| Attention Deficit Disorder deals with a | | | | disorder), ADD is very common in kids too who |
| dysfunctional aspect of a person who may | | | | have have limitations in learning though it is not |
| combine other disabilities as well and thus a child | | | | necessarily true for all ADD-ers to have the |
| affected by this condition will have a good learning | | | | above problems. |
| process that works for him much like other | | | | Parents and care-givers, including teachers, can |
| human beings who can memorize and retain | | | | help ADD-er kids to improve their learning habits |
| information; their only problem is having a short | | | | and performance in school by guiding them along |
| attention span so attracting and holding their | | | | lines of having a timetable and daily schedule so as |
| interest for a sustained period of time is crucial | | | | to better utilize their time efficiently and thus |
| for helping their minds retain facts. | | | | improve memory and diligency to activities |
| Such a child may typically have a problematic | | | | through careful planning and focus on routine |
| academic record but with timely diagnosis and | | | | things. This is based on the idea of repetition, |
| proper treatment, grades in school and | | | | which includes keeping things in order, in |
| concentration power can shoot up, improving | | | | pre-determined places so its easy to locate them |
| performance and productivity for the ADD-er | | | | and organize papers in binders, folders and files so |
| who may have had a bumpy start to educational | | | | they are sorted out easily, reducing time and labor |
| life; results, however, may differ from individual to | | | | besides being daily planning aids. |
| individual. | | | | The cheerful classroom attitude of a teacher with |
| In very young kids (pre-schoolers mostly), there | | | | an inter-active manner can also help childer with |
| may be other disabilities exhibited that usually | | | | ADD improve performance as opposed to mere |
| include one or more of the following: auditory | | | | lecturing that can be taken as criticism, since this |
| problems(limited understanding of sounds and | | | | approach encourages a child to pay attention and |
| words), speech problems, difficulty with the '3 R's | | | | reduce distractions so success becomes a habit |
| (reading, 'riting and 'rithmetic) besides spelling | | | | due to high degree of motivation and |
| problems. As is the case of Dyslexia (a reading | | | | understanding offered to the ADD-er. |