How to help your child with ADHD be successful in school
What can help your child be successful in school?
Success in school means performing to your full potential. This requires the ability to understand and carry out instructions. In addition, it is important for your child to understand the teachers' expectations and behave appropriately.
The following guidelines can help your child with ADHD be successful in school:
- Educate yourself about ADHD and your child's education rights.
- Build positive relationships with your child's teachers and other school personnel.
- Communicate openly and frequently with school officials, teachers, your child, and your child's doctor.
- Work with your child to control symptoms as much as possible. This includes using medication and/or behaviour management techniques as recommended by your child's doctor.
- Keep records. Medical evaluations, behaviour counselling, and previous school records are all helpful when developing educational programs for your child.
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Which of the following can you do to help your child have the greatest success in school? (There may be more than one correct answer.)
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| Author: | Carrie Henley Sabra L. Katz-Wise | Last Updated: August 31, 2006 |
| Medical Review: | Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics Mina Dulcan, MD - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Thomas Emmett Francoeur, MDCM, CSPQ, FRCPC - Pediatrics | |
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