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[quote=Anonymous]This is a tough situation. I have a son with ADHD--but he is the inattentive type, likely to stay reading in one area and not notice the entire group has moved on, but not the type to touch what he is not supposed to touch--and I volunteer for every single field trip because I don't think any other parents should have to deal with him (honestly I worry that he would get separated and lost). The teacher once assigned me a kid like the one you mention as well as a couple other NT kids.  It was unbelievably challenging, between getting my kid to transition from something he was reading with interest and chasing after the other child plus managing a couple of other kids with average level misbehavior, i watched one child walk out of the museum on her own! I ended up making my son and the other boy with ADHD hold my hands, which they were not too happy about, but I figured safety was the single biggest issue and this was the only way. Anyway, it was miserable and, frankly, unfair of the teacher.

To answer your question simply, I think the most important thing for my child and for most kids with ADHD is to state behavior expectations beforehand very succinctly and clearly. Do not assume that they know not to run and not to touch--even if they do know, they need the rule explicitly stated--just make all expectations clear upfront and simple. That said, I did all these things and I still could not get the kid under control.

I wouldn't talk to the parents if I were you--why put that on yourself? But do tell the teacher. The teacher needs to find a way to make the experience doable for everyone.

The lesson I learned is that, because I still don't want to impose my spacey guy on anyone else, I can't volunteer to help the class. I just come to keep him in line, which is very easy to do one-on-one, and but I don't volunteer to chaperone.  I think the school and the parents of the child in question should do the same thing.[/quote]

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