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Monday, November 10, 2014

Being an ADD/ADHD youth worker #13: Dealing with excess energy

Recognize and accept the fact that you have to be moving at all times
  • Jiggling, wiggling, getting up and wandering around are necessary
  • Try to make your movement not impact other people or be overly distracting to others
  • Children and youth tend to poke, push, hit which can't be
  • Adults keep driving others to keep up with them. They don't understand people that do not have that much energy. But this makes the other people mad
  • Movement that is too obvious can be a distraction to others
  • Have a series of things that to do that are not noticeable
    • flexing feet and legs under the table
    • Doodling with out paying a lot of attention to what you are doodling
    • Sit forward, sit back, sit forward, etc
    • Look for legitimate excuses to get up and move
    • Get agreement with others in the room to allow you to stand behind your chair
    • As much as possible, make the movement constructive
  • Take up active hobbies to do in passive situations such as watching TV
    • Juggles (anything)
    • Play video game on phone at while watching
    • Play a musical instrument or other physical activity
    • Conduct work such as dictation on smart phone, while exercising, going places, doing things

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