How can we improve better quality life children's with ADHD using with screen?

[Burhanerdem]

I am a certified Behavioral Health Professional, and I have been working with the children with ADHD. As we know one of the major condition is not focusing thing longer time, therefore, most of them are not able to keep up some of the tasks easier than other people. During my working hours, I have to reminds basic thing to my clients to make sure they work their goals. Also, screen time the biggest challenge in this era because screen is not helping them what they suppose to focus their goals a day, so I guess we need to find the way to help them with coherence with screen.

[Mamamichl]

Screen time had been beneficial for us. My daughter hates reading but loves video games. We have her read the dialog in the games as her reading homework whenever possible. We also do audiobooks and epic sometimes to get her not to hate reading. Although you tube shorts have been our bane, we limit time on that dribble and she plays more games thinking and problem solving. She’s also doing table top rpg storytelling with Roblox and reading from those games as well. We also do games as a whole family. It just helps to make sure we limit if it’s not helping her with some life skill.

I worked in ABA and was taught basically find out what they want to do and tell them that’s their reinforcer if they do another task. I also work in public education and use interest based learning g styles. Have them use what they are interested in to learn new content. I taught a 4th grader how to write a 4 paragraph essay by teaching me how to play Minecraft. He learned about topic sentences and how to outline and organize the paper. Having adhd, it’s easier for me to go with the flow of what they need and what I need so we can both be happy rather than “you’re not doing it the way I’m used to”

[Burhanerdem in reply to Mamamichl]

Thank you for sharing your real example and knowledge.

I think many teaching techniques help children learn better, but the issue is finding the best way to teach. As you said, you found a way to read a text while playing the games. This is a good one of the example.

Unfortunately, some families think that using technology is not the proper way to teach children, but finding the right APP, website, or play is so helpful because some of them help them to meet children's goals and even give them positive reinforcement for long-term positive impact in their daily life routine.

My client has a social disorder and ADHD; therefore, he barely makes conversation with other people, but he has been using a meditation APP to calm down his condition, and he has also been playing online games, meeting with his peers, and talking to them so he has started to make eye contact with others as well as say hello.

There are limited valuable apps, websites, or apps on devices, but as long as we contemplate and look for the right one, we can help children make their lives much more accessible. Ultimately, finding a different way is necessary because it is difficult to designate professionals for each child.

[Mamamichl in reply to Burhanerdem]

I couldn’t agree with you more. If done right, apps can take out barriers. My partner is legally blind and if he didn’t have apps to read books and the ability to magnify as easily as he does, he wouldn’t read as much as he does. Technology can be super beneficial in the right context, but it is important to use it properly so that people can thrive.

[Burhanerdem]

Sometimes, striving is not enough if we have a mental and physical disorder, but as you said, we can properly use technology to help individuals. For example, we use Google Maps when we do not know how to go to our target place, but Google Maps helps us to find alternative ways and times to get there. My client did not know how to express and identify his feelings. After that, we used some video games to see other people's facial and emotional situations, and then he started to determine how the main character felt. Ultimately, after he learned how to attach his feelings, we began to use Cognitive behavior therapy to express his feelings when he faced some unwanted thoughts and challenges time, and he started to say that I felt unworthy or angry, insecure, hateful, self-inaccuracy, etc. I highly recommend CBT and online games to help families, children, or clients identify and improve their lives more quickly.