Babysitting is a great way to spend time with children and have fun while making some extra cash. Though I babysit for free, I still get the opportunity to have fun with a child and learn how to take care of children with different disorders. One child that I’ve been spending a lot of time with is Jamie. Jamie has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and was diagnose when he was six. While doing the observation for my interaction I learned that he had ADHD from his mother. I told her about this interaction and she let me know that he takes Adderall for his ADHD and may go to sleep soon but he will be good and calm. After finding this out, I went to my room as usual with Jamie. I didn’t want to be bias or different towards him because I
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Boys tend to be more hyperactive and fidget and can’t stay still versus girls. This is why it is easier to diagnose boys with ADHD than it is girls and a reason for that is because people don’t usually recognize when girls have ADHD, girls tend to be more talkative rather than physically active and no one pays attention to that (Baskin, 2003). Because boys are more hyperactive their conduct is always in danger. Jamie has a hard time listening to instructions like sit down or stop running. I can guess that he would have the same problems in school because he is constantly in an environment where he has to sit down and pay attention. ADHD is a behavioral disorder and so behavioral conduct is always something that is looked at when trying to diagnose children with ADHD (Friesen, 2005). His conduct is something that could possibly link back to Jamie’s reading problem because if he doesn’t follow the school rules then he could get in trouble which could result in him getting kicked out of class or suspended and if that’s the case then he is missing the stuff he is learning …show more content…
I asked him if he wanted to watch a movie on Netflix in which he did. After ten minutes of watch the movie he fell asleep. ADHD can have a big impact on children while they are developing and through the rest of their lives. Living with ADHD will always be this constant battle of trying to stay caught up with everything. In social situations it will be hard because it’s hard to stay focused and pay attention to what others are saying or doing. Many people with ADHD have a hard time keeping friends because they are classified as annoying or hyper. Because of this children may become shy and quiet because they don’t want to be a bother to other people. They also have a hard time keeping self-control so in a work area it would be hard for a person with ADHD to have certain jobs, like office jobs because they have a hard time sitting or fidget which may be distracting to the people who they are working with. There is no cure for ADHD but with the help of medicines such as Ritalin and Adderall it can be control. It can also be control through interventions that help children learn to cope with ADHD (Durall, 1999). As for Jamie, im here to support him through and will try my best to help deal with his
Boys tend to be more hyperactive and fidget and can’t stay still versus girls. This is why it is easier to diagnose boys with ADHD than it is girls and a reason for that is because people don’t usually recognize when girls have ADHD, girls tend to be more talkative rather than physically active and no one pays attention to that (Baskin, 2003). Because boys are more hyperactive their conduct is always in danger. Jamie has a hard time listening to instructions like sit down or stop running. I can guess that he would have the same problems in school because he is constantly in an environment where he has to sit down and pay attention. ADHD is a behavioral disorder and so behavioral conduct is always something that is looked at when trying to diagnose children with ADHD (Friesen, 2005). His conduct is something that could possibly link back to Jamie’s reading problem because if he doesn’t follow the school rules then he could get in trouble which could result in him getting kicked out of class or suspended and if that’s the case then he is missing the stuff he is learning …show more content…
I asked him if he wanted to watch a movie on Netflix in which he did. After ten minutes of watch the movie he fell asleep. ADHD can have a big impact on children while they are developing and through the rest of their lives. Living with ADHD will always be this constant battle of trying to stay caught up with everything. In social situations it will be hard because it’s hard to stay focused and pay attention to what others are saying or doing. Many people with ADHD have a hard time keeping friends because they are classified as annoying or hyper. Because of this children may become shy and quiet because they don’t want to be a bother to other people. They also have a hard time keeping self-control so in a work area it would be hard for a person with ADHD to have certain jobs, like office jobs because they have a hard time sitting or fidget which may be distracting to the people who they are working with. There is no cure for ADHD but with the help of medicines such as Ritalin and Adderall it can be control. It can also be control through interventions that help children learn to cope with ADHD (Durall, 1999). As for Jamie, im here to support him through and will try my best to help deal with his