Tag: hyperactive

  • What is ADHD?

    I’ve been banging on about ADHD, I’ve been teaching about ADHD, I’ve been supporting families with ADHD, I’ve been campaigning about ADHD? But what on earth is ADHD anyway? Here are the facts: FACT #1 ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. But anyone connected with ADHD hates this acronym. Your child doesn’t have a…

  • When in Rome…or in this case Cyprus

    I don’t know about you, but I love people watching. Of course I am always on the look out for children with ADHD! Restaurants, bus and train journeys are the best. Great opportunity to just subtlety watch and observe. My family think it’s hysterical as predictably as I will go up to the mum and…

  • ‘Time Blindness’ and What You Can Do About It

    Why is it that you can ask your child a zillion times to come down for dinner, yet he can be on time to watch X Factor? Why does your child do his homework at the last minute, yet will spend hours on his X Box? I asked my son why is he always running…