Presentation by Paula Flynn, School of Education, Trinity College "Are we listening to children with ADHD" to HADD Information Evening 21 September 2011 as part of ADHD Awareness Week 2011
Are we listening to children with adhd paula flynn 21 september 2011
1. ARE WE LISTENING TO CHILDREN WITH ADHD?Paula FlynnSchool of EducationTrinity College Dublin ADHD AWARENESS WEEK HADD Information Evening 20th September 2011
2. Iâm going to lose my temper in a minute. I would rather have ADHD than be normal. Pig head. Iâm hoping that the positive side of their ADHD is going to take them forward. I wouldnât want to um not have it, cause itâs just the way I am. I wouldnât be me
4. OVERVIEW The importance of listening authentically to the voice of the child with ADHD Contextual framework of study Interventions that were generated from a small scale pupil voice project Emergent themes from preliminary analysis Implications
5. PUPIL VOICE UNCRC 1989 (Article 12) NATIONAL CHILDRENâS STRATEGY 2000 Aims Three national goals Pupil Voice Research: Consultation, Participation, Authentic Listening, Transformation (Rudduck and McIntyre, 2007) Those who shout the loudest....(Tangen 2009)
14. STUDENTS WITH SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND/OR BEHAVIOURAL DIFFICULTIES A student with such difficulties will present with varying degrees of behaviours that impinge on their learning and/or social development. At times their behaviour may also impact on the learning of others in the classroom.
34. Objectives of Iâm Me To give voice to a group of children within mainstream education who often find themselves at risk of exclusion from school To provide opportunities for them to become âactive agentsâ in the pursuit of appropriate, beneficial and realistic methods to facilitate genuine inclusion for them in mainstream schools To determine the impact on the pupils and their school community when participants were given the opportunity to positively transform their experience of school
35. PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS 17 (48%) with assessment of ADHD (5 primary, 12 post primary) 1 co-existent Conduct Disorder 6 co-existent Oppositional Defiant Disorder 8 co-existent Learning Difficulties 15 on medication 2 children with full time SNA support
36. STRUCTURE OF Iâm Me First contact and preliminary interviews with students 2008 â 2009 Consent forms from students Conclusion of programme in schools 2010 â 2011 Focus group meetings with students to conduct preliminary analysis and validate findings from January to June 2011
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38. SOME REASONS FOR CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR Encountering obstacles to learning or feeling âdifferentâ can lead to frustration, low self esteem, resentment and even anger........any one of these emotions can manifest itself in either episodes of or recurring challenging behaviour. Some students would rather get into trouble for bad behaviour than feel ashamed or embarrassed in front of their peers if they canât contribute to or engage in learning that is taking place (Distractionary tactics) (IMME Programme, Flynn)
39. IMPLICATIONS The importance of âlisteningâ to children and acknowledging that they are âexpertsâ on their own experiences The necessity for a âbottom upâ approach to problem solving or eliciting views from students requires a âtop downâ responseâ Consulting pupils does not equate to relinquishing âpowerâ and control in the classroom â but a change in âpower dynamicsâ
41. REFERENCES Cooper, P. 2008 Nurturing Attachment to School: Contemporary Perspectives on Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties. Pastoral Care in Education, 28. Davies, J. 2005 âVoices from the Margins: Perceptions of Pupils with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties about their Educational Experienceâ in Clough, P. et al (eds) Handbook of Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, London: Sage Flynn, P. Shevlin, M. Lodge, A. 2011 âAre you listening? Iâm Me. Reach Vol 25, Issue 1 National Behaviour Support Service, 2010 Behaviour Support Classrooms: A Research Study of 36 Behaviour Support Classrooms Dublin: NBSS. National Childrenâs Strategy, 2000 Our Children - Their Lives Dublin: Stationery Office.
42. National Educational Psychological Service, 2010 Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties: A Continuum of Support Dublin: Stationary Office. Robinson, C. & Taylor, C. 2007.Theorizing Student Voice: Values and Perspectives. Improving Schools, 10. Rudduck, J. & McIntyre, D. 2007.Improving Learning through Consulting Pupils, London: Routledge. Sellman, E. 2009 Lessons Learned: Student Voice at a School for Pupils Experiencing Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties. Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 14. Shevlin, M. & Flynn, P. 2011 âLeadership for Special Educational Needsâ In O'Sullivan, H. & West-Burnham, J. (eds) Leading and Managing Schools. London: Sage. Smith, D. J. 2006 School Experience and Delinquency at ages 13 to 16, Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh, Centre for Law and Society. Tangen, R. 2009 Conceptualising Quality of School Life from Pupils' Perspective: A Four Dimensional Model. International Journal of Inclusive Education. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child, New York: UN.