Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

This page is dedicated to providing non-medicated interventions to assist children with ADHD be successful in school.

Many sensory and academic issues can be addressed with slight modifications.

Book of Interventions

Presentation

Interventions:

Air filled disks to be used as seat cushions for proprioceptive sensory input:

Wal-Mart You can save shipping and have them sent to the store and pick them up.

K-Mart Core Disk- More expensive but an option for those that don't have Wal-Mart

IsokineticsIncShipping is pricey on this if you are ordering just one.

School Specialty I haven't found too many children who like the wedge - so scroll down to the flat cushion.

Fun Fiddles

The Edamame Peas- http://www.squidoo.com/100-cool-stress-toys

I pass these out during trainings and adults don't want to give them back- they are so much fun to use while listening to a speaker. They do not interfere with listening and research actually indicates "fiddling with a tool" increases retention. Here's an article about not asking kids to stop fidgeting- http://www.physorg.com/news162554898.html

Great website for ADHD ideas: http://gajitz.com/idle-hands-fidget-toys-let-adhd-kids-focus-on-school/