Warm someone's heart today.

As she stood in front of her 5th grade class on the very first day of school, she told the children an untruth. Like most teachers, she looked at her students and said that she loved them all the same. However, that was impossible, because there in the front row, slumped in his seat, was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard.

Mrs. Thompson had watched Teddy the year before and noticed that he did not play well with the other children, that his clothes were messy and that he constantly needed a bath. In addition, Teddy could be unpleasant. It got to the point where Mrs. Thompson would actually take delight in marking his papers with a broad red pen, making bold X's and then putting a big 'F' at the top of his papers.

At the school where Mrs. Thompson taught, she was required to review each child's past records and she put Teddy's off until last. However, when she reviewed his file, she was in for a surprise.

Teddy's first grade teacher wrote, 'Teddy is a bright child with a ready laugh. He does his work neatly and has good manners...he is a joy to be around..'

His second grade teacher wrote, 'Teddy is an excellent student, well liked by his classmates, but he is troubled because his mother has a terminal illness and life at home must be a struggle.'

His third grade teacher wrote, 'His mother's death has been hard on him. He tries to do his best, but his father doesn't show much interest, and his home life will soon affect him if some steps aren't taken.'

Teddy's fourth grade teacher wrote, 'Teddy is withdrawn and doesn't show much interest in school. He doesn't have many friends and he sometimes sleeps in class.'

By now, Mrs. Thompson realized the problem and she was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when her students brought her Christmas presents, wrapped in beautiful ribbons and bright paper, except for Teddy's.


His present was clumsily wrapped in the heavy, brown paper that he got from a grocery bag. Mrs. Thompson took pains to open it in the middle of the other presents. Some of the children started to laugh when she found a rhinestone bracelet with some of the stones missing, and a bottle that was one-quarter full of perfume. But she stifled the children's laughter when she exclaimed how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on, and dabbing some of the perfume on her wrist. Teddy Stoddard stayed after school that day just long enough to say, 'Mrs. Thompson, today you smelled just like my Mom used to.'

After the children left, she cried for at least an hour. On that very day, she quit teaching reading, writing and arithmetic. Instead, she began to teach children.


Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. As she worked with him, his mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he responded. By the end of the year, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class and, despite her lie that she would love all the children the same, Teddy became one of her 'teacher's pets..'

A year later, she found a note under her door, from Teddy, telling her that she was the best teacher he ever had in his whole life.

Six years went by before she got another note from Teddy. He then wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in life.

Four years after that, she got another letter, saying that while things had been tough at times, he'd stayed in school, had stuck with it, and would soon graduate from college with the highest of honors. He assured Mrs. Thompson that she was still the best and favorite teacher he had ever had in his whole life.

Then four more years passed and yet another letter came. This time he explained that after he got his bachelor's degree, he decided to go a little further. The letter explained that she was still the best and favorite teacher he ever had. But now his name was a little longer. The letter was signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, MD.

The story does not end there. You see, there was yet another letter that spring. Teddy said he had met this girl and was going to be married. He explained that his father had died a couple of years ago and he was wondering if Mrs. Thompson might agree to sit at the wedding in the place that was usually reserved for the mother of the groom. Of course, Mrs. Thompson did. And guess what? She wore that bracelet, the one with several rhinestones missing. Moreover, she made sure she was wearing the perfume that Teddy remembered his mother wearing on their last Christmas together.

They hugged each other, and Dr. Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson's ear, 'Thank you Mrs. Thompson for believing in me. Thank you so much for making me feel important and showing me that I could make a difference.'

Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back. She said, 'Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn't know how to teach until I met you.'

(For you that don't know, Teddy Stoddard is the Dr at Iowa Methodist in Des Moines that has the Stoddard Cancer Wing.)

Warm someone's heart today. . . pass this along. I love this story so very much, I cry every time I read it Just try to make a difference in someone's life today. Tomorrow. Just 'do it'.

Random acts of kindness, I think they call it!

A story from roserahim.

Apakah kunci syurga ? Jawapan dari sang Paderi.

