Page 13 - ADHD

Rewards influence behavior, and children with ADHD respond effectively to

incentives linked to short-term goals. Some of the behavioural techiques are:

Positive Reinforcement: Rewarding good behavior with privileges. For example,

after finishing house chores and homework, the child can watch TV or play on the

computer.

Time-out: Removing factors that reinforce negative behavior. For instance, if a

child exhibits rude behavior like hitting a sibling, they must sit in the corner for a

set period, such as 5 minutes.

Response cost: Taking away rewards or privileges following undesirable behavior.

For example, if homework is not done, the child loses free-time privileges.

Token economy: A system combining positive reinforcement and response cost.

The child earns stars for completing tasks and loses stars for misbehavior, such as

leaving their seat without permission.