Behaviors and Personality Types of an ADD

(Attention Deficit Disorder):

 

Ù Easily distracted: attention on things in the environment, can have short, but extraordinarily intense, attention span on some tasks;

Ù Cannot follow direction because unable to focus on something they consider boring, meaningless, or unimportant;

Ù Distortions of time-sense; ADD individuals have an exaggerated sense of urgency when they’re on a task, and an exaggerated sense of boredom when they feel they have nothing to do;

Ù Daydreaming more than other people in general;

Ù Big swing of emotions, more impulsive, and easily got frustrated;

Ù Risk-taking, disorganization, accompanied by snap decisions. Research indicates that about half of all entrepreneurs test out as being ADD.

ÙIndividuals with hyperactivity (ADHD) can be more easily identified because they have obvious behavioral problem in learning, e.g., they cannot sit still, they play with different things even if they can sit on their own seats. They appear very restless. They may talk nonstop, and cannot pay any attention in class.

                                                                                                      

                                                                                             

Individual Program for Individuals with Attention Deficit /Hyperactivity Disorder: 

Davis Attention MasterySM: *

A Drug-Free Solution to ADD/ADHD

Content:

1.   Initial Consultation

l          Identify the needs of the client

l          Evaluate on the imagination patterns

l          Assess for suitability to attend the program

 

2.   5-day Intensive Program (6 hours daily)

 

l          Davis Tools: learn to focus, self control of energy levels, release of tensions;

l          Concepts Mastery: To learn life related concepts and to rebuild these concepts into their sense of reality so as to have better life skills in organizing their work;

l          Reading Exercises: teach ways to achieve successful reading and comprehension;

l          Concepts Personalization: to bring about behavioral change by putting mastered concepts into the personal experience of individual child.

 

3.   Follow-up work

l          2 hours within the week

l          Done by parents/ teachers/ tutors

l          Tools review, Symbol Mastery and Reading exercises

 

*Professional services described as DavisSM, DavisSM Dyslexia Correction, Davis Symbol MasterySM, Davis Orientation CounselingSM, DavisSM Math Mastery, and Davis Attention MasterySM may only be provided by persons who are employed by a licensed Davis Specialist, or who are trained and licensed as Davis Facilitators by Davis Dyslexia Association International.

 

Reference: http://www.davisdyslexia.com/add-adhd.html