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Ukwelashwa kungamsiza kanjani ingane yakho ene-ADHD? Ake sixoxe ngakho!

Ukwelashwa kungamsiza kanjani ingane yakho ene-ADHD? Ake sixoxe ngakho!

Ingabe udokotela ukutshelile ukuthi ingane yakho ine-ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)? Kuvamile ukuzizwa wesaba futhi ukhathazekile kancane uma lokho kwenzeka. Kodwa ungakhathazeki. I-ADHD yisimo esingathi uma siphathwa kahle, asiyiphazamisi impumelelo yengane yakho. Ukwelashwa okubalulekile kwalokhu ukwelashwa. Namuhla, ake sixoxe ngokuthi lokhu kwelashwa kungasiza kanjani ingane yakho.

Iyini le ndlela yokwelapha ingane ene-ADHD?

Kalula nje, "Ukwelashwa" kuwukuqeqeshwa okukhethekile okusiza izingane ezine-"ADHD" ukuthi ziphathe kangcono imisebenzi yazo yansuku zonke, izifundo, kanye nobudlelwano nabanye. Kulokhu, ingane ihlangana njalo nochwepheshe wezokwelapha futhi ikhulume, ifunde izinto ezahlukene. Cabanga ngakho njengengane eya ekilasini ukuyofunda okuthile okusha. Kodwa leli klasi lihlukile kancane. Lapha, ingane ifunda izinto ezifana nokuthi inganaka kanjani, ilalele kanjani, nezinye izinto ezisiza ekunqobeni ubunzima obubangelwa "yi-ADHD".

Ezinye izingane ezine-ADHD zingadinga olunye ukwelashwa okukhethekile okubizwa ngokuthi i-Occupational Therapy. Lokhu kusiza ngezinto ezifana nokubhala kahle nokuthuthukisa ibhalansi. Ngoba ngezinye izikhathi, i-ADHD noma ukukhubazeka kokufunda kungabangela ubunzima obuthile ngalezi zinto.

Kungani ingane yethu idinga ukwelashwa kwe-ADHD?

Manje ungase uzibuze, 'Kungani ingane yami idinga lolu hlobo lwe-'(Therapy)'? Eqinisweni, lokhu kunezinzuzo eziningi enganeni. Lokhu kwelashwa kuwusizo olukhulu ezinganeni ezine-'ADHD' ukuze ziqede ngempumelelo umsebenzi wesikole kanye nemisebenzi yasekhaya . Bona ukuthi lezi zinto zibaluleke kangakanani :

  • Ujwayela ukuhlela izinto: Ingane ifunda ukugcina izincwadi zayo, amathoyizi, kanye nomsebenzi wesikole uhlelekile, kanye nokuhlela usuku lwayo.
  • Ungagxila kangcono emsebenzini wesikole: Lokhu kukusiza ukuthi ugxile ezifundweni zakho ekilasini futhi uqedele umsebenzi wakho wesikole ngendlela efanele.
  • Ukulalela nokulandela imiyalelo: Izingane zifunda ukulalela nokwenza ngokufanele. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu esikoleni nasekhaya.
  • Ungahlalisana kahle nabanye futhi uhlalisane kahle: Kukusiza ukuthi ugcine ubudlelwano obuhle nabangani nomndeni.
  • Bafunda ukubekezela ngenkathi belinde ithuba labo: Lokhu kubekezela kubalulekile, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kusekudlaleni noma kulinde emgqeni.
  • Ufunda ukuveza ukudabuka kwakho nentukuthelo yakho ngamazwi, ngaphandle kokumemeza noma ukuklabalasa: ufunda ukulawula imizwa yakho nokuyiveza ngendlela efanele. Lokhu kunciphisa izinkinga eziningi ezingadingekile.
  • Ngifunda ukubekezela.
  • Kukusiza ukuthi ucabange ngaphambi kokuba wenze okuthile: Lokhu kukusiza ukuthi wenze izinqumo ezicatshangelwe kahle ngaphandle kokushesha.

