Education & Parenting
Gaining a Better Understanding of Behaviour
You’ll have to be both a deep-sea diver and a time-traveller
Human behaviour is complex. It can be even more so in people who face greater daily challenges, such as individuals with disabilities.
This includes people with ADHD.
Children with ADHD are at a higher risk for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).
ADHD is characterized by delayed prefrontal cortex development, which can lead to challenges with emotional regulation. As a result, children with ADHD may experience greater life stressors, and may also be ill-equipped to handle those stressors due to their neurodevelopmental disorder.
That seems a little unfair, doesn’t it? Yet children with ADHD and other disabilities are constantly being held accountable for behaviour that may well and truly be outside of their control.
“I don’t understand. Sammy had a total meltdown, just because he was asked to write a few sentences!”
Did he, though?
On the surface, sure, that’s what happened when the proverbial straw broke the camel’s back. To better understand why, we’ll have to…
