Refocusing on ADHD in education
Written By: Author(s): ADHD Foundation Neurodiversity Charity
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A resource booklet from the ADHD Foundation Neurodiversity Charity
How can schools help children and young people with ADHD to achieve their potential?
We have produced this resource booklet for SENDCOs, ALNCOs, Additional Support Coordinators and members of Leaderships teams in schools and colleges with responsibility for special educational needs and inclusion.
I’m sure that you are all very experienced in working with children and young people with ADHD and you are keenly aware of the challenges and difficulties that learners with ADHD face in educational settings every day. However, the aim of this resource is to offer you a fresh perspective on this endlessly fascinating and often misunderstood neurodevelopmental condition.
As the lead practitioner for learning support in your school, the terminology that you use can have a powerful effect upon how learning differences are viewed by your colleagues. ADHD is a ‘neurodevelopmental condition’, one of a collection of conditions that come under the umbrella of "special educational needs
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