★Enhance the child’s learning interest with
activities packed with multi-sensory stimulations
such as sounds, colours, actions and pictures.
School Contact
★Keep close contact with the teachers to ensure a
consistent approach of teaching and handling of
the child.
Regular Follow-up Consultation
★Keep close contact and co-operation with
professionals, such as doctors, psychologists or
social workers. For instance, take the child for
follow-up consultations as scheduled and make
sure that the child receives medication as
prescribed; seek assistance from the teachers, if
necessary, to help the child take the medicine as
prescribed.
Useful Telephone Numbers and
Websites for Enquiry on Support Services
Education Bureau
● Educational Psychology Service
New Territories Region
Hong Kong & Kowloon Region
● Special
Education Resource Centre
http://www.edb.gov.hk/serc
How to Support Children
with Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder
2437 7270
3698 4321
3698 3900
Department of Health
● Child Assessment
Service
http://www.dhcas.gov.hk
● Family
Health Service
● Student
Health Service
http://www.studenthealth.gov.hk
2246 6659
2961 8855
2349 2772
Hospital Authority
2300 6555
Child Psychiatric Centre
2384 9774
http://www.ha.org.hk/kch/eng/departments/
cs/outpatients/out-ymtcpc.html
● Yaumatei
Children & Adults with
Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder
http://www.chadd.org
認識「注意力不足過動症」
http://www.ha.org.hk/kch/adhd/study.html
認識「注意力缺陷過動症」
http://www.nknu.edu.tw/~sec/adhd04.html
認識過度活躍症
www.ha.org.hk/kch/chi/education/leaflet/ad
hd.pdf
Education Bureau
What is Attention Deficit/
Hyperactivity Disorder?
Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD)
refers to disorders affecting the children’s attention
span, hyperactivity and control of emotion and
behaviour, which make these children behave
differently from those of their age. Such differences
hinder their learning as well as their social and
family lives. Among the school children, boys are
more vulnerable to AD/HD.
Roles of Parents
Attitude of Parents
★Accept AD/HD children, address to their needs
and give them proper learning opportunities to
help them develop their potentials;
★Share the responsibility of caring for these
children among family members;
★Do not spoil them or always let them have their
own way;
★Do not attempt to change all their improper
behaviour in one go.
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★Use visual strategies to help the child behave
properly. For example, use a yellow card to
indicate a warning and stick a star label in
his/her reward album as an encouragement for
proper behaviour;
★Agree with the child to first improve the
improper behaviour that is easiest to rectify, for
example, learning to sit still instead of moving
around, before proceeding to correct other
improper behaviour.
Emotional Management
Symptoms
Strategies
★Has difficulty remaining seated,
runs about
Communication
★Avoid direct confrontations with the child when
he/she throws a tantrum. Circumstances
permitted, leave the child alone SAFELY to allow
him/her to calm down before reasoning with
him/her;
★Call the child by his/her name before talking to
him/her, and put your hand lightly on his/her
shoulder to ensure eye contact and draw his/her
attention;
★Teach the child how to manage his/her
emotions. For instance, take deep breaths, relax,
look at distant objects, drink water and think of
something happy;
★Give clear and direct instructions, one at a time.
Ask the child to repeat your instructions or
demonstrate step by step what should be done
to ensure the child understands the
instructions.
★Encourage the child to take part in sports
activities or do simple household chores to
expend his/her excessive energy.
★Is easily distracted, has
difficulty sustaining attention
★Is weak in self control, highly
impulsive
★Has difficulty awaiting turns
★Often fails to follow through on
instructions
★Often interrupts or intrudes upon
others
Behavioural Management
★Give the child more positive remarks and
encouragement to help him/her improve
his/her behaviour;
★Apply reward/punishment in a timely,
reasonable and consistent manner;
★Point out any improper behaviour of
the child at once explain clearly why
it is improper and find a solution to
the problem;
Learning
★Fix a timetable with the child to allow learning
and other activities to take place alternately;
★Reduce distractions to the child when he/she is
doing his/her homework. Keep the desk tidy as
far as possible. Use simple instead of flashy
stationery;
★Help the child break his/her homework into
smaller independent units and let him/her finish
them one at a time;
★Enhance the child’s learning interest with
activities packed with multi-sensory stimulations
such as sounds, colours, actions and pictures.
