Innehållsförteckning för September 2024 från ADHDEFG

Welcome to ADHDEFG, a monthly magazine created with you in mind. A treasure of practical, playful and engaging activities for everyone on the spectrum ADHDEFG magazine offers strategies and ideas to enrich the lives of children through meaningful activity. Whether you're a kid, a teen, or an adult, we've got you covered with brain-boosting games, puzzles, and creative projects that are sure to keep you engaged and entertained. And although it often feels hard to keep up with everything going around, there is also some good news. Sometimes, the things that feel like big problems today turn out to be Superpowers in the Future. Thank you for being a part of ADHDEFG. We are here for you, and we can't wait to see what amazing things you'll achieve.…

Having self-esteem means having confidence in yourself. Do you have great self-esteem, or do you doubt yourself and your abilities? We all want to feel confident. Surprisingly, one of the best ways to build confidence, or self-esteem, is to do caring acts, also known as "random acts of kindness." No matter what you call it, it's simply taking action in a kind way-smiling at someone, complimenting someone, or helping someone. It's doing something that you know will make someone else feel good. Here are some simple ways you can build self-esteem through kindness: • Teach something to a younger child. • Give affection to a pet. • Help your parents clear the table. • Say good morning to your bus driver or teacher. • Compliment a classmate on their skills.…

I'll admit this doesn't sound exciting. But it will help you remember assignments, and that's exciting (just think how you'll feel when your teacher commends you)! Let me tell you a story: Twelve-year-old Elan struggled with organization. He'd forget what was due and when it was due. Together, we created a weekly homework chart that helped him get on track. To make your own, you can use the blank chart here and make copies every week. It's simple: Every Monday, fill in the dates for your homework assignments for the week, and write in what is due each day. I've included an example to show you how it's done-use the second one to copy and fill in each week.…

Even though games are fun, they can also challenge our brains and make us smarter. See if you can fill out this fun crossword puzzle to remind you of the tools you can use to get more organized. Clues Down: 1.Setting small steps toward these can help me not get as overwhelmed. 3.If I have a visual chart, it can help jog my ---------------. Across: 2.I can set this to remind myself of things I need to do. 4.Writing one of these and sticking it on my mirror is a great reminder. Answers: 1. Goals 2. Alaram 3. Memory 4. Notes…

Don't stop with this book-the games you have at home can help strengthen your skills, too. Great games you can play to help you with all you've learned throughout this book include: • Scrabble: helps you organize and plan • Musical Chairs: helps you listen and focus • Apples to Apples: helps with thinking about others • Pictionary: builds time management and creativity skills • Freeze Tag: helps with focus and attention • Uno: helps with planning and organization • Jenga: helps with planning and self-control • Chess: builds memory and planning skills • Trivial Pursuit: helps you with perseverance • Sudoku: builds planning and memory skills • Simon Says: helps with listening and planning Keep in mind, games like these can also help you build skills in teamwork, empathy,…

Sometimes we can't see our good qualities as well as others can see them. This exercise will help remind you of your great qualities and how special you are. What you'll need: • A few adults who know you well • A few children who know you well • A notepad • A pen or pencil Take a notepad and a pen or pencil, and ask a few of your favorite adults (such as teachers, parents, or aunts) as well as a few children (such as trusted classmates, siblings, or cousins) their favorite qualities about you. Make sure to write down who said what so you can remember. For example, here is 11-year-old Lexi's: Keep this list in a safe place, and you can always go back and look at…

Have you heard people tell you that they can't stand the noise of fingernails on a chalkboard? It "triggers" them to feel a certain way. Kind of like a thorn hurts when it touches you, triggers make us feel uncomfortable. Everyone has things that annoy or frustrate them, and I'm sure you do, too. The trick is to understand those triggers better, so we can prevent them from happening and deal with them when they do happen. Even though we can't always prevent frustrations from happening, we can have more awareness. In the meantime, let's talk about Samantha. Samantha is a 10-year-old girl who loves swimming and drawing. Just like everyone else, once in a while, Samantha gets angry. Lately, Samantha has been feeling more upset at her family members…