Akukhona lokhu kuphela, ezinye izingane nazo kufanele zilwe nobunzima bengqondo obuhambisana ne-'ADHD'. Cabanga nje, lapho i-'ADHD' igxekwa njalo, futhi lapho ingane ingakwazi ukwenza umsebenzi kahle, ingase izizwe idumele futhi ilahlekelwe ukuzethemba . Imicabango efana nokuthi 'Angikwazi ukwenza lokhu', 'Anginamsebenzi' ingafika engqondweni. Futhi, i-'ADHD' ingabangela imizwa efana nokudabuka, ukukhathazeka, intukuthelo, nokukhungatheka ukuthi ivele njalo.

Ngakho-ke, kule `(Therapy)`, ingane ifunda indlela yokubhekana nale mizwa. Lapho ingane ifunda izindlela zokusiza nge-`ADHD`, ingane iyakwazi ukwenza umsebenzi wayo ngempumelelo. Ngemuva kwalokho izizwa kahle ngayo, ibe nokuzethemba . Ingane iqala ukujabula nokuzethemba .

Kule `ADHD (Therapy)`, ingane ayifundi njengezifundo encwadini, kodwa ngokwenza imisebenzi, ukudlala, nokuzijwayeza. Umelaphi usebenza nengane futhi afundise ingane lokho ekudingayo, njengokuthi ingahlala kanjani igxile, imikhuba emihle yokufunda, njalo njalo, ngemisebenzi eyahlukahlukene. Konke lokhu kwenziwa ngokukhuthaza ingane nokuhlinzeka ngokusekelwa ekudingayo.

Kwenzekani ngempela kulokhu kwelashwa kwe-ADHD?

Okokuqala, umelaphi uzohlangana nawe nabazali bakho ukuze baxoxe ngezinto ezikukhathazayo nge-ADHD. Bese, ndawonye, ​​​​nizobeka imigomo yalokho enifuna ukukuthuthukisa ngokwelapha.

Bese kuthi, ngesikhathi sokwelashwa, wena nomelaphi nenze izinto ezinjengalezi:

Ukukhuluma

Odokotela bezokwelapha bafundisa izingane ukukhuluma ngemizwa yazo. Ingane ifunda ukuveza ukudabuka kwayo, intukuthelo, kanye nenjabulo ngamazwi, ngaphandle kokuklabalasa noma ukuklabalasa. Uma ikhuluma kanje, futhi ilalele lokho omunye umuntu akushoyo, ingane iyaqaphela ukuthi kukhona umuntu oyiqondayo. Khona-ke inamathuba amaningi okufunda izinto ezintsha. Futhi, ngale ngxoxo, ingane ifunda ukulalela abanye nokunaka.

Ukudlala

Odokotela bezokwelapha basebenzisa imidlalo ehlukahlukene ukufundisa izingane izinto ezibalulekile. Isibonelo, izingane zifunda izinto ezinjengokulinda ithuba lazo, ukulandela imithetho, kanye nendlela yokusingatha ukunqoba nokuhlulwa . Ziphinde zisize izingane zifunde ukusebenza kancane nangokuzithiba .

Imisebenzi eyahlukahlukene (Imisebenzi efundisa izifundo)

Odokotela bezokwelapha basebenzisa izifundo nemisebenzi eyahlukahlukene ukufundisa izingane ngemizwa, indlela yokuhlela umsebenzi wazo wesikole, amasu okufunda, kanye nendlela yokuqonda abanye. Lezi zifundo zenziwa zibe mnandi kakhulu ngokusebenzisa imisebenzi efana namaphepha okusebenzela .

Ukuzijwayeza amakhono amasha

Umeluleki ufundisa ingane izinto ezintsha, isibonelo , Ukuphefumula Okucabangayo.Izinto ezinjengalezi zingafundiswa. Lezi zinto zisiza ekuqeqesheni ukunaka nokuzolisa ingqondo nomzimba. Odokotela bezokwelapha basiza nezingane futhi ukuzijwayeza lokho ezikufundayo.

Ukuxazululwa kwenkinga

Udokotela wezifo zengqondo uzokubuza ngezinkinga ezibangelwa yi-ADHD esikoleni nasekhaya. Bazokuxoxa nawe ngendlela yokuxazulula lezo zinkinga futhi bakusize uthole izixazululo zazo wena ngokwakho.

