When
Chad’s mother brought him to see me she was concerned
that the school was not making Chad do his school lessons.
She thought that he would have trouble in later grades if
he was not required to do them. It seems that Chad would throw
a violent temper tantrum and totally disrupt the class when asked to do an assignment.
His temper tantrums were so uncontrollable that the school
officials had decided not to force him to do anything. He
could just sit quietly while others did their schoolwork or
he could visit the library and play on the computers. Chad
was always very remorseful after he had thrown these temper
tantrums and would apologize profusely to his mother.
Chad was exceptionally bright and quick of mind. He did not
really need to learn the learning strategies, he primarily
needed to know how to control his anger and his impulsiveness.
I led Chad through what I call the ADD Dance for his anger
and impulsiveness.
By this time the school year had ended and
summer vacation had started. The next semester, his mother
called and reported that he was doing very well in school
and that his temper tantrums and impulsiveness had subsided
significantly.
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