After the Classroom
My experience with ADHD often relates to a parent asking his eight year old to pick out or focus on what a TV announcer is saying while in Sears but 10 TVs are on a different channel. It is literally impossible. A child with ADHD is cahllenged with focus and must move, twitch, or zip in various directiosn all at once. With medications and teaching, they can learn to function more serenely and distinct. However, after the classroom, persons with ADHD might have problems staying on task unless their supervisor is willing to assign the tasks that will accommodate their disability and not coerce the behavior, negatively. Persons with ADHD, in my opinioin, also need a listening ear which helps them to focus and slow down.
Marilyn,
I think you have capsulized the problem very well. It is always the hope that students will learn tricks, while in school, to help organize their world -- tricks that they can roll over and relate to the world of work. Lists, manipulating the environment and (yes!) a listening ear are all helpful.
Dr. Jane Jarrow
