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Effective Strategies for working with ADHD

Tuesday, January 13, 2015 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Meeting Location:

Hanover High School (Multipurpose Room – First Floor)

287 Cedar Street, Hanover

Presented by: Dr. Robert Walker, Healthcare South

Description: ADHD is a problem with inattentiveness, over-activity, impulsivity, or a combination of all three. In this workshop Dr. Robert Walker will discuss what ADHD is and what is not and provide parents and teachers with effective strategies to manage related behaviors.

Inattentive symptoms include:

1. Fails to give close attention to details or makes careless mistakes
   in schoolwork
   
2. Has difficulty keeping attention during tasks or play
   
3. Does not seem to listen when spoken to directly
   
4. Does not follow through on instructions and fails to finish
   schoolwork, chores, or duties in the workplace
   
5. Has difficulty organizing tasks and activities
   
6. Often loses toys, assignments, pencils, books, or tools
   
   

Hyperactivity symptoms:

1. Fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in seat
   
2. Leaves seat when remaining seated is expected
   
3. Runs about or climbs in inappropriate situations
   
4. Has difficulty playing quietly
   
5. Is often "on the go," acts as if "driven by a motor," talks excessively
   
   

Impulsivity symptoms:
1. Blurts out answers before questions have been completed 2. Has difficulty awaiting turn
3. Interrupts or intrudes on others

Check out our page on the Hanover Schools website at www.hanoverschools.org/community/pac for further information and a calendar of upcoming events.

No RSVP required