Hyperactive girl, labeled a troublemaker (Olivia’s story)
ADHD Aha!
How to Cope With Hyperactivity
"I started to realize obviously if you tell a teacher you have to go to the restroom nine times out of ten they're gonna let you go," she says. "My teacher had to sit down with my mom and said is your child sick? Does your child have a bowel problem or basically wanted to know if there was something wrong with me because I so frequently asked to go toThe bathroom which obviously there was nothing wrong with me." She finds it interesting that her teachers didn't consider maybe this young girl is dealing with hyperactivity and needs an outlet.
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