Category: Articles
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ADHD and Girls
ADHD is one of many conditions which can make it harder to learn in a traditional classroom and exam environment. With the right adjustments many children with ADHD will thrive, but first we need to be able to recognise a child’s needs and how to support them to do their best.
In this new film from ‘‘Nip in the Bud‘ , you’ll hear directly from Debbie about her experience having undiagnosed ADHD in school, and the impact this had on her.
“From as young as I can remember, I’ve always thought there was something wrong with me…If I’d had my diagnosis at school, everything would have been different.”
As a young black girl, Debbie didn’t fit the stereotype of a child with ADHD. As a result, her learning differences weren’t recognised and she would get into trouble at school. Because ADHD typically presents differently in girls, the signs can be overlooked, and it is thought girls may also be better at ‘masking’ their difficulties to fit in.
“It’s well known that women with ADHD are really good at hiding things.”
As Debbie got older she was able to find some coping strategies which work for her. However, her story shows how it can be life-changing to receive a diagnosis from a younger age, and highlights the importance of challenging our assumptions about a child’s behaviour and experiences.
* Debbie volunteers for ADHD Babes, a community group for Black Women and Non-Binary people of African-Caribbean descent with ADHD.“We’re just wired differently… someone getting there in a different way can also open up something new that people didn’t know, and that can be really amazing.”
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New Approaches to Autism and ADHD
Check out the useful articles here, especially the one by Dr Freya Spencer- White.
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Implementing Engagement
Teachers are growing in familiarity and confidence in the use of the Engagement Model, which became statutory summative assessment in September 2021.
They are realising its potential for a whole range of children ‘not engaged in subject specific learning’. As such, pedagogy is developing that supports classroom based formative assessment , and leads into the statutory summative assessment for EHCP meetings, Annual Reviews etc .
Teachers wishing to look deeper into the potential of Engagement ,and its evidence base , may wish to look at this podcast ‘What you really need to know about Engagement’, presented by Bev Cockbill and Professor Barry Carpenter.
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How to Talk to Children and Young People About War | Understanding and Supporting our Refugee Children. By Dr Tina Rae
The recording of this wonderful webinar, full of practical suggestions, can be found on: https://www.evidenceforlearning.net/ dr_ tina_ rae_children_war_refugees
Check out the resources on War Child – www.childandwar.org/resources
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Anxiety; Cues, Clues & Support for Young People in School – Ask the Expert
Below is the recording of the webinar from 27th January 2022; speakers – Professor Cathy Creswell and Helen Manley, University of Oxford .
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Webinars on Sleep and Screen Time
The Association of Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) are developing webinars exploring topics from the new Relationship, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) curriculum.
Two recordings of the webinars on Sleep and Screen Time are below.
Screen Time – https://www.acamh.org/freeview/ask-expert-screen-time/
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Refocusing on ADHD in Education: a new resource booklet for SENCOs
“This is a ‘must read’ for every teacher concerned with the education of children with ADHD. Lots of practical suggestions, and new insights. Look at page 21 on the latest thinking around ADHD in Girls!”
Professor Barry Carpenter, CBE.(Patron: ADHD Foundation)
Click here, or below to download and view
Barry Carpenter Education 