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When considering students who you will frequently see in the general education class with disabilities, those with ADHD will be very common and also can be a struggle at times.

As a teacher, what other appropriate accommodations can you brainstorm to try with students with ADHD?

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This solution provides a description of accommodations that can be used in a classroom to help students with ADHD stay focused. It also discusses how to get the other students to appreciate differences in teaching that classmates may need. The solution contains 294 words.

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I had one student who could only maintain focus if he moved frequently. Thus I accommodated his need to move by giving him a seat toward the back of the "U" shape in my room so that if he needed to stand up it provided less distraction to his peers. His peers were also made aware of the fact that he wasn't trying to be disruptive but merely needed to stand up periodically and they were all given the freedom to do ...

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