Ada seorang pemuda Arab yang baru saja menyelesaikan bangku kuliahnya di Amerika. Pemuda ini adalah salah seorang yang diberi nikmat oleh Allah berupa pendidikan agama Islam bahkan dia mampu mendalaminya. Selain belajar, dia juga seorang jurudakwah Islam. Ketika berada di Amerika, dia berkenalan dengan salah seorang Nasrani. Hubungan mereka semakin akrab, dengan harapan semoga Allah s.w.t. memberinya hidayah masuk Islam.

Pada suatu hari mereka berdua berjalan-jalan di sebuah perkampungan di Amerika dan melintas dekat sebuah gereja yang terdapat di kampung tersebut. Temannya itu meminta agar dia turut masuk ke dalam gereja. Mula mula dia keberatan, namun kerana desakan akhirnya pemuda itu pun memenuhi permintaannya lalu ikut masuk ke dalam gereja dan duduk di salah satu bangku dengan hening, sebagaimana kebiasaan mereka.

Ketika paderi masuk, mereka serentak berdiri untuk memberikan penghormatan lantas kembali duduk. Di saat itu, si paderi agak terbeliak ketika melihat kepada para hadirin dan berkata, 'Di tengah kita ada seorang Muslim. Aku harap dia keluar dari sini.' Pemuda Arab itu tidak bergerak dari tempatnya. Paderi tersebut mengucapkan perkataan itu berkali-kali, namun dia tetap tidak bergerak dari tempatnya. Hingga akhirnya paderi itu berkata, 'Aku minta dia keluar dari sini dan aku menjamin keselamatannya.' Barulah pemuda ini beranjak keluar.

Di ambang pintu, pemuda bertanya kepada sang paderi, 'Bagaimana anda tahu bahawa saya seorang Muslim?'Paderi itu menjawab, 'Dari tanda yang terdapat di wajahmu.'

Kemudian dia beranjak hendak keluar. Namun, paderi ingin memanfaatkan kehadiran pemuda ini dengan mengajukan beberapa pertanyaan, tujuannya untuk memalukan pemuda tersebut dan sekaligus mengukuhkan agamanya. Pemuda Muslim itupun menerima tentangan debat tersebut.

Paderi berkata, 'Aku akan mengajukan kepada anda 22 pertanyaan dan anda harus menjawabnya dengan tepat. ' Si pemuda tersenyum dan berkata, 'Silakan!'

Sang paderi pun mulai bertanya, 'Sebutkan satu yang tiada duanya, dua yang tiada tiganya, tiga yang tiada empatnya, empat yang tiada limanya, lima yang tiada enamnya, enam yang tiada tujuhnya, tujuh yang tiada lapannya, lapan yang tiada sembilannya, sembilan yang tiada sepuluhnya, sesuatu yang tidak lebih dari sepuluh, sebelas yang tiada dua belasnya, dua belas yang tiada tiga belasnya, tiga belas yang tiada empat belasnya.'

'Sebutkan sesuatu yang dapat bernafas namun tidak mempunyai ruh! Apa yang dimaksud dengan kuburan berjalan membawa isinya? Siapakah yang berdusta namun masuk ke dalam syurga? Sebutkan sesuatu yang diciptakan Allah namun Dia tidak menyukainya? Sebutkan sesuatu yang diciptakan Allah dengan tanpa ayah dan ibu!'

'Siapakah yang tercipta dari api, siapakah yang diazab dengan api dan siapakah yang terpelihara dari api? Siapakah yang tercipta dari batu, siapakah yang diazab dengan batu dan siapakah yang terpelihara dari batu?'

'Sebutkan sesuatu yang diciptakan Allah dan dianggap besar! Pohon apakah yang mempunyai 12 ranting, setiap ranting mempunyai 30 daun, setiap daun mempunyai 5 buah, 3 di bawah naungan dan dua di bawah sinaran matahari?' Mendengar pertanyaan tersebut, pemuda itu tersenyum dengan keyakinan kepada Allah.

Setelah membaca 'Bismillah...' dia berkata,

- Satu yang tiada duanya ialah Allah s.w.t..

- Dua yang tiada tiganya ialah Malam dan Siang. Allah s.w.t. berfirman, 'Dan Kami jadikan malam dan siang sebagai dua tanda (kebesaran kami).'
(Al-Isra': 12).

