| Class Dismissed,
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| | have follow the list. By following the
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| Millions of children long to hear each
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| | list, I get it done and if I am
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| day those wonderful words Class
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| | distracted, I know where to go to find
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| dismissed. However, different children
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| | out what to do next. Before I finish, I
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| respond to those words differently. Most
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| | check the list to make sure I did all of
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| students learn fairly quickly that when
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| | the steps.
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| the teacher dismisses them that they need
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| | The same process can be followed when
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| to check their homework, put the right
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| | helping your child be successful. By
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| books in their backpack, make sure they
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| | sitting down ahead of time, prompting
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| have the materials they need, straighten
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| | them to write out the necessary steps,
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| up the desk and possibly put up their
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| | and impressing on them to follow the
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| chair and then leave. But the ADD child
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| | list; you reduce the multi-step activity
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| responds to Class dismissed by bolting
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| | to one action.
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| out the door leaving homework, books,
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| | As an example, when the teacher says
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| materials, jacket, backpack, etc. behind.
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| | Class dismissed, your child will open up
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| Why Punish them for things they can't
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| | their binder to find the list posted on
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| control?
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| | the inside cover.
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| Our pleadings, scoldings, groundings, and
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| | 1. Do you have your homework written down
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| bribings fail to create a long term
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| | into your calendar?
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| solution. What can we do to help our
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| | 2. Do you have the books you need for
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| child be successful?
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| | that homework?
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| This is only one example of a much larger
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| | 3. Do you have the homework paper?
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| pattern common to ADD. The reason for
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| | 4. Do you have the supplies that you need
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| this behavior is not to avoid homework,
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| | for the homework?...
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| it is not to make us mad, it not
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| | If they follow the list, they succeed.
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| deliberate. ADD people struggle with
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| | I know, how in the world are we going to
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| thinking and acting at the same time.
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| | make sure the list is followed?
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| They just do. They just do the one
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| | ADD people lose concentration by
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| response that comes to their mind and
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| | definition, they need ways to remind
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| usually the one that brings the most
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| | themselves what they should do next.
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| immediate pleasure.
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| | Plan, do and review can be a very
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| This also explains why when you tell your
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| | powerful tool once added to the goals and
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| little angel to hang up her jacket, get
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| | rewarding yourself for each step, this
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| out her homework, get a snack from the
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| | reinfources us too this step as positive.
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| refridgerator, and settle down to do
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| | Listed below are the steps of Plan, Do
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| homework, she will get a snack and not do
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| | and Review. Plan
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| the rest. You will probably find her in
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| | 1. Determine the necessary steps in
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| front of the TV enjoying her treat. Would
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| | order.
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| this make you mad, if so know the
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| | 2. Determin the necessary items.
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| syptoms, so you can be part of the
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| | 3. Determine a reasonable time per task
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| sloution not the problem!
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| | Do
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| What can we do to help our child be
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| | 1. Follow plan consistently
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| successful?
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| | 2. Monitor each step
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| One important principle for training
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| | 3. Celebrate completion
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| successful habits for ADD children is:
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| | Review
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| Separate the Thinking from the Doing.
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| | 1. Check for completeness
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| Often at the moment of action, ADD people
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| | 2. Check for accuracy/quality
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| have a hard time thinking in steps;
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| | 3. Evaluate and revise plan
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| therefore, steps are often missed. I
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| | By separating the thinking from the
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| suffer still from this problem as an
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| | doing, especially for routine tasks, you
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| ADDult. I compensate by a process I call
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| | can help your ADD child succeed in life.
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| Plan, Do and Review. I try to make sure
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| | Athur Buchanan, A Hyperactive Writer and
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| there is a goal in each step, I stop and
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| | Speaker, is the author of ADAD and ME and
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| think is this correct, if not why and I
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| | he speaks nationally to parents,
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| continue to do this step by step and it
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| | teachers and others emphasizing the hope
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| really helps.
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| | of success for fellow ADDers. You may
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| When I need to do something, and since I
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| | visit his website at or send any
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| don't think and act at the same time; the
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| | comments to Please take the time check
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| best thing for me to do is sit down and
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| | out his book, It's great!
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| write out the steps ahead of time. Then I
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