meganmelinda (meganmelinda) wrote in phyrebards, @ 2007-10-28 21:06:00 |
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T
I am required in another class to monitor a target student throughout the semester and track his progress and setbacks within the classroom. 'T' is my student and he has severe ADHD. He is a classic case that can be easily recognized by someone who may not even know the symptoms. He is very immature (even talks in a baby voice a lot of the time), is distracted very easily, and cannot sit in the same position for longer than three minutes. He is notices everything that is going on in the classroom and will often chime into conversations that are going on in a completely different section of the classroom. Every day he comes in and asks to go and get a drink of water because he cannot contain his energy after lunch. The other students recognize that he has some type of disability and do pick on him a lot, especially the other males in the class. T is also the most generous and motivated student in the class. The guys that call him gay are the same students that he lends his index cards to for vocabulary exercises. He easily forgives, is constantly asking questions, and providing input.
I really believe that his comfort in the classroom is heavily dependent on Ms. Rogers. When T is beginning to distract other students, she says his name a lot rather than reprimanding him. She allows him to get water, go to the bathroom, and even walk around the classroom if she sees that he needs to release energy. He also sits in the very front of the room, facing her and the board. She is great at accommodating him and making him feel like a crucial part of the class (which he is!), despite his differences.