- Tiga yang tiada empatnya adalah kesilapan yang dilakukan Nabi Musa ketika Khidir menenggelamkan sampan, membunuh seorang anak kecil dan ketika menegakkan kembali dinding yang hampir roboh.

- Empat yang tiada limanya adalah Taurat, Injil, Zabur dan al-Qur'an.

- Lima yang tiada enamnya ialah Solat lima waktu.

- Enam yang tiada tujuhnya ialah jumlah Hari ketika Allah s.w.t. menciptakan makhluk.

- Tujuh yang tiada lapannya ialah Langit yang tujuh lapis. Allah s.w.t. berfirman, 'Yang telah menciptakan tujuh langit berlapis-lapis. Kamu sekali-kali tidak melihat pada ciptaan Rabb Yang Maha Pemurah sesuatu yang tidak seimbang.'
(Al-Mulk: 3).

- Lapan yang tiada sembilannya ialah Malaikat pemikul Arsy ar-Rahman. Allah s.w.t. berfirman, 'Dan malaikat-malaikat berada di penjuru-penjuru langit. Dan pada hari itu delapan orang malaikat menjunjung 'Arsy Rabbmu di atas (kepala) mereka.'
(Al-Haqah: 17).

- Sembilan yang tiada sepuluhnya adalah mu'jizat yang diberikan kepada Nabi Musa yaitu: tongkat, tangan yang bercahaya, angin topan, musim paceklik, katak, darah, kutu dan belalang.*

- Sesuatu yang tidak lebih dari sepuluh ialah Kebaikan. Allah s.w.t. berfirman, 'Barang siapa yang berbuat kebaikan maka untuknya sepuluh kali lipat.'
(Al-An'am: 160).

- Sebelas yang tiada dua belasnya ialah jumlah Saudara-Saudara Nabi Yusuf

- Dua belas yang tiada tiga belasnya ialah Mu'jizat Nabi Musa yang terdapat dalam firman Allah, 'Dan (ingatlah) ketika Musa memohon air untuk kaumnya, lalu Kami berfirman, 'Pukullah batu itu dengan tongkatmu.' Lalu memancarlah daripadanya dua belas mata air.'
(Al-Baqarah: 60).

- Tiga belas yang tiada empat belasnya ialah jumlah Saudara Nabi Yusuf ditambah dengan ayah dan ibunya.

- Adapun sesuatu yang bernafas namun tidak mempunyai ruh adalah waktu Subuh. Allah s.w.t. berfirman, 'Dan waktu subuh apabila fajarnya mulai menyingsing.'
(At-Takwir: 18).

- Kuburan yang membawa isinya adalah Ikan yang menelan Nabi Yunus AS.

- Mereka yang berdusta namun masuk ke dalam surga adalah saudara-saudara Nabi Yusuf, yakni ketika mereka berkata kepada ayahnya, 'Wahai ayah kami, sesungguhnya kami pergi berlumba-lumba dan kami tinggalkan Yusuf di dekat barang-barang kami, lalu dia dimakan serigala.' Setelah kedustaan terungkap, Yusuf berkata kepada mereka, 'Tak ada cercaan terhadap kamu semua.' Dan ayah mereka Ya'qub berkata, 'Aku akan memohonkan ampun bagimu kepada Rabbku. Sesungguhnya Dia-lah Yang Maha Pengampun lagi Maha Penyayang.' (Yusuf:98)

- Sesuatu yang diciptakan Allah namun tidak Dia sukai adalah suara Keldai. Allah s.w.t. berfirman, 'Sesungguhnya sejelek-jelek suara adalah suara keldai.'
(Luqman: 19).

- Makhluk yang diciptakan Allah tanpa bapa dan ibu adalah Nabi Adam, Malaikat, Unta Nabi Shalih dan Kambing Nabi Ibrahim.

- Makhluk yang diciptakan dari api adalah Iblis, yang diazab dengan api ialah Abu Jahal dan yang terpelihara dari api adalah Nabi Ibrahim.. Allah s.w.t. berfirman, 'Wahai api dinginlah dan selamatkan Ibrahim..'
(Al-Anbiya':69).

