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ADHD
By Dede

I can understand how overwhelmed you are feeling.
I've been in your shoes before. Try to think about only one or two behaviors per child that really disrupt your teaching the most and use a very simple individual system
to monitor improvement in these areas. I use index cards taped to the desks quite often. (Ex. He can draw a star for every 10-15 min. that he works quietly.)This takes very little extra time away from teaching. Sometimes they truly don't realized how much they are keeping others from learning. You also might use the card to keep tally marks of how many times he interrupts during an

hour. Just keep teaching if possible as you mark his card. Other children feed off this kind of behavior and it can be very difficult. Hang in there! It will get better!
Consistency is very important. Good luck!