Here are final finished prints for my ADHD research as part of a printmaking unit ( completed this am) From left to right, Rapper 300, pop artist Rhiana and entrepreneur, Steve Jobs. I have integrated elements of the experimental studio into the art room  (as suggested by Wexler) which encourages sensory experiences through material exploration.

Leaving a multitude of studio spaces available in our room for  students to engage with has proven particularly successful with this boy. I have an entire area devoted to objects, squeezy things and kooshes, a painting area, reading/ reference area, printmaking area etc. Thinking about his hyperactivity and impusivity, these stations help him organize himself in the morning and allows him control to manage his learning.

The complexity of this students personality is challenging, he is often self adsorbed and often feel as if he is in charge. He can be restlessness and destructive but throughout this unit, he was behaved and appropriate, he especially enjoys the carving process and the ink rolling. I think the printmaking process has really helped to organize his planning procedures, he knows exactly what tools and supplies he needs and can locate them easily. He is allowed to monitor his own behavior through self- evaluation, thus serves to exercise has meta-cognitive skills. He does want to continue with one more pop icon to have a finished series of four… I will post updates.