She strongly believes that positive leads to positive while polarity hurts only the child. Further, there is a need to continue the trend of parental involvement in the treatment of children with ADD in the classroom. The biggest need in establishing effective partnerships is the need to communicate which includes having everyone involved learn about ADD so they can help and support each other. Remember that throughout this process, the child's needs are primary. There is no need or place for ego problems, powers struggles or the like.
Learning differences are an asset.
The child's needs are primary. Active listening and responding Problem solving Research and networking Assertiveness Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligence states that individuals have 7 different intelligences which can be developed to support other skills. After a brief overview of the areas of strength and related activities of each type, our evening became a group activity. We gave ourselves a self-assessment and then migrated to one of the 7 different areas in our large room for more discussion. Our charge was to develop a list of characteristics which represented reasons or traits we felt we had that led us to decide why we had selected that particular group.