It is generally accepted to
consider ADHD as a medical / pedagogical problem, which needs to be corrected /
treated. This treatment is represents by three components: the normalization of
the family situation, psycho-correction, and the drug treatment. Medications which
are uses to treat ADHD are mainly related to a group of stimulants, as additional
therapies are uses sedatives, antidepressants and antianxiety medications.
The result of this treatment (if
any results are achieving (60%)) - “zeroing personality." The child
becomes convenient to use in school, he has opportunity to focus on the
subjects prescribed to concentrate, but miss his own personality and talent.
Unlikely, this child will become a professor (and if he will, it means,
initially he was destined to be a Nobel laureate), but he will finish a school
like everyone else. A child, who cured from his hyperactivity, will never becames
the super avant-garde artist or the creator of the new trend of music, the
inventor of cancer cure.
I want to present my personal
opinion, based on the careful studying of the theory and work with children and
adolescents, attitudes toward ADHD, as a non-existent problem. The problem is certainly
exists, it’s not in our children, but it’s in our misunderstanding of their
individuality because the global educational system intended to the average
intellect person.
According to my opinion, children
diagnosed ADHD are extraordinary,
talented, highly spiritual, brilliant kids - potential geniuses.
Some of them, very small
percentage, are lucky. For some reason (family tradition, wise neighbor, the
request of the child), parents are discovers (guess) the direction of his
talent. For example: to give the child a
violin. And… grows a great musician. But, unfortunately, the probability of "getting to the point " incredibly
small. Most potential geniuses don’t get ” his violin” ...Parents force them to
solve the arithmetic tasks, and lament about the absolute lack of mathematical
ability.
Attention Deficit
The known fact, that children
with "attention deficit" may hold their attention on the thing, that
they are interested in for hours. Even
not so an interesting task, can attract them, when it comes to
competition, playful way, the design tasks in the form of the project. It is
also known (no offense to other teachers be said) that children can concentrate
a long time on the lesson of his favorite teacher. If you ask them about the
reason, they will answer you: "He’s interesting tells, he understands me,
he knows what I need."
Hyperactivity
No one of parents does not dreaming
about sluggish, sedentary child ...
Where is passing the golden mean between a healthy, active child and hyperactivity, scourge of the
modern teacher? What's the difference? In my opinion, physically non healthy
child becomes an hyperactive one . Activity -is signs of
biochemical, electrolyte, water, protein balance. Hyperactivity, this is the
unbalanced activity.
Impulsiveness
The most beautiful and talented
things in the world created by momentum, impulse, a flash of inspiration. The
soul communicates with us through the subconscious. Only the idea arose by the
impulse, the first association, which came without thinking, are related to the
soul. Next one - is the product of the brain. But the product of the brain work naturally based on the society ideas, has no
clean substantial originality. The child, who screamed an answer before he heard
the question? What is it? Break of discipline or the flight of association? To stop him, or listen to the shout of genius soul?
Well, I hope that my basic
idea is clear enough. There is not necessary “to cure" our children or correct
their behavior. But learn to live side by side with our superman, to
communicate with them, and understand them, viewing the world by their eyes. We
must learn to let them growth up, to be proud by them, enjoying by the parent’s
happiness with our happy children.
Didn't you hear in my sentence the words "education" and
"studying"? That's right! They weren't there! Because the best we can do for them, is to stop educate them.
Of course, they need our help. They appeared in this world, at the time the
world is not ready to accept and understand them. They are standing before
necessity to learn how to interact with
this world. We can help them to do it. We can help them to understand us. We
express our ideas verbally, but not telepathically as many of them do. We know
some about many things, we hold an illusion of reality. These children adapt to
the life, learn to combine the verge of parallel worlds - their future world
and ours actual one. They adapt to our manner of transmission and receive of
information, and they don't lose their individuality and their super abilities.
It is possible, if they have support, understanding and from cleaver parents.
At the same time, we are incredibly enriching our inner world, learn from them
more variety of interactive opportunities, understand the world in his depth,
we get new colors, sounds, ideas....
I refuse to call our children
"hyperactive" categorically. I have another, more suitable definition
for them - Great Potential Children.
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