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Krystal Jacobs Grand Canyon University ENG-105 David Spilker November 29, 2020

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Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a rising neurodevelopmental disorder which affect children early in life, however the most important thing is that the developmental disorder effect the child’s learning ability in the classroom. This can become a problem when the years go by because the years that the child spend in the class is when they get some of their skills for life. At times ADHD may be misunderstood for lack of focus or energy, that is commonly found in younger children and can be a lot. It is important for teachers to learn what the difference is between ADHD and loudness. The way a teacher can get a better understanding of ADHD in the classroom it is important for them to learn how it affects the child’s learning abilities and what ages and gender are affected with ADHD more. They should also know the different ways they can deal with ADHD. A child that has ADHD can become a problem in the classroom if the teacher do not understand what a child behavior is, what gender is affected more, and different ways to deal with a child that has ADHD. Children are recognized to have a difficult time staying focused, it can be to much and start affecting the child’s ability to learn in the classroom. A way that ADHD affect a child’s learning ability is they will start the assignment they are working on but do not finish it (Morin, 2014). It can be regular for a child to struggle sometimes with getting their work done but when it become something that is repetitive it can become an issue for the child. A teacher that have a student with ADHD they will notice that the student will start off with a group of children but will eventually stop engaging (Morn,2014). When it comes to this sort of distraction and behavior it is a possibility that it will start to affect a child’s learning. When it comes to children, they already have a lot of distractions so when a child has things such as outburst and talk when they are not called on can make it hard for them to learn. These actions are signs of ADHD; however, they can change as times go by and with different ages of children.

ADHD start at birth and it is a lot of people that has it. Children and Adults with Attentiondeficit/Hyperactive Disorder (CHADD) is an organization that do testing for ADHD in children, and they stated that it is 7.2% of children that is 18 and younger that struggle with ADHD around the world (CHADD, 2018). This percentage is alternating, and in the united states a lone it is proven that about 15% of Elementary school children suffer from ADHD (CHADD,2018). It is interesting that one gender is said to suffer from ADHD more. The National Library of Medicine currently state that ADHD was 9.2% with a boy to girl ratio of 2.28:1 (Remtekkar Ujjwal P, et al,2010). It is good to understand the age and if a boy or girl is more affected by ADHD will help teachers know what they are dealing with and will make it easer to deal with students with ADHD. When it comes to understanding the age group and what gender is more affected from ADHD, they will know how to battle with this in the class. It is good to know what to do to battle with ADHD in the class it is important to know different steps to take to deal with it as well. A strategy that a teacher can use is to allow the child to take breaks that will allow for physical activity like getting a drink of water, collecting class work (Low, 2018). This will let students burn any energy that was pinned up in their system. The location where the student sits in the classroom is important to the child so that they can keep focused and engaged in class. If the teacher sits the child directly next to them in the classroom may help with any disruptions (Segal, Jeanne, Smith et. al, 2019). This strategy can help a teacher make their job easier when it comes to teaching kids with ADHD. so that the child will not become a distraction to other students in the class and they will be able to get their education. The child that has ADHD will also be able to develop skills that that they would be able to take with them in life and they will be able to be happy. ADHD affect a lot of individuals around the world and because it is more dominant in children it is easy to see that ADHD is a rising problem. The symptoms can be hard to see as they have the potential to be mistaken as loudness, the symptoms will keep growing into a bigger problem. 7.2% of

children struggle with ADHD in the world and 15% is elementary school children. Knowing what to do in the classroom is good to know when teaching children that has ADHD. also knowing how it affects a child’s learning and who is affected by it, as well as how to handle ADHD in the classroom will get easer as the teacher and student learn how to battle it.

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