Ellie is a 10-year-old girl who got overwhelmed by all she had to do. Sometimes she had trouble prioritizing or figuring out what to do first (or even what to do at all!). So together, Ellie and I created a story: Ellie was walking in a forest. She found three rocks. One rock was super heavy, like a boulder. She could barely lift it, but she did. The second rock she found was about the size of a brick. She could lift it, and it wasn't as heavy as the boulder, but it took a little effort. Finally, she found a pebble. That, of course, was super light, and she was able to carry it with ease. I then told Ellie to think of what she had to do in…

My grandma used to make the most delicious jelly cookies. She used about seven different ingredients to make them. I try to imagine the cookies without any one of those seven ingredients, and I know it just wouldn't taste as good. You need all the ingredients for it to be the best. Let's create your recipe for success. It takes a lot of things to be successful, so let's think of them all! Here's a sample. Your recipe may need more or less of a certain ingredient, so you decide what it will take for you! SAMPLE RECIPE FOR SUCCESS 3 cups effort 1 cup creativity 1 tablespoon ideas 3/4 cup imagination 1 pound leadership 1 pound teamwork 2 teaspoons kindness 1 cup artistic ability MY RECIPE FOR SUCCESS…

I'm so glad you have this book, because the more parents understand about ADHD, the better we can help our children learn and grow to be empowered and feel good about themselves. There will always be people who don't understand they may be relatives, friends, educators, even fellow diners in the IHOP-and while it can be tempting to offer up a simple "mind your own business," we can help others understand ADHD by being educated ourselves (and prepared to respond to comments or questions with knowledge, grace, and authority). We are the ambassadors of ADHD, and it's in our power to help others understand how we can all work together to help these wonderful children succeed. We can use this knowledge to help our children's teachers understand them. We can…

You're awesome and unique, and hopefully this chapter helped you see how. Let's put all that awesomeness together into a keepsake that you can keep to remind yourself of some of the many traits that make you special. What you'll need: • A shoe box (or any small box) • Tape or glue • Scissors Let's take the work you've done and put it into practice! First, look at any of the activities you've already completed in this chapter to help you finish these sentences: Now, copy these sentences on a piece of notebook paper and glue or tape them on each side of your shoe box. You can decorate your box first or wrap it in wrapping paper if you'd like. Finally, put in a few items that you…

It's hard to tell people what we feel. One of my favorite tricks is called the Sandwich Method. You start by saying something nice about the person, then talk about how you feel and what you need, and then you end with another positive statement. THE BREAD: Say something nice. THE MEAT: Say how you feel and what you need. THE BREAD: End with something positive. Here is Connor's example: "Ella, I'm really glad we're on the same soccer team, and I like you. But when you say no one likes me, it makes me sad and hurts my feelings. I hope you can say nice things to me, because I like being your friend."…

Kamprad was a Swedish billionaire business magnate best known for founding IKEA, a multinational retail company specializing in furniture. He started selling matches as a young boy when he realized he could buy them in bulk and sell them individually at a low price while still making a profit. Diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia, Kamprad adapted the inner workings of his business to accommodate his conditions. For example, he chose to identify products by their nature instead of a numerical code as he struggled to work through and remember codes. Beds and wardrobes were named after Norwegian places, and garden furniture after Swedish islands. Thanks to this, Kamprad was able to visualize and remember every item in stock. He also created wordless assembly instructions for all his IKEA products. Kamprad…

No matter who we are, there will be obstacles in our way to success. That's normal. Life is not a straight and direct path that's always simple. The best way to move through hard times is to figure out a way to get past them. Let's leap some hurdles. Match each obstacle to the best solution. HAVING A HARD TIME FOCUSING Recognizing that sometimes failure is a first step to succeeding and trying again SOMEONE SOMETHING TELLING NEGATIVE US Reaching out to friends FAILING AT A TASK Taking a quick break FEELING LONELY Taking some deep breaths and visualizing success GETTING ANXIOUS ABOUT A TEST Surrounding ourselves with positive people…