ADD & ADHD are considered "on the spectrum", who knew???
One of our girls friends is the same age and has a severe case of ADHD. One would describe her as the polar opposite of ours, talking non stop, always needing to be stimulated and NEVER ending. One would easily think (and we did earlier on too) "How could these two be friends?", as autism is more or less anti-social and lacking in complex dialogue. WRONG!
Linking a ADHD kid with an Autistic kid is a brilliant idea for self-maintained therapy! Time playing together will challenge BOTH needs alike. The ADHD kid is forced to take it easy, sit and do something for longer and to wait for conversation while the Autistic kid is around constant social communication and continual prompting of activities.
A match made in heaven!
One of our girls friends is the same age and has a severe case of ADHD. One would describe her as the polar opposite of ours, talking non stop, always needing to be stimulated and NEVER ending. One would easily think (and we did earlier on too) "How could these two be friends?", as autism is more or less anti-social and lacking in complex dialogue. WRONG!
Linking a ADHD kid with an Autistic kid is a brilliant idea for self-maintained therapy! Time playing together will challenge BOTH needs alike. The ADHD kid is forced to take it easy, sit and do something for longer and to wait for conversation while the Autistic kid is around constant social communication and continual prompting of activities.
A match made in heaven!
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