- Makhluk yang terbuat dari batu adalah Unta Nabi Shalih, yang diazab dengan batu adalah tentara bergajah dan yang terpelihara dari batu adalah Ashabul Kahfi (penghuni gua).

- Sesuatu yang diciptakan Allah dan dianggap perkara besar adalah Tipu Daya Wanita, sebagaimana firman Allah s.w.t. 'Sesungguhnya tipu daya kaum wanita itu sangatlah besar.' (Yusuf: 28).

- Adapun pohon yang memiliki 12 ranting setiap ranting mempunyai 30 daun, setiap daun mempunyai 5 buah, 3 di bawah teduhan dan dua di bawah sinaran matahari maknanya: Pohon adalah Tahun, Ranting adalah Bulan, Daun adalah Hari dan Buahnya adalah Solat yang lima waktu, Tiga dikerjakan di malam hari dan Dua di siang hari.

Paderi dan para hadirin merasa takjub mendengar jawapan pemuda Muslim tersebut. Kemudian dia pun mula hendak pergi. Namun dia mengurungkan niatnya dan meminta kepada paderi agar menjawab satu pertanyaan saja. Permintaan ini disetujui oleh paderi.

Pemuda ini berkata, 'Apakah kunci syurga itu?'

Mendengar pertanyaan itu lidah paderi menjadi kelu, hatinya diselimuti keraguan dan rupa wajahnya pun berubah. Dia berusaha menyembunyikan kekuatirannya, namun tidak berhasil. Orang-orang yang hadir di gereja itu terus mendesaknya agar menjawab pertanyaan tersebut, namun dia cuba mengelak.

Mereka berkata, 'Anda telah melontarkan 22 pertanyaan kepadanya dan semuanya dia jawab, sementara dia hanya memberi cuma satu pertanyaan namun anda tidak mampu menjawabnya!'

Paderi tersebut berkata, 'Sesungguh aku tahu jawapannya, namun aku takut kalian marah.'

Mereka menjawab, 'Kami akan jamin keselamatan anda. '

Paderi pun berkata, 'Jawapannya ialah: Asyhadu An La Ilaha Illallah , Wa Asyhadu Anna Muhammadar Rasulullah. '

Lantas paderi dan orang-orang yang hadir di gereja itu terus memeluk agama Islam. Sungguh Allah telah menganugerahkan kebaikan dan menjaga mereka dengan Islam melalui tangan seorang pemuda Muslim yang bertakwa.

Cerita kredit buat blog Panglima Harimau.

BEWARE !!! Letusan industri kulit? Tapi kulit APA ???!!!!

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Skirt yang cantik ini.

Sebenarnya hasil letusan industri kulit, tapi kulit apa? Semua yang di atas adalah hasil googleling di atas nama Pig leather.
Tahukah anda? Kulit tersebut boleh diprintkan dengan pelbagai corak kulit binatang lain. lihat saja beg tangan diatas, corak apa? Hari ini pelbagai barangan boleh dihasilkan dari kulit tersebut.Nak beli perabot, dompet, beg tangan. tali pinggang,malah barangan kanak-kanak juga harus hati-hati? Mungkinkah ada barangan yang kita bawa ke sana-sini hari-hari juga dari kulit itu? Oh...tidakkkk !!!!

Hampir terjerat...

Petang rabu kami ke sebuah pasaraya di pekan Kuah. Kebetulan ingin membeli sekotak limau mandrin yang sudah pun habis...(memang suka sangat dengan limau ni, tambahan pulak sekarang kan harganya murah , dah dekat-dekat Tahun Baru Cina nih). Sebelum membeli barangan dapur dan limau mandrin, kami nak window shopping dulu kat tingkat dua, saja-saja nak menjamu mata.

sebaik saja sampai di tingkat satu kami didekati sepasang anak muda bersama voucher di tangan.
Mereka memujuk kami untuk melihat promosi barangan elektrik yang ada di situ. Katanya dari sebuah syarikat yang menjual barangan elektrikal dari Jitra.

"Mari kak, abang , duduk dengar saja tak beli pun tak apa, dengar saja pun , boleh dapat mug percuma. Akak, abang cuma isi maklumat ni saja.

