Tag: sensory processing
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ADHD + Sleep
Ahhhh sleep. ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz A good night’s sleep can make you feel refreshed, positive and ready to face the day. Conversely, a bad night’s sleep can make you feel sluggish, exhausted and at a disadvantage before you even start. Many of our children with ADHD have sleep difficulties and so this adds to their challenges of…
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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…
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The day I experienced sensory overwhelm
I want to tell you about a really emotional experience I had last month. My hubby, daughter and I went to a brilliant exhibit called ‘Dialogue in the Dark’ at a children’s museum in Tel Aviv designed to give participants a sense of how it is to live without sight. It is described as ‘a…
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ADHD + Sensory Difficulties
We think we know about ADHD. We know our children can be impulsive, hyperactive and inattentive. We know they may have poor executive function skills. There may also be poor social and communication skills and they will be lagging behind their peers emotionally. Is that all? Possibly not. Because we also know that our children…