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Sluggish Cognitive

Tempo and ADHD

By Rifka Schonfeld, Director of S.O.S.
(Strategies For Optimum Success)
Mr. Funny Guy –A Poem About ADHD book,
^ƚŽƉ ŝƚ͘ 'ŝǀĞ Śŝŵ ďĂĐŬ ƚŚĂƚ ƉĞŶĐŝů ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ
Oh Mr. Funny Guy how you love to joke, took.
DĂŬĞ Ă ƐŝůůLJ ĨĂĐĞ Žƌ ŐŝǀĞ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ƉŽŬĞ͘ KŶ Dƌ͘ &ƵŶŶLJ 'ƵLJ LJŽƵ ĮŶĚ ƐĐŚŽŽů ƐŽ ůĂŵĞ͕
Try to make us laugh, distract us from our Your body’s here but your mind is on that
work, video game.
tĞ ĮŶĚ LJŽƵ ĨƵŶŶLJ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚǁŝƐƚĞĚ ƐŵŝƌŬ͘ ŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞ͘ &ŽĐƵƐ͘ EŽƚ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ͘
Ăůů ŽƵƚ͕ ƐƚĂŶĚ ƵƉ͕ ƐƋƵŝƌŵ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ͕ Turn yourself around. It’s a choice you see.
The teacher doesn’t like it when you fall on We know you can do it and that you’re
the ground. smart,
Make a body noise or lean back in your ŽŵĞ ŽŶ ďŽLJ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂƌƚ ƚŽ ĚŽ LJŽƵƌ ƉĂƌƚ͊
chair, IEP or a 504,
Bulletin
You tell that girl she has ugly looking hair. These are thing we give you to make school
Your name goes on the board or she moves less of a chore.
your seat, dŚĞ ƟŵĞ ŝƐ ŶŽǁ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ͛ǀĞ ŐŽƚ LJŽƵƌ ďĂĐŬ͕
So many classroom rules for you to try and tĞ ǁŝůů ĚŽ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƚ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƚŽ ƚƌLJ ŬĞĞƉ LJŽƵ ŽŶ
meet. track.
Try try try but you’re in trouble does she Tutor. Counselor. The doctor too,
say, ^ŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ŚĂƌĚ ƚŽ ŬĞĞƉ ƵƉ ǁŝƚŚ LJŽƵ͘
It looks like another no recess day. Oh Mr. funny Guy you are so fun,
,ŽůĚ ŝƚ Ăůů ŝŶ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĞƚĞŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ Just learn to manage it and you’ll be the
care, successful one.
Ƶƚ ĚĞĞƉ ĚŽǁŶ ŝƚ ƐƚĂƌƚƐ ƚŽ ŚƵƌƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞƌĞ͘ Ͳ ƌ͘ :ŝŵ &ŽƌŐĂŶ
Oh Mr. Funny Guy when will you ever
learn, ZĞĐĞŶƚůLJ͕ ŝŶ dŚĞ New York Times͕ ŝŶǀĞƐƟ-
School is not made for boys that need to ŐĂƟǀĞ ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞƌ ůĂŶ ^ĐŚǁĂƌƚnj ǁƌŽƚĞ ĂďŽƵƚ
ƐƋƵŝƌŵ͘ ĂŶ ĞŵĞƌŐŝŶŐ ĚŝĂŐŶŽƐŝƐ ͞^ůƵŐŐŝƐŚ ŽŐŶŝƟǀĞ
^ŝƚ ƐƟůů͘ ŽŶ͛ƚ ƚĂůŬ͘ ZĞĂĚ LJŽƵƌ ĂƐƐŝŐŶĞĚ

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