Mulanya mereka menunjukkan katalog dan brochure barangan yang harganya membuatkan aku nak pitam. Microwave 3288, air purifier 2688, semua harga barangan 2 ribu ke atas. Harga yang amat tidak munasabah bagi aku. Mungkin melihatkan kami cuma mahu mendengar dan tidak begitu berminat, di unjuk pula kad diskaun.

"Ini ada kad diskaun untuk abang dengan akak, abang koyak lah kad tu bukak tengok berapa dapat diskaun, sah sehingga dua bulan. Kalau bernasib baik boleh pulak dapat hadiah percuma tapi kena beli on the spot lah." Kata nya lagi.

Apa lagi hubby aku pun koyak lah kad tu bukak, tengok-tengok disitu diprint kan dua hadiah percuma yang bakal kami dapat jika membeli barangan mereka. Penapis air yang harganya dalam 3 ribu keatas dan dapur elekrtik 2 ribu keatas. Dua hadiah percuma yang kononnya bernilai 6 ribu lebih. Pada mulanya apa bila mereka melihat ada dua hadiah percuma yang mahal harganya yang kami dapat dalam kad itu mereka agak terkejut, lalu segera menghubungi pihak atasan mereka untuk mengesahkan kad itu, maklumat yang diperolehi kemudia menyatakan kad itu sah digunakan dan kami merupakan pelangan yang ke 13 yang mendapat kad bertuah itu. Untuk mendapat hadiah percuma itu maka kami harus membeli salah satu barangan yang mereka tawarkan. Suami ku agak tertarik dengan microwave yang berharga RM3288 itu.
Apatah lagi bila boleh menggunakan kaedah ansuran tetapi kena buat kad kredit dari sebuah bank. Bayaran ansuran selama 36 bulan tanpa faedah.
Hubby ku sudah mula tertarik cepat saja dia mengisi borang untuk apply kad itu. Tanpa sedar sebenarnya sedang menjerat diri sendiri.

Aku mula tak sedap hati, hajat datang cuma mahu membeli barangan keperluan dan sekotak limau mandrin tetapi sekarang terjebak dengan barangan yang mahal gila, yang kalau difikirkan tidak begitu menjadi keperluan sebenarnya. Aku cuit hubby , mahu ke toilet kata ku. Khadija aku heret juga ke toilet. Disitu aku berfikir dengan dan menimbang, patutkah barangan itu kami beli sedangkan ketiga-tiga barangan itu boleh diperolehi dengan harga yang jauh lebih murah.
Aku mula syak, mereka ini sebenarnya bermodes operandikan strategi yang sama dengan Jualan langsung Gores dan Menang, yang mana tak berapa lama dahulu begitu berleluasa.
Aku tekad tidak mahu membeli apa-apa, biarlah tidak mendapat hadiah percuma pun tidak mengapa, daripada menambah beban hutang kad kredit.

Aku keluar dari toilet berjalan menghampiri hubby ku yang sedang sibuk menulis sesuatu.
Di tangan pemuda itu aku lihat dia sedang memegang kad kredit suami ku untuk ditransfer jumlah. ditangan yang lain, resit kad kredit yang sudah di swipe. Dua kali swipe, setiap satu resit berjumlah rm100. Katanya kad kredit suami ku tidak cukup balancenya untuk ditransfer.
Jadi terpaksa menunggu kad baru dari bank yang mereka tawarkan siap dahulu.
Jadi mereka menawarkan barangan lain iaitu mesin mengurut yang berharga dua ratus ringgit.

Aduh....aku sudah mula benggang. Resit kad kredit yang berada ditangan jurujual itu aku minta.

"I want you to void these in front of me now." kata ku tegas. Mereka mengerumuni kami, mungkin terkejut dengan keputusan aku yang tiba-tiba tidak mahu membeli. Muka mereka masing-masing sudah masam. Aku terpaksa bertegas beberapa kali dengan muka yang serius.

"Void these...void these!" Barulah dia mula menekan butang void di kredit kad mesin. Resit pelangan dan resit void aku ambil. Borang untuk aply loan kad kredit jugak aku ambil.

