ADHD Awareness and Strategies Quiz

What is ADHD?

• One temporary trend among children

• A result of a poor school system

• A neurobiological condition that causes difficulties in maintaining attention and behavior

• A behavioral disorder caused by poor upbringing

What are the characteristics of lack of attention in the classroom?

• Careless mistakes, overlooks details, avoids tasks that require effort

• Low self-esteem, constantly irritable, difficulty controlling emotions

• Trouble staying quiet, trouble staying seated, talks excessively

• Difficulty with memory, lack of analysis in responding, impulsive problem solving

What are the strategies for the classroom environment?

• Give more time to complete a task, emphasize real-life problem-solving questions

• Sit near the teacher, work in a different environment, allow breaks and time to move around

• Reduce the number of written items, avoid memory tests, remember deadlines with a visible calendar

• Provide clear and objective information about the student, collaborate with the family and professionals involved

What are the adaptations for evaluating students with ADHD?

• Provide clear and objective information about the student, collaborate with the family and professionals involved

• Reduce the number of written elements, avoid memory tests, remember deadlines with a visible calendar

• Adaptations should be made on a case-by-case basis, avoid scheduling many tests on the same day

• Give written exams to avoid the slow copying process, emphasize real-life problem-solving questions

What is the role of the teacher in supporting students with ADHD?

• Receive information and seek training on the subject, carry out interventions according to the particular needs of each student

• Monitor the development of students in terms of their abilities, collaborate with teachers to develop and implement strategies

• Provide clear and objective information about the student, collaborate with the family and professionals involved

• Promote the inclusion of the student in the group, collaborate with the family and professionals involved

Who can diagnose ADHD?

• Teachers, parents, and school counselors

• Neuropsychologists, psychiatrists, and neurologists

• Resource personnel, teachers, and school administrators

• Students, family members, and friends

What is the process to support students with ADHD?

• Observe the students in various settings, complete the referral form, collaborate with teachers to develop and implement strategies

• Observe the students in various settings, complete the referral form, emphasize real-life problem-solving questions

• Observe the students in various settings, complete the referral form, monitor the students' development in terms of their skills

• Observe the students in various settings, complete the referral form, implement strategies and record the results

What should be taken into account when conducting an evaluation for students with ADHD?

• Give written exams to avoid the slow copying process, emphasize real-life problem-solving questions

• Reduce the number of written elements, avoid memory tests, remember deadlines with a visible calendar

• Use simple and clear goals and instructions, emphasize real-life problem-solving questions

• Split the exam into two parts if the student is tired, emphasize real-life problem-solving questions

What are the roles of the resource personnel in supporting students with ADHD?

• Provide clear and objective information about the student, collaborate with the family and professionals involved

• Monitor the development of students in terms of their skills, collaborate with teachers to develop and implement strategies

• Collaborate with teachers to develop and implement strategies, carry out interventions depending on the particular needs of each student

• Receive information and seek training on the topic, implement strategies and record the results