WE ROAR Issue 02 - Flipbook - Page 9
tools and techniques that other
children are taught don9t work for
those with ADHD. They have to find
their path, and when it doesn9t
happen straight away, and they9re
chastised for it, such treatment can
and often does have the opposite
intended effect.
Whatever the barrier, if it9s faced at
too young an age when an individual
doesn9t understand their condition in
context, doesn9t have the selfawareness, self-management tools
or simply the self-confidence to
advocate, a negative experience can
deter them from sport and exercise
for good. It9s up to parents, teachers,
and coaches to use their intuition, to
be observant, and to support and
encourage in just the right way, at
just the correct times, to enable
neurodivergent children and young
people to overcome those hurdles.
Because if they can be overcome
early on, they become smaller and
more manageable into adulthood. If
not, the opposite is true.
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