Kufanele kwenziwe isikhathi esingakanani lokhu kwelashwa?

Isikhathi osidingayo sokwelashwa sizoncika emigomweni yakho. Ngokuvamile, umelaphi uzohlangana nawe kanye ngesonto izinyanga ezimbalwa . Ngemva kwalokho, ungabuya uzobona umelaphi kaningi ngendlela othanda ngayo.

Ungasiza kanjani ngalokhu ohlangothini lwakho? (Kubazali kanye nezingane)

Ukuba ne-ADHD akulona iphutha lengane. Kodwa-ke, kunezinto eziningi ongazenza ukusiza ingane yakho ukuthi idlule kule nqubo ngosizo lokwelashwa. Njengomzali, ungasiza nengane yakho kulolu hambo. Nansi indlela yokukwenza:

  • Zijwayeze izinto ozifundayo kahle: Ku-`(Therapy)`, ingane ifunda izinto eziningi ezibalulekile. Lezi zinto ziyathuthuka usuku nosuku kuphela uma zijwayezwa njalo. Khuthaza ingane ukuba yenze lezo zinto ekhaya.
  • Kholelwa kuwe/enganeni yakho: Wena/ingane yakho kumele kuqala ukholelwe ukuthi izingane ezine-ADHD zingathuthukisa ukunaka kwazo, ukuzithiba , kanye nokuziphatha kwazo. Umuzwa wokuthi 'ngiyakwazi' ubaluleke kakhulu.
  • Cela usizo: Baningi abantu abazimisele ukukusiza/umntanakho. Ungesabi ukucela usizo kubazali, othisha, kanye nabelaphi uma uludinga.
  • Yenza izinto wena/ingane yakho ekwazi ukuzenza kahle: Mhlawumbe wena/ingane yakho ikwazi kahle kwezemidlalo, emculweni, ekudwebeni, ekufundeni, ekwenzeni okuthile. Mhlawumbe wena/ingane yakho iyahlekisa, inobuhlakani, inekhono, inomusa. Cabanga ngamathalente nezimfanelo ezinhle kakhulu zengane yakho/yakho. Zama ukusebenzisa okungenani elilodwa lazo nsuku zonke.
  • Zinakekele kahle/ingane yakho: Thola isikhathi sokudlala, ukugijima, nokuzijabulisa ngendlela ezoshukumisa umzimba wakho. Lokhu kuzosebenzisa kahle amandla akho/engane yakho. Ngemuva kwalokho kuzoba lula ukugxila emsebenzini wesikole kanye nezifundo.

Okubalulekile: I-ADHD ayiyona ubuthakathaka enganeni. Kumane kuwushintsho oluncane endleleni ubuchopho bayo obusebenza ngayo. Njengomuntu odinga izibuko, ingane ene-ADHD ingadinga usizo oluncane ngezinto ezithile, noma uhlobo oluhlukile lokuqeqeshwa.

Okokugcina, izinto ezimbalwa okufanele uzikhumbule

Ngakho-ke, ukwelashwa kuyindlela yokwelapha ewusizo kakhulu enganeni ene-ADHD. Kungayithuthukisa kakhulu impilo yengane yansuku zonke, ukufunda, kanye nokusebenzisana nabantu. Khumbula, ingane ngayinye ihlukile, futhi ingane ngayinye ineziphiwo zayo ezihlukile.Uma i-ADHD iphathwa kahle, akukho sithiyo enganeni yakho ekunqobeni umhlaba ngangokunokwenzeka. Ukubekezela, uthando, kanye nesiqondiso esifanele yizinto ezinhle kakhulu ongazinika ingane. Ungalokothi unqikaze ukufuna iseluleko sezokwelapha esidingekayo kanye nokusekelwa kokwelapha phakathi nohambo lwengane yakho lwe-ADHD. Konke kuzolunga!


` I-ADHD, ukwelashwa, izingane, isiSinhala, iSri Lanka, impilo yengqondo, ukuziphatha, ukuphazamiseka kokunganaki ngokweqile

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Ukwelashwa kungamsiza kanjani ingane yakho ene-ADHD? Ake sixoxe ngakho!
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Ukwelashwa kungamsiza kanjani ingane yakho ene-ADHD? Ake sixoxe ngakho!

