Navigating the Peaks and Valleys of ADHD: What Triggers Your Child’s Symptoms?

Here’s a heads-up on situations that can make your child’s ADHD symptoms more noticeable:

1. Activities that are dull or uninteresting
2. Tasks where feedback or consequences aren’t immediate
3. Situations where they need to work on their own
4. Environments that lack supervision
5. Scenarios that involve groups of children
6. Tasks that are very familiar and thus less engaging
7. Situations involving parents or familiar adults more than strangers
8. Interactions with adults who talk and reason a lot but don’t control misbehaviours effectively
9. Situations that require patience and waiting
10. Times later in the day or in the evening, when they might be tired
11. Situations that limit their physical movement, like sitting at a classroom desk for a long time

But it’s not all challenging. Your child might manage better when:

1. They’re engaged in fun, stimulating or interesting activities (like video games)
2. They have plenty of opportunities to move around (like during gym, recess, or sports)
3. They receive frequent rewards or feedback
4. They’re closely supervised
5. They’re working in small groups with peers, rather than alone
6. They’re working one-on-one with an adult
7. They’re in new and exciting settings
8. They’re in situations where adults speak briefly, but enforce rules and consequences

Every child with ADHD is unique, but knowing what can exacerbate or alleviate symptoms can make a big difference. Let’s work together to understand and support our children. #ADHDAwareness #UnderstandingADHD #UKParents #EveryChildMatters”