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Seeking DaVincis

Strategies to Help ADHD Children Reach Their Potential

Te Kaihau Educati tion

• n Trust

Deb Gilbertso tson Truste tee

ADHD or DaVincis

• 50% of

entrepreneurs are ADHD

• 50% of prison

inmates are ADHD

• Immense potential,

exhausting side effects

Da Vinci Strength Da Vinci Challenge Highly energetic Hyperactive Action oriented Don‟t stop to think Entrepreneurial / intrapreneurial Unmanageable Intrinsically motivated Hard for others to motivate Passionate Intense Self directed learner Won‟t follow rules Creative Unfocussed Imaginative Forgetful Problem solver Impatient with routines Great in a crisis Create crises Strong initiative Not a team player Work under pressure Chronic lateness Adventurous Dangerous Humorous Over the top Characterful Mood swings Courageous Ignore consequences Hyper focused if interested Easily distracted if not interested Insightful Discount others views Optimistic Ignore issues Love new ideas Easily bored Cope with uncertainty Disorganised Uninhibited Uninhibited

www.adhddavinci.org

Behaviours Associated with Giftedness (Webb, 1993)

• Poor attention, boredom,

daydreaming in specific situations

• Low tolerance for persistence on

tasks that seem irrelevant

• Judgment lags behind development
• f intellect
• Intensity may lead to power

struggles with authorities

• High activity level; may need less

sleep

• Questions rules, customs and

traditions

DaVinci characteristics mainly inherited

• 80% heritability
• About 50 genes

involved

Do you have tallness?

• Don‟t have ADHD
• ADHD is along a

spectrum

What do these people have in common?

New Zealand

• Economic migrants

have Da Vinci qualities

• New Zealander genes

are all migrants

• Including Maori who

sailed 3000km

Prevalence

• NZ - 7% of children
• 5% of adults
• Double the US level

Co-morbidity

• 50 – 80% have learning

disorders

• Reading disorders

(dyslexia) most common at 25 - 40%

• Also Conduct Disorder,

Oppositional Defiance Disorder, anxiety, depression and many other challenges

Da Vinci Brain Differences

1. Brainwave frequency 2. Dopamine 3. Nor-adrenaline 4. Connectivity in the frontal lobes 5. Adrenaline 6. Cerebellum 7. Heavy metal toxicity 8. Nutrient deficiencies 9. Tough upbringing

Brainwave Frequency

• Beta – wakeful management
• Alpha – meditation, insight
• Theta – lucid dreaming,

creativity

• Delta – deep sleep, long

term memory

• Gamma – Ripple, integrate

ideas

• Da Vincis have more brain

time in the alpha, theta and gamma range

XI + I = X

What is the minimum number of lines that you can shift to make this equation true?

When people get to this solution they use theta brainwaves and other brainwaves disappear – like ADHD Da Vincis

IQ

• Linear line up of neurons

like Christmas lights

• Rational
• Logical
• Precise
• Accurate
• Reliable
• Rule bound thinking
• Eg Process for 736 X 542

Eg Research process

• Measurable!

IQ – Know that you Know

EQ

• Emotional Quotient
• Associate information
• Build with experience
• Recognise patterns
• Create pathways through a

bundle of 100,000 neurons

• Hard to explain what you

know

• Hard to measure
• Eg what mood is in a

person‟s face?

Learning to swim IQ style

EQ Have to Experience it - Get Wet!

SQ

• Oscillate brain cells at

alpha/theta speed

• Meditation & musing speed
• Link with 40 Hz gamma ripple
• Creative
• Insightful
• Intrinsic motivation
• Break rules & make rules
• Reframe
• Give meaning
• Sense of knowing
• Hard to measure

SQ – Break Out

Qualities Intelligence

Evaluation, idea leadership, synthesis, judgment, insight, creativity, problem solving, intuition, breakthrough thinking, inspiration, vision, commitment, intrinsic motivation, resilience, self belief, enjoyment, flow

SQ

Teamwork, people leadership, awareness, action, relationship management, emotional wellbeing, physical wellbeing, optimism, skills, experience

EQ

Knowledge, understanding, application, analysis, planning

IQ

Are you best at IQ, EQ or SQ?

Qualities Intelligence

Evaluation, idea leadership, synthesis, judgment, insight, creativity, problem solving, intuition, breakthrough thinking, inspiration, vision, commitment, intrinsic motivation, resilience, self belief, enjoyment, flow

SQ

Teamwork, people leadership, awareness, action, relationship management, emotional wellbeing, physical wellbeing, optimism, skills, experience

EQ

Knowledge, understanding, application, analysis, planning

IQ

Da Vincis High in SQ

• Entrepreneurship
• Intrapreneurship
• Acting
• Comedy
• Creativity
• Follow passions

• 1. SQ Implications for

Teaching

a) Assessment b) Learning style c) Intrinsic motivation

Intelligence Measurement

SQ EQ IQ

Imprecise, hard to measure many right answers, possibilities, many paths, uncertain

• utcome, inconsistent

standards Precise, measurable, right answers, within rules, deterministic, know that you know, consistent standards Increasing measurement challenge

Is the tail wagging the dog?

In pairs discuss whether your assessment‟s evaluate IQ, EQ or SQ thinking

Qualities Intelligence Measurement

Evaluation, idea leadership, synthesis, judgment, insight, creativity, problem solving, intuition, breakthrough thinking, inspiration, vision, commitment, intrinsic motivation, resilience, self belief, enjoyment, flow Teamwork, people leadership, awareness, action, relationship management, emotional wellbeing, physical wellbeing, optimism, skills, experience Knowledge, understanding, application, analysis, planning

SQ EQ IQ

Imprecise, hard to measure many right answers, possibilities, many paths, uncertain

• utcome, inconsistent

standards Precise, measurable, right answers, within rules, deterministic, know that you know, consistent standards Increasing measurement challenge

Measurement systems for people are like measuring butterflies

Static ic and nd accur urate ate,.. ,.. …or alive and vital?