"Kalau kami nak beli, kami akan beli nanti tapi bukan sekarang. I have decided i 'm not going to buy anything today." Kata aku tegas. Hubby aku tak terkata apa. Tangannya aku tarik lalu segera menuju ke tingkat bawah untuk kembali ke tujuan asal kami.

Di tingkat bawah jugak ada barangan elektrik, disitu aku menunjukkan barangan elektrik yang sama tapi dengan harga yang jauh lebih murah. Tidak perlu berbelanja sehingga Rm3288 untuk sebuah microwave. Tidak perlu berhutang.

Lega rasanya terlepas dari tali yang menjerat leher. Hubby aku tergeleng-geleng betapa dia hampir menjadi mangsa hari itu. Nasib baik aku cepat sedar kalau tidak....sudah pasti bahu terbeban dengan hutang baru.

Untuk kawan-kawan , please...jadikan ini sebagai iktibar jangan cepat tergoda dengan sebarang jualan langsung yang sebenarnya mahu menjerat leher kita.

Apa nak jadi lah dunia sekarang? Bosan sungguh aku dengan sikap sesetengah manusia yang tidak tahu mengawal rasa dan perasaan. Terkadang apa yang dilakukan adalah tanpa berfikir panjang.
Sedar atau tidak generasi baru hari ini dibesarkan dengan budaya menghina dan mencaci. Apabila sudah terbiasa dengan situasi yang sebegitu maka perbuatan biadap itu dianggap sesuatu yang biasa. Seorang perdana menteri sendiri sesuka hati dicaci, melarat pula pada Almarhum Sultan Johor dan Nabi Muhammad sendiri tidak terlepas dari cacian.

Mengapa? Kemana telunjuk kita mahu menghala sekarang?

Budaya orang Asia sangat mementingkan adap sopan tutur kata dan tingkah laku. Tidak kira sama ada kaum Melayu, Cina ,India atau suku kaum yang lain. Tetapi mengapa akhir-akhir ini adap sopan yang sangat disanjung dulunya kini dibiarkan tanpa ada sesiapa yang mahu peduli.

Kebebasan berkata-kata seharusnya beralas, Jaga hati dan jaga lidah.

Children and ADHD

ADHD: What Parents Should Know

What is ADHD?

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the name of a group of behaviors found in many children and adults. People who have ADHD have trouble paying attention in school, at home or at work. They may be much more active and/or impulsive than what is usual for their age. These behaviors contribute to significant problems in relationships, learning and behavior. For this reason, children who have ADHD are sometimes seen as being "difficult" or as having behavior problems.

ADHD is common, affecting 4% to 12% of school-age children. It's more common in boys than in girls. You may be more familiar with the term attention deficit disorder (ADD). This disorder was renamed in 1994 by the American Psychiatric Association (APA).

What are the symptoms of ADHD?

The child with ADHD who is inattentive will have 6 or more of the following symptoms:

• Has difficulty following instructions
• Has difficulty keeping attention on work or play activities at school and at home
• Loses things needed for activities at school and at home
• Appears not to listen
• Doesn't pay close attention to details
• Seems disorganized
• Has trouble with tasks that require planning ahead
• Forgets things
• Is easily distracted

The child with ADHD who is hyperactive/impulsive will have at least 6 of the following symptoms:

• Fidgety
• Runs or climbs inappropriately
• Can't play quietly
• Blurts out answers
• Interrupts people
• Can't stay in seat
• Talks too much
• Is always on the go
• Has trouble waiting his or her turn

What should I do if I think my child has ADHD?

Talk with your child's doctor. A diagnosis of ADHD can be made only by getting information about your child's behavior from several people who know your child. Your doctor will ask you questions and may want to get information from your child's teachers or anyone else who is familiar with your child's behavior. Your doctor may have forms or checklists that you and your child's teacher can fill out. This will help you and your doctor compare your child's behavior with other children's behavior.
Your doctor will do vision and hearing tests if these tests haven't been done recently.

Your doctor may recommend trying medicine to see if it helps control your child's hyperactive behavior. A trial of medicine alone cannot be the basis for diagnosing ADHD. However, it can be an important part of evaluating your child if ADHD is suspected.

