The development of a student with ADHD can be frustrating and annoying; the key issue to accept is that the student is not doing it on purpose. ADHD is a genuine medical condition that requires specific support depending on the severity of the symptoms. Understanding and acceptance of ADHD together with the desire to adapt teaching and learning strategies can enable many students with ADHD to learn more effectively.
Since students with ADHD are often in trouble, they are unable to deal with criticism and can become defiant and hostile. This can damage their whole attitude to school and to learning, and they may ultimately give up on education. It’s very important to show that education has not given up on them.
One technique that can help is to reframe the condition by looking at the issues of ADHD as not so much a problem but as an opportunity. Here the key principles are to look for the positives wherever possible.