How does a child with ADHD or TDA feel?

Almost always, what an ADHD child is like at home or at school, how parents and teachers suffer. But what about the child? How does a child with ADHD or ADD feel? ADHD is a condition of the child, something that is given to him and he does not choose to be so, however, he is continually judged and b

Almost always, what an ADHD child is like at home or at school, how parents and teachers suffer. But what about the child? How does a child with ADHD or ADD feel? ADHD is a condition of the child, something that is given to him and he does not choose to be so, however, he is continually judged and blamed for that condition. He is scolded if he does not attend, he is punished without a TV because he forgot his homework and we shout when we can not do it anymore.

This is how a child with ADHD or ADD feels

The hyperactive child has a story that is filled with that vision of many close people (parents, teachers and peers) who with their expressions, gestures or acts transmit that "you do it wrong" , without him understanding what he has done wrong.

We must remember that children with ADHD or ADD do not know which stimuli are relevant and which are not. It is difficult for them to keep the focus on one thing, so,

most of the time, it is not that they do not want to do things, but that they do not know what they have to do. We often forget the emotional immaturity that these children have and the vulnerability they manifest. For this, a psychoeducational intervention is good that allows them to better perceive the interaction with their environment (parents, teachers, peers) and learn to manage the emotions that this interaction produces.

How to understand a child with ADHD or ADD

Understanding the emotions that flow in hyperactive children is essential to facilitate their desire for improvement. Emotions can be positive (they are stimulated with small positive gestures that they perceive in the teacher, in their parents, in their brothers, in their friends), but they are also more sensitive than other children to grasp in their close persons gestures, words, tones, which transmit a negative emotion.

Let's give an example, Carlos is a child who is in 2nd grade of primary school and is diagnosed with ADHD of the combined type (hyperactive and impulsive). In class the most repeated by teachers is his name: "Carlos". Carlos sits in the front row, as the experts advise, and even so, Carlos gets distracted and plays with his teammates. Have you ever said that "if you do not attend is because you do not want to," because of course, it is in the front row,

has the agenda full of notes from the teachers because it does not bring homework or not in the agenda.

Also at home the same thing happens: "you attend what you want, because to play with the tablet, do not get distracted" or "you have forgotten the notebook again, if you know you always have to bring it", or "do not get up" I've told you 10 times. " In general, they spend the day listening to a negative discourse about them, and that affects the concept they have of themselves, their self-esteem and their behavior. Many times they feel misunderstood, this associated with school problems, makes these children emotionally fragile.

Not to mention how they live the condition of ADHD, of not being able to stop even if they want, of not being able to attend although they want or of not remembering things even if they try.

So in general, we can say that it is not easy to live with ADHD or ADD It is fundamental to understand the problem in order to offer the child the necessary help both at home and at school and remove the label that is often labeled "I I am not able".

Not only is knowing about ADHD, but

understanding the child with ADHD or ADD and putting ourselves in their place.

How would I feel if it were him?