Ingabe udokotela ukutshelile ukuthi ingane yakho ine-ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)? Kuvamile ukuzizwa wesaba futhi ukhathazekile kancane uma lokho kwenzeka. Kodwa ungakhathazeki. I-ADHD yisimo esingathi uma siphathwa kahle, asiyiphazamisi impumelelo yengane yakho. Ukwelashwa okubalulekile kwalokhu ukwelashwa. Namuhla, ake sixoxe ngokuthi lokhu kwelashwa kungasiza kanjani ingane yakho.

Iyini le ndlela yokwelapha ingane ene-ADHD?

Kalula nje, "Ukwelashwa" kuwukuqeqeshwa okukhethekile okusiza izingane ezine-"ADHD" ukuthi ziphathe kangcono imisebenzi yazo yansuku zonke, izifundo, kanye nobudlelwano nabanye. Kulokhu, ingane ihlangana njalo nochwepheshe wezokwelapha futhi ikhulume, ifunde izinto ezahlukene. Cabanga ngakho njengengane eya ekilasini ukuyofunda okuthile okusha. Kodwa leli klasi lihlukile kancane. Lapha, ingane ifunda izinto ezifana nokuthi inganaka kanjani, ilalele kanjani, nezinye izinto ezisiza ekunqobeni ubunzima obubangelwa "yi-ADHD".

Ezinye izingane ezine-ADHD zingadinga olunye ukwelashwa okukhethekile okubizwa ngokuthi i-Occupational Therapy. Lokhu kusiza ngezinto ezifana nokubhala kahle nokuthuthukisa ibhalansi. Ngoba ngezinye izikhathi, i-ADHD noma ukukhubazeka kokufunda kungabangela ubunzima obuthile ngalezi zinto.

Kungani ingane yethu idinga ukwelashwa kwe-ADHD?

Manje ungase uzibuze, 'Kungani ingane yami idinga lolu hlobo lwe-'(Therapy)'? Eqinisweni, lokhu kunezinzuzo eziningi enganeni. Lokhu kwelashwa kuwusizo olukhulu ezinganeni ezine-'ADHD' ukuze ziqede ngempumelelo umsebenzi wesikole kanye nemisebenzi yasekhaya . Bona ukuthi lezi zinto zibaluleke kangakanani :

  • Ujwayela ukuhlela izinto: Ingane ifunda ukugcina izincwadi zayo, amathoyizi, kanye nomsebenzi wesikole uhlelekile, kanye nokuhlela usuku lwayo.
  • Ungagxila kangcono emsebenzini wesikole: Lokhu kukusiza ukuthi ugxile ezifundweni zakho ekilasini futhi uqedele umsebenzi wakho wesikole ngendlela efanele.
  • Ukulalela nokulandela imiyalelo: Izingane zifunda ukulalela nokwenza ngokufanele. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu esikoleni nasekhaya.
  • Ungahlalisana kahle nabanye futhi uhlalisane kahle: Kukusiza ukuthi ugcine ubudlelwano obuhle nabangani nomndeni.
  • Bafunda ukubekezela ngenkathi belinde ithuba labo: Lokhu kubekezela kubalulekile, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kusekudlaleni noma kulinde emgqeni.
  • Ufunda ukuveza ukudabuka kwakho nentukuthelo yakho ngamazwi, ngaphandle kokumemeza noma ukuklabalasa: ufunda ukulawula imizwa yakho nokuyiveza ngendlela efanele. Lokhu kunciphisa izinkinga eziningi ezingadingekile.
  • Ngifunda ukubekezela.
  • Kukusiza ukuthi ucabange ngaphambi kokuba wenze okuthile: Lokhu kukusiza ukuthi wenze izinqumo ezicatshangelwe kahle ngaphandle kokushesha.

