💠ADHD and Emotional/Behavioral Disorders (EBD) ðŸ’
By: Allie Friedman
Strategies that would be beneficial to the success of students with ADHD:
Academic support ( Extended time for test taking, tutoring , preferential seating, and electronic teaching methods with organization guidance throughout the software being used )
Build up their self esteem by giving them the correct guidance to succeed and make the kid who has ADHD aware that there is nothing “wrong with them” and that this is just the way that they are.
Have patience with them and make them feel understood and help there growth
Talk to a health professional about which method/ methods that they think would be best for the student because sometimes medicine isn’t the very best route you can take in every case ( because of its long term effects) … it’s always good to explore other options but of course if you feel like your kid needs it then you should have them put on it.
Teacher’s can: Make room for more playtime and give more breaks to students , and make class participation and hands-on interactive activities a priority.
Parents can: create a structured routine for their kid and set times for them to get work done and also for them to have fun and have playtime. They need to encourage productivity rather than adding pressure onto them… They should also avoid helicopter parenting and should allow their kids to make mistakes and learn from them on their own.
Description of Disabilities:
EBD defined: The National Mental Health and Special Education Coalitions Definition-
Includes behavioral or emotional responses in school
School performance ( social, academic, personal skills , vocational)
Not an expected response and is not temporary
When the behavior is constantly exhibited in two different settings, at least one being school related.
The condition is not responsive to direct intervention in general education.
EBD might include schizophrenic disorders, anxiety disorders, affective disorders, or other disorders that have to do with adjustment or conduct.
Challenges that people with EBD face-
Hard to teach and they struggle socially, academically, and behaviorally.
If compared to the kids at their school, they experience the least amount of success.
Have bigger academic deficits than students with learning disabilities.
Struggle to continue in post-school settings. ( Will usually have poor interpersonal relationships, will need mental health services, and will be unemployed)
The Types of Emotional or Behavioral Disorders that there are-
Externalizing behaviors: ( aggressive behaviors that are expressed outwardly ) , the three common problems are hyperactivity, aggression, and delinquency. It can also co-exist with ADHD as well.
Internalizing behaviors: expressed with being socially withdrawn… examples would be depression, anxiety, anorexia/bulimia (this is more common for females to experience)
Low Incidence: DSM-IV-TR , socially maladjusted , and includes schizophrenia.
* Kids with emotional or behavioral disorders begin to exhibit illegal behaviors, struggle with alcohol and drug addiction, are one to two years below their grade level peers, and drop out of school most of the time *
Strategies that would be beneficial to the success of students with Behavioral Disorders:
Teacher’s need to be extra supportive ,encouraging , knowledgeable , and qualified to teach students in this population. They need to make an extra effort to understand these students with EBD and try to help them rather than give up on them or look down upon them.
Also parents need to explain things better and continuously put positive thought patterns into their kids brains so that they can be able to improve ( even if it takes a long time )
Cited Sources:
National Institute of Mental Health. “Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.” National Institute of Mental Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd.
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Psych2Go, director. 5 Interesting Facts about ADHD, Psych2Go , 11 Nov. 2018, youtu.be/uW6e50NYlWE.
Performance by Dr. Blanca Fresno, Childhood ADHD: What Are the Signs and Symptoms?, Children’s Physicians Medical Group, www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6LQ-BFigFA.
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