ADD/ADHD

Definition & AB Educ. Code

3 Types:
- Hyperactive-impulsive
- Inattentive type
- Combined
ADD/ADHD a neurobiological condition that can cause inattention, hyperactivity and/or impulsivity, and other
learning difficulties. Research suggests that AD/HD is most likely caused by abnormalities in certain
neurotransmitters or messengers in the brain, making the brain inefficient or sluggish in the areas that control
impulses, screen sensory input and focus attention.
Code: 58
Characteristics &/or
Observable Behaviours

Teaching Strategies & Resources

Links &/or Sources

- Signs of hyperactivity
include restlessness,
squirming and fidgeting
and excessive talking

- Seat ADHD student away from distractions,

preferably front and center
- Seat student near a good role model
-Increase distance between desks to decrease
distractions
- Create a cool-down area
- Play quiet music
- Create a stage for announcements in the
classroom

Kids with ADHD

- Signs of impulsivity
include acting without
planning or difficulty
following rules,
interrupting others,
difficulty managing
frustration, emotions and
transitions.
- Signs of inattention
include missing important
details, difficulty staying
on task, difficulty staying
with short term memory,
problems focusing and
maintaining attention

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=Rcy2jF1EXjk

Teaching Students with

Attention
Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder.
http://education.alberta.ca/
media/511987/focus.pdf