ADHD

Randy was a 5 year old child in my kindergarten class.He was a typical child that was smart in certain areas for his age. The first few days of class I noticed some instances so I decided to log some of Randy`s behaviors.I observed that transitions were especially difficult for Randy.I decided to observe Randy for three to four weeks and make a daily log of his behavior in the classroom environment and outside environments before I made any rash decisions such as alerting the parents or the school counselor.I did, however, consult with a more experienced teacher that also taught kindergarten about how she has handled some of these situations.

As the days went on I noticed how Randy was having a difficult time with the transition from recess to class. As soon as I would get the class settled down, Randy would always seem to shout out or not sit still. All of the other children noticed and I would try to play it off and not draw anymore attention to him than what he was already receiving by his fellow classmates. I did, however, find myself at times getting angry with him. Sometimes his peers would laugh and giggle.I could see them start to isolate themselves from Randy.

Randy could feel this too; he felt like nobody liked him or at times he felt like he was letting me down.I would try my best to assure him that the children did like him and that I liked him too.I tried my best to make it easier for Randy.

Randy had an inability to sit for long periods of time at his desk.If he would get bored with what we were doing or would just wanted to move, he would get up out of his seat and would just wonder around the room.I started off by patiently ask him to sit back down in his seat.When I realized that that wasn`t going to work I tried a different tactic.I would just quietly go up to him and tell him that if he wanted to go get a drink of water he could do that.