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A secondary school teacher has been talking about how being diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) at the age of 36 has helped the pupils she works with.<\/p>\n
Katie Roper, from Arnold in Nottinghamshire, was diagnosed with the behavioural disorder which affects concentration and focus in 2020.<\/p>\n
She has developed a series of workarounds to help her, including lists, digital planners and phone alarm reminders, as well as a colour-coded calendar.<\/p>\n
She said: “I’m really open about my diagnosis at work. My students are lovely anyway – they’re really supportive.<\/p>\n
“When I’ve done assemblies, students have come up to speak to me and said ‘Miss, I really liked your assembly. I think that my brain might be like that.'”<\/p>\n
Katie said she struggled with the condition during her own schooldays but added: “I hope… the students that I teach who have ADHD won’t have to experience the same struggles that I have.”<\/p>\n
Video journalists: Rebecca Brice and Verity Cowley<\/i><\/p>\n
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