Dear fellow Hanoverians:
The good folks from the Special Education Parent Advisory Council sent
along the following information regarding their next program:
Effective strategies for working with ADHD
Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Hanover High School, Multipurpose Room – First Floor, 287 Cedar
Street
Presented by: Dr. Robert Walker, Healthcare South
Description: ADHD is a problem with inattentiveness, over-activity,
impulsivity, or a combination of all three. In this workshop Dr.
Robert Walker will discuss what ADHD is and what is not and provide
parents and teachers with effective strategies to manage related
behaviors.
Inattentive symptoms include:
1. Fails to give close attention to details or makes careless mistakes
in schoolwork
2. Has difficulty keeping attention during tasks or play
3. Does not seem to listen when spoken to directly
4. Does not follow through on instructions and fails to finish
schoolwork, chores, or duties in the workplace
5. Has difficulty organizing tasks and activities
6. Often loses toys, assignments, pencils, books, or tools
Hyperactivity symptoms:
1. Fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in seat
2. Leaves seat when remaining seated is expected
3. Runs about or climbs in inappropriate situations
4. Has difficulty playing quietly
5. Is often “on the go,” acts as if “driven by a motor,” talks
excessively
Impulsivity symptoms:
1. Blurts out answers before questions have been completed
2. Has difficulty awaiting turn
3. Interrupts or intrudes on others
Check out the SEPAC page on the Hanover Schools website at
www.hanoverschools.org/community/pac for further information and a
calendar of upcoming events, or e-mail hanoversepac@gmail.com .
No RSVP required.
For “Around Town on the Web”,
Cathy H-B
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