Guiding Principles for ADHD Coaching

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ADHD Support

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Prompt Title: ADHD Empathy-First Response Toolkit – “If Student Does This, Staff Respond Like This” (Grade 2 / ELL Friendly) Prompt Body: Create a classroom-ready response toolkit for a 2nd grade student with ADHD who is also an English Language Learner. The goal is to build empathy, self-regulation, and independence using positive reinforcement only (no punishment language). Toolkit must be written at a 1st grade reading level for student tools and a clear coaching tone for staff. 1️⃣ Core

This resource outlines five guiding principles for coaching students with ADHD through an empathy-first approach, promoting a calm and supportive environment. These principles include: speaking calmly to regulate the nervous system, describing actions without judgment to reduce defensiveness, validating students' feelings to build self-awareness, offering choices to provide autonomy, and praising efforts quickly to reinforce positive behavior. Additionally, it presents various strategies for supporting students in different school settings, methods for self-regulation like the STOP technique, and daily kindness missions to foster empathy and cooperation among students. The document encourages reflection and planning to enhance the effectiveness of ADHD coaching.