Greetings y'all :
I found an interesting study regarding the development of an ADHD brain. Seems just like I thought part of the brain develops more slowly. It's a slippery slope. Children can learn accountability but with an ADHD brain the impulse control is delayed. They simply don't have that ability as fully functioning as non ADHD brains. Do we punish the deaf for not hearing? The wheel chair bound for not running? Then why punish the impulsive brain if an ADHDer? It's merely a delayed development - this is where nurture ought to trump punishment.
Check out the link.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120730094822.htm
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I am not absolving the child of responsibility but feel adaptations must be used and understanding must be used to help the child succeed.
ReplyDeletePunishment has no place - behavior modification is most successful with positive reinforcement. And in the case of children, especially those with delayed development of some sort, punishment is not only detrimental, but cruel.
ReplyDeleteI had a child who had a rough couple days the last two days. I see he is starved for attention . Today he was doing very well so we reported to the support staff that he was stellar. He felt so good to be acknowledged for being successful not just negative attention seeking behavior. Funny how that doesn't happen to my child though. He gets attention for negative attention seeking behaviors, guess which one is reinforced ?
DeleteBasic psychology, my friend.
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