Create measures for

• pen spaces not ladders

Assessment Other Than Tests

• Journals
• Making a project or event happen
• Leadership contribution
• Class contribution
• Benefit to „client‟
• Completion
• Presentation
• Running a class session
• Creative work, performance and

music

• Wiki contribution
• HR tests
• Self evaluation
• Feedback

Integrated Curriculum

 Wainuiomata High School has 10 hours per week for students to develop the Wearable Arts for Youth awards  Integrated engineering, maths, English, science and technology  Students snag NCEA credits from different subjects for work done

Da Vincis need experiential learning

Da Vincis intrinsically motivated

• Do their own thing in

their own way

• Hard to motivate with

stars, marks, money, rewards, qualifications

• Hyper-focus when

interested

• Paint the picture of

their success and put them in it

ADHD Da Vincis

• Don‟t see
• bstacles
• See their

dreams happening

Education

• Education that works

for Da Vincis is great for all students

• New Zealand schools

are world leading educators

• Universities poor

educators

Neurofeedback Device

• Get pak man up the ladder and through

the door by changing brain speed

• Machine about NZ$3,500 – got $2,000
• Practice beta speed

• 2. Nor-Adrenaline Low
• Nor-adrenaline creates enough stress

to make the body act

• Procrastinate or fudge boring work
• Great in a crisis

Teaching implications of nor-adrenaline

• Stimulating work
• Help get started
• Break work into chunks
• Frequently set goals
• Fidgeting helps!

• 3. Dopamine Low
• Dopamine – internal reward system
• Dopamine released from eating, gambling,

sex, risk taking, alcohol, nicotine, and drugs

• Addiction from rapid release of dopamine

Dopamine Seeking Can Lead to:

• Substance abuse
• Addiction
• Risk taking
• Thrill seeking
• Compulsive

behaviours

Teaching implications of seeking dopamine

• Set tough challenges
• Create immutable

deadlines

Low Dopamine in the Basal Ganglia

• Time has no meaning
• Chronic lateness
• Need managing
• Tight routines

• 4. Low Connectivity
• f Frontal Lobes
• Executive management centre
• Matures with age
• Attention deficit: notice everything
• Easily distracted
• Act without thinking

Climb into Da Vinci Shoes

• Write a verse on the

topic “Impulsive”

• You have two

minutes

Teaching Implications of Low Executive Management

• Work space or work time

without distractions

• Action oriented – so

make things happen

• Accept risks
• Accept failure
• Take the roller coaster

ride

Da Vincis Who ‘Failed’

“I have not failed, I have found 1000 ways not to make a light bulb” Thomas Edison Einstein‟s teacher at 15 told him he could not do

• maths. He failed several

school subjects Christopher Columbus was looking for India Stephen Spielberg failed 3x to get into film school and took 35 years to pass his degree

• 5. Adrenaline sloshes
• Children from troubled

families and war veterans have more adrenaline

• Causes anxiety and stress
• CO2 puts adrenaline away
• Breathe into cupped

hands

• Ignore outbursts

• 6. Delayed

Development in the Cerebellum

• Not ADHD but co-morbid
• Cerebellum automates

learning eg eye tracking, interpreting sounds, balance etc.

• Probable cause of learning

disabilities

• Stressful

Cerebellum Programmes

• Match exercises to delayed

development

• Dore Programme

www.dore.co.nz in Auckland and Wellington, about $4000

• Integrated Learning

Therapy, www.ilt.co.za, Hutt Valley, about $1500

• Mental fitness eg Spectrum

Education 1 day $150

• 7. Heavy Metal Toxicity
• 50% have heavy metal toxicity

mainly lead

• Chelate out over several

months (HMD)

• 93% of violent inmates have

lead poisoning – so does lead poisoning lead to Conduct Disorder?

• Porphyrin or hair tests

• 8. Nutrient Deficiencies
• Omega 3
• Magnesium
• Zinc
• Vitamin B6

• 9. Tough Upbringing
• Always in trouble
• Told off
• Learning challenges
• Bored, stressed, anxious
• Dysfunctional ADHD family
• Experiences switch on

genes

• Low self esteem

• Very effective
• Not addictive
• Out of the blood

stream in four hours

• Reduces potential for

addiction by 83%

• But black market for P

Debunking Ritalin

Teaching Da Vincis

• Da Vincis make

good teachers look like bad teachers

• Same principles as
• ther children – just

more so!

Normal teaching times 3!

• Natural and logical consequences
• Provide choices
• Actively listen
• Take issues and concerns seriously
• Provide frequent and immediate feedback
• Use incentives before punishment
• Tell children what to do, not what not to do
• Give very clear guidelines
• Set clear boundaries
• Be consistent
• Create routines where possible
• Have opportunities for movement
• Match expectations to likely performance
• Use extinction for undesirable behaviour
• Compliment good behaviour
• Provide thoughtful rewards
• Time out
• Plan for problem situations

Stand and think

Act Don’t Yak

Use NLP techniques to visualise their finest dreams happening

Apply Strengths

• People enhance strengths

and weaknesses when they apply their strengths most

• ften in the most ways
• Eg creativity, making things,

humour, experimenting, music, art, adventure, computing, business venture, acting …

• www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu

Reflect abundant qualities

• f Da Vincis

DaVincis need to be loved for who they are not who they are not

Celebrate Da Vincis