ADD / ADHD:
Inappropriate behaviour, inattention and impulsivity with or without hyper activity.
Inappropriate behaviour, inattention and impulsivity with or without hyper activity.
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is the name given to the learning difficulty that means a person struggles to concentrate on a task for any length of time, they constantly shift their attention from one thing to another. If, in addition, a person is physically unable to keep still for any length of time then the word ‘hyperactive’ is included in the name. (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder). Other behavioural symptoms associated with this learning difficulty are to do with impulsivity, taking turns, and being disorganised.
Davis Facilitators believe that ADD/ADHDis not the result of a genetic flaw or nerve damage. It is not caused by a malformation of the brain, inner ear, or eyes. ADD/ADHD is a product of thought and a special way of reacting to confusion.
The Davis programme successfully overcomes these learning difficulties because it uses the dyslexic person’s natural ability and thinking style in a new way.
What is the ADD/ADHD way of thinking?
The ability to think primarily in pictures
The ability to alter their senses (perception)
A lower than normal threshold for confusion
Davis Facilitators believe that ADD/ADHDis not the result of a genetic flaw or nerve damage. It is not caused by a malformation of the brain, inner ear, or eyes. ADD/ADHD is a product of thought and a special way of reacting to confusion.
The Davis programme successfully overcomes these learning difficulties because it uses the dyslexic person’s natural ability and thinking style in a new way.
What is the ADD/ADHD way of thinking?
The ability to think primarily in pictures
The ability to alter their senses (perception)
A lower than normal threshold for confusion
How does it cause difficulties with concentration?
People concentrate (focus all their attention on one thing) for two reasons:
1) if they are interested in it;
2) if they are confused and are trying to make sense of something.
In either case this means a person spends time on that one thing to the exclusion of all else.
A person with ADD/ADHD has a lower than normal threshold for confusion. They don’t like the feeling of confusion. They like to know what is happening, how things work, what things are; they are curious and easily bored.
Their ability to think in pictures and alter their perceptions allows them to stop being bored. They can daydream. In other words they can shift their attention to their imagination where anything can happen – it is their natural response.
Their ability to think in pictures and alter their perceptions can enable them to solve problems very quickly – it is their natural way of thinking.
However the problem arises when the person shifts their attention to their imagination frequently or for long periods of time. Why? During the time a person is attending to their imagination they are not able to perceive reality accurately. If this happens a lot as a child then it is likely that certain ‘life concepts’ to do with time, consequence, order and disorder will not be fully understood. In their imagination it is easy to be unaware of these concepts. In many cases the rules that govern these concepts in reality do not exist in their head because they don’t have to.
People concentrate (focus all their attention on one thing) for two reasons:
1) if they are interested in it;
2) if they are confused and are trying to make sense of something.
In either case this means a person spends time on that one thing to the exclusion of all else.
A person with ADD/ADHD has a lower than normal threshold for confusion. They don’t like the feeling of confusion. They like to know what is happening, how things work, what things are; they are curious and easily bored.
Their ability to think in pictures and alter their perceptions allows them to stop being bored. They can daydream. In other words they can shift their attention to their imagination where anything can happen – it is their natural response.
Their ability to think in pictures and alter their perceptions can enable them to solve problems very quickly – it is their natural way of thinking.
However the problem arises when the person shifts their attention to their imagination frequently or for long periods of time. Why? During the time a person is attending to their imagination they are not able to perceive reality accurately. If this happens a lot as a child then it is likely that certain ‘life concepts’ to do with time, consequence, order and disorder will not be fully understood. In their imagination it is easy to be unaware of these concepts. In many cases the rules that govern these concepts in reality do not exist in their head because they don’t have to.