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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, I think it's nice that the teacher wants to talk to you about what she observes, but she really doesn't have any clue about ADHD. There was a study out recently (linked in this week's 2E Newsletter) about how ADHD kids need to move their bodies in order to process things intellectually. So him getting up and moving around the classroom is a natural way for him to get his brain working, and telling him not to do that is counterproductive to wanting him to perform better.[/quote]

I have a hyperactive ADHD kid. While I agree that these kids need to move and fidget in order to concentrate, I disagree that it should be encouraged or even tolerated. Our kids need to learn to behave in the norm or they will always be an outsider, it's hard enough for them to deal with their internal criticisms, they do not need the world to be annoyed as well.

Giving them constrictive fidgets (spinners or mandelas), making sure they exercise and get recess and medication, along with teaching boundaries, is the way to go. Not encouraging the teacher to make the classroom a free for all. This is why parents of NT kids don't want to deal with ADHD kids at their homes, our kids need to learn to reign it in.[/quote]

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