Have you tried a behaviour Chart with ADHD children?

You know, my heart still aches for Ruby but swells with pride at the tributes and messages coming in from people around the world  whose lives she has touched!  Thank you all!

 So much of the recent work I have been doing with HET points to a very interesting situation. As we all know behavioural conditions like ADHD, ADD, ODD, Autism, Asperger’s vary in symptoms from individual to  individual. Where we are looking at adults presenting these conditions, the key will depend on their frame of reference. Very often they are hooked into the symptoms  and will surround themselves with others who have similar ... Read More

Parents need more rewards than the child with ADHD and similar challenging behaviours.

A loving and supportive parent said to me the other day that her child (with autism) didn’t  relate to rewards. So putting the reward Chart in place was a problem.

When I suggest using behavioural charts to either parents or teachers I usually hear a groan and they say “Been there done that – Got the tee shirt – They don’t work.”

I know where they are coming from with this point of  view but I have spent a lot of time researching and understanding why these charts don’t wo ... Read More