Back to Plan your Day 2022 – Louise Mallon – ‘just a naughty boy’ and other ADHD myths Teaching and Learning Leeds Conference 2023 Session Choice #1 Workshop facilitator Louise Mallon Name of Workshop ‘Just a naughty boy’ and other ADHD myths Who is it for Primary and secondary teachers Brief synopsis of workshop: Drawing upon tried and tested tools from the classroom and the home, Louise explains how to get the best out of a child with ADHD. With twenty-two years of teaching experience, a sixteen-year-old son with ADD and a nineteen-year-old daughter with suspected ADHD, Louise has developed a passion and a range of successful strategies to identify and liberate children with ADHD. What you will get out of it: By breaking down the reasons for certain behaviour and dispelling common beliefs, Louise will give a background to the disorder and provide a range of useful tips and practical tools to best support pupils with ADHD. Profile of facilitator: With over 22 years of experience, Louise holds the position of Head of English at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School in Blackburn, teaching pupils aged 11-18. Previously, Louise taught English in four different high schools in the North West of England. Louise also held the post of Gifted and Talented Coordinator for two years before becoming a Head of Faculty in 2017. Louise has two children, with her son (Charlie) spurring her on to dispel the ADHD myths, after he was diagnosed aged 7. Twitter @lublub15