It might be hard for your doctor to tell if your child has ADHD. Many children who have ADHD aren't hyperactive in the doctor's office. For this reason, your doctor may want your child to see someone who specializes in helping children who have behavior problems, such as a psychologist.

What causes ADHD?

Children who have ADHD do not make enough chemicals in key areas in the brain that are responsible for organizing thought. Without enough of these chemicals, the organizing centers of the brain don't work well. This causes the symptoms in children who have ADHD. Research shows that ADHD is more common in children who have close relatives with the disorder. Recent research also links smoking and other substance abuse during pregnancy to ADHD.

What can I do at home to help my child?

Children who have ADHD may be difficult to parent. They may have trouble understanding directions. Children who are in a constant state of activity can be challenging for adults. You may need to change your home life a bit to help your child. Here are some things you can do to help:

• Make a schedule. Set specific times for waking up, eating, playing, doing homework, doing chores, watching TV or playing video games, and going to bed. Post the schedule where your child will always see it. Explain any changes to the routine in advance.
• Make simple house rules. It's important to explain what will happen when the rules are obeyed and when they are broken. Write down the rules and the results of not following them.
• Make sure your directions are understood. Get your child's attention and look directly into his or her eyes. Then tell your child in a clear, calm voice specifically what you want. Keep directions simple and short. Ask your child to repeat the directions back to you.
• Reward good behavior. Congratulate your child when he or she completes each step of a task.
• Make sure your child is supervised all the time. Because they are impulsive, children who have ADHD may need more adult supervision than other children their age.
• Watch your child around his or her friends. It's sometimes hard for children who have ADHD to learn social skills. Reward good play behaviors.
• Set a homework routine. Pick a regular place for doing homework, away from distractions such as other people, TV and video games. Break homework time into small parts and have breaks.
• Focus on effort, not grades. Reward your child when he or she tries to finish school work, not just for good grades. You can give extra rewards for earning better grades.
• Talk with your child's teachers. Find out how your child is doing at school--in class, at playtime, at lunchtime. Ask for daily or weekly progress notes from the teacher.
  
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Classroom accommodations for students with ADHD

As a teacher, you can make changes in the classroom to help minimize the distractions and disruptions of ADHD.

Seating

• Seat the student with ADD/ADHD away from windows and away from the door.
• Put the student with ADD/ADHD right in front of your desk unless that would be a distraction for the student.
• Seats in rows, with focus on the teacher, usually work better than having students seated around tables or facing one another in other arrangements.

Information delivery

• Give instructions one at a time and repeat as necessary.
• If possible, work on the most difficult material early in the day.
• Use visuals: charts, pictures, color coding.
• Create outlines for note-taking that organize the information as you deliver it.

Student work

• Create a quiet area free of distractions for test-taking and quiet study.
• Create worksheets and tests with fewer items; give frequent short quizzes rather than long tests.
• Reduce the number of timed tests.
• Test the student with ADD/ADHD in the way he or she does best, such as orally or filling in blanks.
• Show the student how to use a pointer or bookmark to track written words on a page.
• Divide long-term projects into segments and assign a completion goal for each segment.
• Let the student do as much work as possible on computer.
• Accept late work and give partial credit for partial work.

Organization

• Have the student keep a master notebook, a three-ring binder with a separate section for each subject, and make sure everything that goes into the notebook has holes punched and is put on the rings in the correct section.
• Provide a three-pocket notebook insert for homework assignments, completed homework, and “mail” to parents (permission slips, PTA flyers).
• Color-code materials for each subject.
• Allow time for student to organize materials and assignments for home. Post steps for getting ready to go home.
• Make sure the student with ADD/ADHD has a system for writing down assignments and important dates and uses it.

Teaching techniques for students with ADD/ADHD

Teaching techniques that help students with ADD/ADHD focus and maintain their concentration on your lesson and their work can be beneficial to the entire class.

Starting a lesson

• Signal the start of a lesson with an aural cue, such as an egg timer, a cowbell or a horn. (You can use subsequent cues to show much time remains in a lesson.)
• List the activities of the lesson on the board.
• In opening the lesson, tell students what they’re going to learn and what your expectations are. Tell students exactly what materials they’ll need.
• Establish eye contact with any student who has ADD/ADHD.

