Anxiety can cause children with ADHD to feel edgy, stressed out, tired, and tense, all which can have a negative effect on their school performance. For example, students with ADHD who have difficulty paying attention might have extra anxiety when it comes to quizzes and tests over material they missed. A child who has trouble with getting started may worry about finishing assignments within a specific time frame.
By recognizing students who are experiencing anxiety and teaching them coping strategies, you can help.
Dr. Christopher Willard (PsyD) is a psychologist and educational consultant based in Boston specializing in mindfulness. He has been practicing meditation for 20 years, and has led hundreds of workshops around the world, with invitations to more than two dozen countries. He currently serves on the board of directors at the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy, and is the president of the Mindfulness in Education Network. He has presented at TEDx conferences and his thoughts have appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post, mindful.org, and elsewhere. He is the author of Child’s Mind (2010) Growing Up Mindful (2016) Raising Resilience (2017) and eight other books for parents, professionals and children, along with six sets of cards and therapeutic games, available in more than ten languages. He teaches at Harvard Medical School.
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