key issues surrounding ADHD in education
    • Up-to-date information and advice regarding medication and behavioural strategies
    • Specific advice on recognising and managing ADHD in girls and adults

    Chapters in this book explore topics such as recognising and managing ADHD behaviour; working with parents of children with ADHD; whole school approaches to ADHD; and professional development for teachers and assistants. With accompanying assessment and management resources including the CAST (Child ADHD Screening Tool), this is an essential tool for teachers, SENCOs, behavioural management staff and senior leaders.

    Foreward by Lorraine Peterson

    Acknowledgements

    INTRODUCTION

    1: Why is the issue of ADHD so important?

    Research

    A shared understanding and ethos

    Some facts and figures

    Parental views

    2: When is it ADHD?

    What is the prevalence of ADHD?

    What are the symptoms of ADHD?

    Girls and ADD

    What causes ADHD?

    How do you diagnose ADHD?

    Are there co-existing difficulties (co-morbidities)?

    3: How can we manage ADHD behaviour?

    Rules

    Priorities

    Rewarding success

    Target charts

    Sanctions

    Managing disruptions

    Managing aggression

    Teacher power

    Confrontations

    Reframing

    4: How can we help non-traditional learners to access the curriculum?

    Case Study 1

    Case Study 2

    Positive interventions

    Developing basic skills

    Study Skills

    Homework

    Exam arrangements

    5: Whole school approaches

    A multi-modal model

    Structure

    Flexibility

    Rapport, Relationships, Role models

    6: How does medication help?

    Case Study

    Different types of medication

    An argument for using medication

    Considering the medication process

    What do parents need to know about medication?

    Children’s perceptions

    7: Are there any additional options for managing ADHD?

    Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

    Counselling

    Coaching

    Diet

    Exercise

    Speech and language therapy

    8: How can teachers work with parents of children with ADHD?

    Case study

    Parenting programmes

    Home-school collaboration

    Identifying problem times

    Rewards and Sanctions

    Siblings

    9: How can transitions be made less problematic?

    KS1 to KS2

    Primary to secondary school transition

    Peer support and understanding

    Case study

    Transition to further education or training

    ADHD and the workplace

    10: Professional development for teachers and assistants

    (Use these chapter summaries to make slides and/or handouts for colleagues, and in structuring training sessions on ADHD)

    Planning CPD

    Starting a discussion

    Appendix 1: CAST (Child ADHD Screening Tool)

    Appendix 2: Assessing girls with ADD/ADHD

    Appendix 3: School policy for managing medicines

    References

    Index

     

     

     

     

     

    Biography

    Fintan J. O’Regan is currently an International Behaviour and Learning Consultant and an associate lecturer for Leicester University, the National Association for Special Needs and the Institute of Education. He is also the Vice Chairman of UK ADHD Partnership, a member of the European ADHD Alliance and former chairperson of the European ADHD Taskforce.