Akukhona lokhu kuphela, ezinye izingane nazo kufanele zilwe nobunzima bengqondo obuhambisana ne-'ADHD'. Cabanga nje, lapho i-'ADHD' igxekwa njalo, futhi lapho ingane ingakwazi ukwenza umsebenzi kahle, ingase izizwe idumele futhi ilahlekelwe ukuzethemba . Imicabango efana nokuthi 'Angikwazi ukwenza lokhu', 'Anginamsebenzi' ingafika engqondweni. Futhi, i-'ADHD' ingabangela imizwa efana nokudabuka, ukukhathazeka, intukuthelo, nokukhungatheka ukuthi ivele njalo.

Ngakho-ke, kule `(Therapy)`, ingane ifunda indlela yokubhekana nale mizwa. Lapho ingane ifunda izindlela zokusiza nge-`ADHD`, ingane iyakwazi ukwenza umsebenzi wayo ngempumelelo. Ngemuva kwalokho izizwa kahle ngayo, ibe nokuzethemba . Ingane iqala ukujabula nokuzethemba .

Kule `ADHD (Therapy)`, ingane ayifundi njengezifundo encwadini, kodwa ngokwenza imisebenzi, ukudlala, nokuzijwayeza. Umelaphi usebenza nengane futhi afundise ingane lokho ekudingayo, njengokuthi ingahlala kanjani igxile, imikhuba emihle yokufunda, njalo njalo, ngemisebenzi eyahlukahlukene. Konke lokhu kwenziwa ngokukhuthaza ingane nokuhlinzeka ngokusekelwa ekudingayo.

Kwenzekani ngempela kulokhu kwelashwa kwe-ADHD?

Okokuqala, umelaphi uzohlangana nawe nabazali bakho ukuze baxoxe ngezinto ezikukhathazayo nge-ADHD. Bese, ndawonye, ​​​​nizobeka imigomo yalokho enifuna ukukuthuthukisa ngokwelapha.

Bese kuthi, ngesikhathi sokwelashwa, wena nomelaphi nenze izinto ezinjengalezi:

Ukukhuluma

Odokotela bezokwelapha bafundisa izingane ukukhuluma ngemizwa yazo. Ingane ifunda ukuveza ukudabuka kwayo, intukuthelo, kanye nenjabulo ngamazwi, ngaphandle kokuklabalasa noma ukuklabalasa. Uma ikhuluma kanje, futhi ilalele lokho omunye umuntu akushoyo, ingane iyaqaphela ukuthi kukhona umuntu oyiqondayo. Khona-ke inamathuba amaningi okufunda izinto ezintsha. Futhi, ngale ngxoxo, ingane ifunda ukulalela abanye nokunaka.

Ukudlala

Odokotela bezokwelapha basebenzisa imidlalo ehlukahlukene ukufundisa izingane izinto ezibalulekile. Isibonelo, izingane zifunda izinto ezinjengokulinda ithuba lazo, ukulandela imithetho, kanye nendlela yokusingatha ukunqoba nokuhlulwa . Ziphinde zisize izingane zifunde ukusebenza kancane nangokuzithiba .

Imisebenzi eyahlukahlukene (Imisebenzi efundisa izifundo)

Odokotela bezokwelapha basebenzisa izifundo nemisebenzi eyahlukahlukene ukufundisa izingane ngemizwa, indlela yokuhlela umsebenzi wazo wesikole, amasu okufunda, kanye nendlela yokuqonda abanye. Lezi zifundo zenziwa zibe mnandi kakhulu ngokusebenzisa imisebenzi efana namaphepha okusebenzela .

Ukuzijwayeza amakhono amasha

Umeluleki ufundisa ingane izinto ezintsha, isibonelo , Ukuphefumula Okucabangayo.Izinto ezinjengalezi zingafundiswa. Lezi zinto zisiza ekuqeqesheni ukunaka nokuzolisa ingqondo nomzimba. Odokotela bezokwelapha basiza nezingane futhi ukuzijwayeza lokho ezikufundayo.

Ukuxazululwa kwenkinga

Udokotela wezifo zengqondo uzokubuza ngezinkinga ezibangelwa yi-ADHD esikoleni nasekhaya. Bazokuxoxa nawe ngendlela yokuxazulula lezo zinkinga futhi bakusize uthole izixazululo zazo wena ngokwakho.

