C'est quoi le TDAH ? CE2 - CM1 - CM2 - Cycle 2 - Cycle 3 - Méthodologie — Transcript

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1. 0:00Mr. Lucas, Leo won't stop moving, it's
2. 0:03distracting me. He can't seem to focus.
3. 0:06I'm sure he has ADHD or whatever it's
4. 0:09called. You probably mean ADHD? But
5. 0:13wait, what do you mean by that?
6. 0:16Well, my mom told me because he's
7. 0:18always moving, he answers without
8. 0:19raising his hand, he doesn't listen.
9. 0:21Sometimes, I've heard people say he
10. 0:22does it on purpose and that he's poorly
11. 0:24raised. It's exactly because many
12. 0:27people think that way that we need to
13. 0:28talk about it, because those two ideas
14. 0:30—that he's doing it on purpose and
15. 0:32that he's ill-mannered—are false,
16. 0:33completely false. I'm going to explain
17. 0:37to you what ADHD is. ADHD stands for
18. 0:53Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
19. 0:56Disorder. That's a complicated name. So
20. 1:00, let's focus on what it is not. It is
21. 1:04not meanness. It is not a poorly raised
22. 1:07child, and it is not him doing it on
23. 1:09purpose to annoy everyone. Scientists
24. 1:12are very clear about this. ADHD is a
25. 1:14brain disorder that has been there
26. 1:17since childhood. Not a failure of
27. 1:19parenting. Leo's brain was simply built
28. 1:22and functions a bit differently. And
29. 1:25that is no one's fault, not his, and
30. 1:28not his parents '. Let's compare the
31. 1:33brain to a bicycle. On a bike, there
32. 1:35are brakes. Those brakes are what allow
33. 1:37you to stop at the right moment.
34. 1:40Waiting your turn, thinking before
35. 1:42speaking, staying focused on one thing
36. 1:44instead of going in all directions. In
37. 1:48a child with ADHD, those brakes exist,
38. 1:50but they respond less effectively. An
39. 1:52idea enters his head, and pop, it comes
40. 1:54out before he could hit the brakes. His
41. 1:56body wants to move, and pop, he moves
42. 1:59before he could hold back. It's not
43. 2:02that he doesn't want to control himself
44. 2:03; it's that control requires a huge
45. 2:05effort for him, whereas for you, it's
46. 2:07almost automatic. Careful, everyone
47. 2:10moves. Daydreams or interrupts from
48. 2:12time to time. That is normal. That is
49. 2:14not ADHD. What makes the difference is
50. 2:17that in a child with ADHD, it's much
51. 2:20more intense, all the time, and
52. 2:22everywhere—at school, at home, even
53. 2:24during activities they love. And above
54. 2:27all, it really hinders them in their
55. 2:29daily life. That's why only specialized
56. 2:32doctors can say if a child has ADHD;
57. 2:35it's not for you or me to decide. And
58. 2:40one thing you need to know is that ADHD
59. 2:42isn't always the child who's bouncing
60. 2:44off the walls. Some children don't
61. 2:46fidget at all. They are calm and quiet,
62. 2:49but their minds are constantly
63. 2:51wandering off. They daydream, they lose
64. 2:54track, they forget their things, and
65. 2:56they can't finish their work. Since
66. 2:58they don't bother anyone, people don't
67. 3:00realize they're struggling, so they're
68. 3:02identified much later. They're
69. 3:04sometimes called scatterbrained or lazy
70. 3:06, which is very unfair. You, behind
71. 3:10your screen, I have a little test for
72. 3:12you. For the next 10 seconds, try not
73. 3:15to think about anything at all. Nothing
74. 3:18. A complete blank in your mind. Let's
75. 3:21go. My pause. So, did you succeed?
76. 3:27Almost nobody can. Thoughts keep coming
77. 3:30back again and again, and you have to
78. 3:31make an effort to push them away. Well,
79. 3:34imagine having to make that effort all
80. 3:36day just to sit still, not talk, and
81. 3:39focus on one single thing. Exhausting,
82. 3:42right? That’s a bit like what a child
83. 3:44with ADHD experiences every day. When
84. 3:47they sit quietly during a lesson,
85. 3:48they’ve actually already put in a
86. 3:50huge effort that no one sees. We can
87. 3:54really help a child with ADHD.
88. 3:57Specialists teach them tricks to better
89. 3:59manage their attention, and sometimes
90. 4:01doctors provide support. In class, we
91. 4:03give them the "glasses" we mentioned in
92. 4:05the video about learning disabilities.
93. 4:08Permission to move a bit, short
94. 4:10instructions one at a time, breaks, a
95. 4:12seat away from distractions, or an
96. 4:14object to fidget with discreetly to
97. 4:16channel their energy. And you matter a
98. 4:19great deal. Never say "They're doing it
99. 4:21on purpose" ever again, because now you
100. 4:22know that's not true. When they
101. 4:24interrupted you, it wasn't against you.
102. 4:26You can help by being patient, gently
103. 4:28reminding them of instructions, and
104. 4:30inviting them into your games. For a
105. 4:32child who is often scolded, a friend
106. 4:34who understands them is the greatest
107. 4:36gift. But watch out, there is one very
108. 4:40important thing. If you just thought to
109. 4:42yourself, "That happens to me too,"
110. 4:44that is completely normal. We all
111. 4:46daydream in class, we all forget our
112. 4:48things, and we all fidget when it's too
113. 4:49long. That doesn't mean you have ADHD.
114. 4:53Real ADHD isn't something that happens
115. 4:55only from time to time. It’s much
116. 4:57stronger every single day, everywhere,
117. 4:59to the point where it truly disrupts
118. 5:01life. And above all, no one can guess
119. 5:03it on their own. Not you, not me, not
120. 5:06your parents, not even your teacher.
121. 5:09Only specialized doctors can tell after
122. 5:11careful observation and testing. So,
123. 5:15don't put labels on yourself or on any
124. 5:17classmate. If you are truly wondering
125. 5:20about yourself, the best idea is to
126. 5:22simply talk to your parents. Let me
127. 5:25recap. ADHD is not being mean, not a
128. 5:28lack of upbringing, and not a child
129. 5:30doing it on purpose. It is a brain
130. 5:33whose "brakes" don't respond as well.
131. 5:35Holding back, waiting, and focusing
132. 5:37requires a huge effort for them. It's
133. 5:40not just like being a bit fidgety.
134. 5:42It’s stronger all the time,
135. 5:44everywhere, and it really hinders them.
136. 5:46ADHD is not always visible. Some
137. 5:49children are calm but daydream
138. 5:51constantly. The best friend is someone
139. 5:53who stops judging and reaches out a
140. 5:55hand. In this video series, we've seen
141. 6:00that not all brains learn the same way,
142. 6:03and today, we looked at students with
143. 6:05ADHD. You can find all this information
144. 6:09on the mind map located on the
145. 6:10maîtreluca.fr website under this video
146. 6:12. And don't forget that behind every
147. 6:15difference, there is a child doing
148. 6:16their best who just needs to be seen
149. 6:18differently. See you soon.