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Suggest Remedy For ADHD

Hi, I am a 4th grade teacher. I have a student who is diagnosed ADHD. She chews pencils to get to the graphite. This week I caught her ingesting hand sanitizer. I reported it to the nurse and Principal. I removed the hand sanitizer. The other children report she has been ingesting hand sanitizer since 3rd grade. I know it has a high alcohol content. I am concerned for this student. What more should I do?
Thu, 12 Jun 2014
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Hi, Thanks for asking.
In my opinion the child should be given an oro motor program for oral desensitization. The children with ADHD are very impulsive. You may use a positive re enforcement method with her where you catch her being good. It would be better to remove the hand sanitizer from her reach for now.
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Suggest Remedy For ADHD

Hi, Thanks for asking. In my opinion the child should be given an oro motor program for oral desensitization. The children with ADHD are very impulsive. You may use a positive re enforcement method with her where you catch her being good. It would be better to remove the hand sanitizer from her reach for now.