Kufanele kwenziwe isikhathi esingakanani lokhu kwelashwa?

Isikhathi osidingayo sokwelashwa sizoncika emigomweni yakho. Ngokuvamile, umelaphi uzohlangana nawe kanye ngesonto izinyanga ezimbalwa . Ngemva kwalokho, ungabuya uzobona umelaphi kaningi ngendlela othanda ngayo.

Ungasiza kanjani ngalokhu ohlangothini lwakho? (Kubazali kanye nezingane)

Ukuba ne-ADHD akulona iphutha lengane. Kodwa-ke, kunezinto eziningi ongazenza ukusiza ingane yakho ukuthi idlule kule nqubo ngosizo lokwelashwa. Njengomzali, ungasiza nengane yakho kulolu hambo. Nansi indlela yokukwenza:

  • Zijwayeze izinto ozifundayo kahle: Ku-`(Therapy)`, ingane ifunda izinto eziningi ezibalulekile. Lezi zinto ziyathuthuka usuku nosuku kuphela uma zijwayezwa njalo. Khuthaza ingane ukuba yenze lezo zinto ekhaya.
  • Kholelwa kuwe/enganeni yakho: Wena/ingane yakho kumele kuqala ukholelwe ukuthi izingane ezine-ADHD zingathuthukisa ukunaka kwazo, ukuzithiba , kanye nokuziphatha kwazo. Umuzwa wokuthi 'ngiyakwazi' ubaluleke kakhulu.
  • Cela usizo: Baningi abantu abazimisele ukukusiza/umntanakho. Ungesabi ukucela usizo kubazali, othisha, kanye nabelaphi uma uludinga.
  • Yenza izinto wena/ingane yakho ekwazi ukuzenza kahle: Mhlawumbe wena/ingane yakho ikwazi kahle kwezemidlalo, emculweni, ekudwebeni, ekufundeni, ekwenzeni okuthile. Mhlawumbe wena/ingane yakho iyahlekisa, inobuhlakani, inekhono, inomusa. Cabanga ngamathalente nezimfanelo ezinhle kakhulu zengane yakho/yakho. Zama ukusebenzisa okungenani elilodwa lazo nsuku zonke.
  • Zinakekele kahle/ingane yakho: Thola isikhathi sokudlala, ukugijima, nokuzijabulisa ngendlela ezoshukumisa umzimba wakho. Lokhu kuzosebenzisa kahle amandla akho/engane yakho. Ngemuva kwalokho kuzoba lula ukugxila emsebenzini wesikole kanye nezifundo.

Okubalulekile: I-ADHD ayiyona ubuthakathaka enganeni. Kumane kuwushintsho oluncane endleleni ubuchopho bayo obusebenza ngayo. Njengomuntu odinga izibuko, ingane ene-ADHD ingadinga usizo oluncane ngezinto ezithile, noma uhlobo oluhlukile lokuqeqeshwa.

Okokugcina, izinto ezimbalwa okufanele uzikhumbule

Ngakho-ke, ukwelashwa kuyindlela yokwelapha ewusizo kakhulu enganeni ene-ADHD. Kungayithuthukisa kakhulu impilo yengane yansuku zonke, ukufunda, kanye nokusebenzisana nabantu. Khumbula, ingane ngayinye ihlukile, futhi ingane ngayinye ineziphiwo zayo ezihlukile.Uma i-ADHD iphathwa kahle, akukho sithiyo enganeni yakho ekunqobeni umhlaba ngangokunokwenzeka. Ukubekezela, uthando, kanye nesiqondiso esifanele yizinto ezinhle kakhulu ongazinika ingane. Ungalokothi unqikaze ukufuna iseluleko sezokwelapha esidingekayo kanye nokusekelwa kokwelapha phakathi nohambo lwengane yakho lwe-ADHD. Konke kuzolunga!


` I-ADHD, ukwelashwa, izingane, isiSinhala, iSri Lanka, impilo yengqondo, ukuziphatha, ukuphazamiseka kokunganaki ngokweqile

⚠️ Important: The medical articles and information on Nirogi Lanka are for general awareness only, and are by no means a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. For any medical problem you have, consult a qualified physician immediately.

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