{"id":509,"date":"2021-07-14T15:02:51","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T15:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scale.wp.worc.ac.uk\/?page_id=509"},"modified":"2021-08-13T09:47:12","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T09:47:12","slug":"key-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scale.wp.worc.ac.uk\/?page_id=509","title":{"rendered":"Key Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Information: ADHD\/ADD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Common issues with ADHD\/ADD may include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Inattention \u2013 disrupted by their own thoughts or&nbsp;<em>daydreaming<\/em>, moving quickly onto a new topic of conversation before finishing the current one and producing work that is of variable quality.<\/li><li>Impulsiveness \u2013 a failure of executive functioning, an impairment of internal speech, finishing other people\u2019s sentences and\/or interrupting.<\/li><li>Intrusive thoughts and ideas reducing focus and concentration<\/li><li>Hyper focus on certain tasks or activities in short bursts<\/li><li>Short-term memory \u2013 poor note-taking ability, poor hindsight and forethought leading to an inability to learn from mistakes or draw on previous experience. Difficulty in following instructions \u2013 a student may have forgotten the first point in a list of instructions by the time the final point is covered.<\/li><li>Independent adaptive functioning.<\/li><li>Slow handwriting and typing skills<\/li><li>Mood swings \u2013 ranging from restlessness and fidgety behaviour to procrastinating (affecting coursework and revision for examinations).<\/li><li>Difficulty maintaining focus and discipline. Poor organisation and time management.<\/li><li>Risk-taking.<\/li><li>Problem-solving focus.<\/li><li>Working well under pressure \u2013 in short bursts<\/li><li><a>Interpersonal relationships and emotional functioning \u2013 students may appear sociable but friendships can be superficial.<\/a><\/li><li>Issues associated with medication \u2013 this can affect sleep patterns.<\/li><li>Low mood and depression as a result of \u201cthings going wrong\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>However, as always, the expert in these situations is the person themselves so discuss with them how they may best be supported.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/scale.wp.worc.ac.uk\/?page_id=509&amp;print=1\" title=\"Print This Post\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-PrintIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/scale.wp.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-print\/images\/print.gif\" alt=\"Print This Post\" title=\"Print This Post\" style=\"border: 0px;\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scale.wp.worc.ac.uk\/?page_id=509&amp;print=1\" title=\"Print This Post\" rel=\"nofollow\">Print This Post<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Information: ADHD\/ADD Common issues with ADHD\/ADD may include the following: Inattention \u2013 disrupted by their own thoughts or&nbsp;daydreaming, moving quickly onto a new topic&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":244,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-509","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scale.wp.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scale.wp.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scale.wp.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scale.wp.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scale.wp.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=509"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/scale.wp.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1344,"href":"https:\/\/scale.wp.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/509\/revisions\/1344"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scale.wp.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scale.wp.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}