What are the signs of ADHD?

Understanding ADHD: Signs & Symptoms

Understanding the challenges of ADHD allows you to provide the best support possible for your student with ADHD. This overview, by understood.org, can help answer many of your questions about ADHD.

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https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/add-adhd/understanding-adhd

What Teachers See: How ADHD Impacts Learning at Different Ages

Teachers know that ADHD can affect how kids perform in class and how they handle schoolwork. This resource, by understood.org, describes common age-specific behaviours in students with ADHD.

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https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/add-adhd/what-teachers-see-how-adhd-impacts-learning-at-different-ages

What does ADHD look like?

This Australian resource from KidsMatter, contains information to describe what parents and educators may see in a child with ADHD, using “Jason” as an example. This link also contains an information sheet in pdf for printing and sharing with carers.

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https://www.kidsmatter.edu.au/mental-health-matters/learning-and-learning-difficulties/adhd/what-does-adhd-look-like