Friday, April 8, 2011

Motivating the ADHD Child

New research shows that persistence of ADHD symptoms may cause a problem with motivation. ADHD, which both children and adults is the lack of dopamine, a neurotransmitter that is involved with brain reward system is triggered by. In the current study showed that people with ADHD have a different response for the award. of dopamine, its brain reward / motivation due to lack of experience of road barriers. The inattention and hyperactivity causes because they feel less motivated to complete the tasks.

However, a lack of dopamine by no means due to ADHD, the search for signs of ADHD have a significant impact on management. For example, ADHD children, parents and teachers often feel frustrated at inability to meet the child's school and disinterest in studies. ADHD children means a fool, but his inability to focus and take care of them reach their potential at school stops. In this particular case, ADHD symptoms most likely due to lack of motivation than anything else is. Perhaps your child can spend hours playing a video game - ADHD are able to focus with the child. Engagement and interest to move out when it comes to school to be able to bring this same level.

Here to motivate your child to school are some tips on better.

* Guide your child through his or her homework. Children with ADHD easily, get frustrated, which affects their motivation. Being around some of the anxiety will reduce your child to explain concepts. However, work is not the end, help your child get started, to encourage him to get it is by himself.
* Questions using verbal quizzing your child, giving her 10 children - 15 seconds to think about.
* There are certain times of day when your child has ADHD symptoms worse. There are also times when your baby is more alert. These "focused" time schedule during the most difficult tasks.
* Small, divide the large task into manageable pieces. For example, 20 math problems, homework assignments can be completed at a time 5.
* Hyperactive behavior may actually help your child's attention. Your child to remember this simple lesson, while doodling or pacing back and forth, finds allow it.
* To give your child the opportunity to bring out his or her creative side. If you see that your child has a penchant for drawing, consider an after-school art class. Music interests your child, bring up the possibility of taking piano lessons. Not only do these extra-curricular activities to promote your child's self esteem and confidence will, these great rare creativity of children with ADHD are opportunities to exploit.