Conducting the lesson

• Keep instructions simple and structured.
• Vary the pace and include different kinds of activities. Many students with ADD do well with competitive games or other activities that are rapid and intense.
• Use props, charts, and other visual aids.
• Have an unobtrusive cue set up with the student who has ADD/ADHD, such as a touch on the shoulder or placing a sticky note on the student’s desk, to remind the student to stay on task.
• Allow a student with ADD/ADHD frequent breaks.
• Let the student with ADHD squeeze a Koosh ball or tap something that doesn’t make noise as a physical outlet.
• Try not to ask a student with ADD/ADHD perform a task or answer a question publicly that might be too difficult.

Ending the lesson

• Summarize key points.
• If you give an assignment, have three different students repeat it, then have the class say it in unison, and put it on the board.
• Be specific about what to take home.

School tips for parents

Success at school isn’t the sole responsibility of teachers. There are many things parents can do to help a child with ADHD thrive in the classroom.

How Parents Can Support Success at School
Communicating with teachers	Tell your child’s teacher(s) about the child’s ADD/ADHD issues and possible interventions as the school year begins. Take as a given that the teacher is acting in your child’s best interests; support the teacher’s efforts. Be available for regular conferences in person or on the phone. Educate yourself about how ADHD affects school performance. Check your child’s notebook every day for homework assignments, communiqués from the school, and items that need your signature.
Homework	Make sure your child has a quiet, uncluttered place to do homework. Help your child with homework, breaking down assignments into smaller tasks and keeping the child focused. Have a regular time for homework and allow for frequent breaks. Reinforce study skills such as highlighting, note taking, and reading out loud. Praise your child for work done well — and remember, “good” is not necessarily the same as “perfect.” Check that completed homework and other materials are where they’re supposed to be when your child leaves for school.
Behavior	Have a reward system for good days or weeks at school. Regularly praise your child for appropriate behavior at school. Help your child develop social skills. Collaborate with the teacher on behavior interventions. Involve the school counselor or psychologist if necessary.

Special education services

Students with ADD/ADHD may qualify for special education services, which address the unique needs of children in order to help them learn what other students learn. “Attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder” is listed in the “other health impairment” category of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which requires schools to provide special services for students who need them. Detailed information about how a child is found eligible for special education is available at the website of the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY).

If one of your students is evaluated for eligibility as a special education student under IDEA, your school will be required to gather a good-sized body of information about the child and convene a group of people, including the parent(s), to discuss how the student is doing in school and what his or her needs are. If you’re the student’s primary classroom teacher, you’ll be part of that group; you may be invited to join it if you’re one of a middle- or high-school student’s classroom teachers. Whether or not you sit with the group, you’ll be asked to provide examples of the student’s behavior and how it impedes learning, along with information on interventions you’ve tried.

Once the student has been evaluated, one of the following outcomes will occur:

• The child is found eligible for special education. At that point, you’ll collaborate with parents, other school personnel, and other professionals involved with the child’s learning to develop what is known as an Individualized Education Program (IEP). The IEP will spell out how the child’s specific problems and unique learning needs will be addressed in the classroom. If you’re a member of the IEP team, you’ll help determine what services will address the student’s needs and where learning will take place.

• The child is found not eligible. Parents may appeal the decision or may ask to have the child evaluated under Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which provides a broader definition of disability. It also provides fewer direct services for the student, but it can wind up mandating many of the accommodations for students with ADD/ADHD listed above.

Keep in mind that neither federal law allows school personnel to pressure parents to put children with ADD/ADHD on medication once they are identified as having an impairment, nor does identification necessarily mean the student will or should be pulled from your classroom. Being placed in a special ed classroom is likely to increase a student’s feelings of social alienation and may not give the student an outlet for the creativity and energy that’s often part of ADHD. As a teacher, your job is to help the student identified as disabled by ADD/ADHD to gain access to materials and services and to do whatever you can to assist the student in realizing his or her full potential.

Resources: http://www.helpguide.org

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