Attention Problems

ADHD Diagnosis on the Rise

• 4.5 m to 5.4 m in 1 year.
• Girls: 5.9% to 5.6%
• Boys: 9.5% to 13.2%
• 48-51% of ADHD students also have a learning disability.
• Video: adders.org

Boys have physical differences from girls that makes it harder to sit.

Boys' tailbones go lower and have less fat protection.

A boy's pelvis comes to a sharp point

A boy's center of gravity in in his chest, where as, a girl's is in her hips

What can we do?

Some ADHD meds rewire the brain to go from back to front lobes so that they go from right to left.

That's a big deal because HAL students also go from back lobe to front.

Create a standing work area for students to choose to work at.

Give seating options.

Fidgets

• Call them tools not toys.
• stress balls, bath sponge, hair ties, foam gifts, stretchy toys, marble in chinese handcuffs, bathtub decals,

Wiggling toes reduces anxiety.