School Contact
★Keep close contact with the teachers to ensure a
consistent approach of teaching and handling of
the child.
Regular Follow-up Consultation
★Keep close contact and co-operation with
professionals, such as doctors, psychologists or
social workers. For instance, take the child for
follow-up consultations as scheduled and make
sure that the child receives medication as
prescribed; seek assistance from the teachers, if
necessary, to help the child take the medicine as
prescribed.
Useful Telephone Numbers and
Websites for Enquiry on Support Services
Education Bureau
● Educational Psychology Service
New Territories Region
Hong Kong & Kowloon Region
● Special
Education Resource Centre
http://www.edb.gov.hk/serc
How to Support Children
with Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder
2437 7270
3698 4321
3698 3900
Department of Health
● Child Assessment
Service
http://www.dhcas.gov.hk
● Family
Health Service
● Student
Health Service
http://www.studenthealth.gov.hk
2246 6659
2961 8855
2349 2772
Hospital Authority
2300 6555
Child Psychiatric Centre
2384 9774
http://www.ha.org.hk/kch/eng/departments/
cs/outpatients/out-ymtcpc.html
● Yaumatei
Children & Adults with
Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder
http://www.chadd.org
認識「注意力不足過動症」
http://www.ha.org.hk/kch/adhd/study.html
認識「注意力缺陷過動症」
http://www.nknu.edu.tw/~sec/adhd04.html
認識過度活躍症
www.ha.org.hk/kch/chi/education/leaflet/ad
hd.pdf
Education Bureau
What is Attention Deficit/
Hyperactivity Disorder?
Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD)
refers to disorders affecting the children’s attention
span, hyperactivity and control of emotion and
behaviour, which make these children behave
differently from those of their age. Such differences
hinder their learning as well as their social and
family lives. Among the school children, boys are
more vulnerable to AD/HD.
Roles of Parents
Attitude of Parents
★Accept AD/HD children, address to their needs
and give them proper learning opportunities to
help them develop their potentials;
★Share the responsibility of caring for these
children among family members;
★Do not spoil them or always let them have their
own way;
★Do not attempt to change all their improper
behaviour in one go.
www.edb.gov.hk
2008
★Use visual strategies to help the child behave
properly. For example, use a yellow card to
indicate a warning and stick a star label in
his/her reward album as an encouragement for
proper behaviour;
★Agree with the child to first improve the
improper behaviour that is easiest to rectify, for
example, learning to sit still instead of moving
around, before proceeding to correct other
improper behaviour.
Emotional Management
Symptoms
Strategies
★Has difficulty remaining seated,
runs about
Communication
★Avoid direct confrontations with the child when
he/she throws a tantrum. Circumstances
permitted, leave the child alone SAFELY to allow
him/her to calm down before reasoning with
him/her;
★Call the child by his/her name before talking to
him/her, and put your hand lightly on his/her
shoulder to ensure eye contact and draw his/her
attention;
★Teach the child how to manage his/her
emotions. For instance, take deep breaths, relax,
look at distant objects, drink water and think of
something happy;
★Give clear and direct instructions, one at a time.
Ask the child to repeat your instructions or
demonstrate step by step what should be done
to ensure the child understands the
instructions.
★Encourage the child to take part in sports
activities or do simple household chores to
expend his/her excessive energy.
★Is easily distracted, has
difficulty sustaining attention
★Is weak in self control, highly
impulsive
★Has difficulty awaiting turns
★Often fails to follow through on
instructions
★Often interrupts or intrudes upon
others
Behavioural Management
★Give the child more positive remarks and
encouragement to help him/her improve
his/her behaviour;
★Apply reward/punishment in a timely,
reasonable and consistent manner;
★Point out any improper behaviour of
the child at once, explain clearly why
it is improper and find a solution to
the problem;
Learning
★Fix a timetable with the child to allow learning
and other activities to take place alternately;
★Reduce distractions to the child when he/she is
doing his/her homework. Keep the desk tidy as
far as possible. Use simple instead of flashy
stationery;
★Help the child break his/her homework into
smaller independent units and let him/her finish
them one at a time;