| While medication has long been used to
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| | child?s ability to complete daily
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| treat Attention Deficit Disorder,
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| | activities in spite of these shortcomings
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| Behavioral Therapy has proven to be
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| | will be the most effective. For example,
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| incredibly effective as well and is now
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| | keeping your child on a schedule is a
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| being used in combination with its long
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| | very effective way to keep their
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| utilized counterpart. There are many
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| | activities organized. If they wake up at
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| aspects of Behavior Therapy, but the
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| | a certain time, get dressed, take baths,
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| overall purpose is to train the
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| | do homework and go to bed at specific
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| individual to improve their behavior and
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| | times, they will begin to function out of
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| be more effective.
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| | habit, at which point forgetfulness and
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| There are basically three principles to a
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| | distractibility become less of an issue.
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| behavior therapy approach: set goals that
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| | Likewise, organization helps a child with
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| are specific, provide consequences and
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| | ADD stay focused and reduces key items
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| rewards, and consistently utilize
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| | being misplaced. Have a set place for
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| consequences and rewards. Basically, you
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| | books, backpacks, clothes, and toys so
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| should lay specific groundwork for
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| | your child will react out of habit in
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| acceptable and unacceptable behavior;
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| | returning these items. Typically,
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| when either is realized, the
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| | routines prove to be an effective
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| consequences, be them positive or
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| | treatment course for children with ADD.
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| negative, should be utilized consistently
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| | You should also be aware of the
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| and continually.
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| | difficulties your child has, such as
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| Examples of consequences are time-out,
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| | distractibility. Limit external stimuli
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| which removes the child from their
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| | during times when concentration is
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| surroundings for a specific period of
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| | necessary, such as homework time, or
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| time; positive reinforcement, which
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| | during times when attention is necessary,
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| rewards positive behavior; or a token
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| | such as mealtimes.
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| reward system; which can be added to or
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| | Help your child stay on task with the use
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| taken away from depending on behavior.
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| | of checklists, charts, or organizers to
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| There are more in-depth behavior
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| | track responsibilities and monitor
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| modification techniques that should be
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| | progress; as your child ages, this will
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| utilized to help you child control their
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| | teach them to function on a daily basis
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| behavior. Remember, ADD children suffer
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| | regardless of their disorder. They will
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| from forgetfulness, inattentiveness,
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| | learn to write down important tasks and
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| impulsiveness, and distractibility.
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| | to keep track of things they must
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| Utilizing a system to reinforce the
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| | accomplish.
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