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Pick Age Appropriate Sports
Finally, keep in mind that ADHD children usually are about a third younger emotionally and socially than they are chronologically, which explains a lot of their troubled interactions with peers. If you can think of your eleven-year-old child as really being eight, it makes it easier to accept and understand his or her behavior.
The difference between the playing field and elsewhere, though, is that you can use the sports arena to your child's advantage by placing him or her with a younger age group, something you can't do realistically at school.
Quinn advocates holding your child back in sports by two or more years whenever possible. "Make the way smoother for them by putting them with younger children," Quinn suggests. "They'll have a chance to hang around with peers they can relate to, and to be in a position where they can shine."
Let the smiles begin.
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