Teacher doesn’t understand adhd | ADHD Information

I have a 9 year old daughter who was recently diagnosed with ADHD.
She attends a small private chriistian school. We started meds about 2
weeks ago and are slowly increasing the dosage. No change as of
yet. The teacher doesn't understand that this isn't going to be an
immediate fix. I've tried explaining that it will take time to find the right
dosage and to see success. I'm very frustrated because all I get is
negative feedback from the teacher. Meeting with the teacher and
principal tomorrow to discuss a plan. Anyone have any suggestions?Have them set up a reward structure for her. Figure out what she wants
and use that as the reward for her to aim for. Ask for environmental
changes, such as extra breaks or sensation aids like sound deadening
earphones or a wiggle cushion.

As for you, it's so hard, but you have to develop a thick skin. To some
degree the teacher is going to vent at you, and maybe even confront or
accuse you. Don't rise to the challenge. Acknowledge the good work that
the teacher has done and work together, listening to all your opinions and
insights, to try to hammer out a plan.

I have an IEP meeting for my son tomorrow, too. Among the things I'm
going to be bringing up is more structure in my son's break and reward
systems. He thinks they're interchangeable, so none of them are effective.

Good luck dealing with the school! :)Don't let it become a complaint forum for them. Make sure they focus on resolving the issues. It needs to be a proactive meeting. Tell them medication is not a sole solution, but only a part.

Ask for accommodations. Seat close to the teacher. Extra time for tests. Teacher checks that all homework is written down. She gets to pick up the milk or collect the library books (a break). Extra set of books at home. Whatever she needs. Brainstorm. These would not be services, just accommodations.

I would maintain your focus on helping your child. Getting the teacher to understand ADHD should not be your mission. They come and go every 9 months; you just have to deal with what you get. When my son was in 3rd grade, we were playing with his meds. The teacher once commented that she couldn't wait for us to find the right one so that my son would behave in class. I explained to her that the meds are a tool to help him to concentrate, but that his personality was what she sees-he was not going to magically become a different person. He would still need accomidations in class. After that she seemed to be a bit more patient. At the very least she never said anything like that to me again ;)Something else. That is very obscure.

Remembering to bring books and papers assignments to and from
school. While this is social conditioning norm. It shouldn't make or
break a child's efforts.   

What I mean is the teacher must take the responsibility of send the
assignment to the parent. And the parent responsible for sending
sending back.   Just saying that the during med changes. A child
shouldn't be penalized to something that isn't really academic.

In short no ADHD. Child. Should fail for forgetting something.

I like the idea of sending assignments. Via e mail
So easy to send to all parents. The assignments of the day.

Ecbmum,

Just wondering how your teacher meeting went?

Good point Jessica regarding getting the teacher to understand.