ADHD-Experts?

Question

I am writing a paper on ADHD and presenting this along with a "visual" as part of the presentation.

I want my viewers to be part of the presentation; As they would get the effect as though they were experiencing what a child may be hearing while in a classroom.

Any helpful ideas....the only one I have so far is having background music or similar ON while I am presenting the info..Can anyone come up with a better one?

Blessings-

Faith

Answer 1

No, the rapid fire of visual images isn't it at all.  If you had a video of a shell game (3 shells, a ball is put under one and the things are shuffled, audience has to guess where the shell is) then run the video and make it clear that they need to know where the ball is each round.  Now play audio of several conversations which cross fade in and out with a static track in there as well.  3-4 conversations should do it.

Now, to win the door prize, don't ask them about the outcome of each of the shell games (even though you stressed that) but ask them questions about the conversations that were fading in and out.

Best i could come up with.

Answer 2

If you can use a TV or computer screen to run video, you can use clips with a duration of about 10 to 15 seconds each to simulate the length of the affected person's attention span. Use some of your friends to simulate a classroom, and have them talking to each other, but change the subject when the clip changes. At the end, question the ADHD person what they remember about the clips, but make sure they don't remember much. Case closed.

Answer 3

go to www.schwablearning.org and sign up for free to post on their parent to parent message board. You'll get lots of help there.