Tools+for+Students+with+ADHD

====ADHD is something that we have all seen before. Some may generalize and say, “oh that kid has ADHD” when more likely they are just a bundle of energy. Children with ADHD have a hard time with school. They are stuck there for over six hours a day, usually in an uncomfortable chair and desk not able to move and express themselves. When they are able to escape to their extra classes such as music, gym, library, technology and art; they come alive.====

====This is an environment in which students are able to express themselves in a way unlike any other. For certain assignments there are stipulations, but most art teachers, if there was an explanation of a different interpretation would not mark a student down.====

====The art room is also a great place for students with ADHD to fine tune their motor skills. They enjoy working with pencils and brushes more so in an artistic way than academically because they are allowed to be creative with what they want to. It also reinforces many relationships that are mirrored in a general education classroom such as spatial relationships, size differences, learning their shapes and other math concepts as well.====

====If a student with ADHD is focused and enjoying the work that they are completing, their attention span is not as short. If there are still difficulties, attempt having them do the project through a software such as KidPix so that a computer is involved.====


 * ====Kid Pix ([] )====

Art Rage is a program that has an excess of artistic tools to create impressive drawings.

 * ====ArtRage ([] )====

This is a program in which you can paint freely with a multitude of paint tools.

 * ====ArtWeaver ([] )====

This program Deleter CF Illustrator aids students in creating animation.

 * ====Deleter CG Illust ( [] )====

Destination Modern Art even is an interactive tour through an actual museum!

 * ====Destination Modern Art ([] )====

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 * ====SketchUp7 ([] )====

An interactive program in which you can create art in multiple mediums.

 * ====The Art Zone ([] )====

Tux Paint is a FREE program to which children 3 and up can draw and paint.

 * ====TuxPaint ([] )====

**Resources**

 * ====[|Personal Story of ADHD- Artist and Sculptor Robert Toth]====
 * ====[|Arts Therapy: Natural Remedies for Anxiety and Anxiety Disorder]====
 * ====[|Activities for Children with ADHD]====
 * ====[|ADD/ADHD Resources for Teachers]====
 * ====[|Integrating the Arts with Technology: Inspiring Creativity]====