Saturday, July 8, 2017

How To Make Easy Accommodations For ADHD

By Kimberly Hamilton


People with sensitive hyperactivity disorder face a big challenge to concentrate especially when they undertake the same task with individuals who are not suffering from this condition. However, it is crucial to have room for them to participate in everything that normal people do. However, regardless of whether it is in schools or workplaces accommodations for ADHD individuals call for the following valuable tips.

Keep things simple: every complex task can be divided into small sections which can be handled separately. Since these people are likely to get distracted when they have many things to do at the same time, it is sensible to simplify the task to make it easy for them to understand. Large assignments, therefore, are not suitable for people suffering from this condition.

Secondly, make instructions easy to understand. If you want your work to be done without many mistakes, then make sure that each person can understand the guidelines. One technique to achieve this is to ensure that they are short and to the point by avoiding many irrelevant sentences which could make the person look to focus on the main subject.

Thirdly, ensure that the environment is favorable for them by diminishing sound interruption. This is achievable by use of sound prove materials or building the rooms in areas away from public places. Also, in case there is a need to make sure that there are no commotions when the person with the disability is carrying out a task that calls for concentration.

Reduce visual disturbance: anything that catches the eye of a person causes the visual distraction. People with problems with paying attention are likely to be attracted to anything that moves or even shiny things that look appealing or distinct from others, for that reason, ensure that their area of work is enclosed and free from many unnecessary moving objects.

Due to this disorder, these people find it awfully hard to memorize things. They, therefore, have to retrieve them over and over again for these things to stick to their minds. For that reason, do not only provide clear instructions but give them clear instructions in black and white and written in a different color, font, or bold to enable then distinguished them from other writings.

Educate people: when people have no idea concerning how to handle these suffering people, the environment will be so unfavorable for them. Therefore, people should be sensitized on how to understand and make the environment better for people with disabilities. This is a step ahead towards trying to accommodate them in the society.

It therefore not only the obligation of the managers or the teachers to look for ways of accommodating the disabled; every individual should look for means to keep these people comfortable and relaxed both at home and in workplaces. However, the informed should teach the society and make them aware of the things that could have a negative impact on the affected instead of depending on gadgets to minimize distractions.




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