Designing room for children with ADHD

Abstract
It is a prevalent neuropsychiatric disorder that appears in preschool or early school. Its main symptoms are: hyperactivity, irritability and inattention. Many children with ADHD have sleep disorder such as sleep anxiety, difficulty sleeping, waking up at night, daily drowsiness and difficulty waking up in the morning. There are three important points to manage hyperactive children:
1. Parent’s relationship with school
2. Parent’s relationship with therapist
3. Home interior space
In this article, we will talk about the importance of designing a room for children with ADHD and how to use the equipment and what equipment to use. Here as an interior designer, we know how the presence of colors, the shape of objects, materials in the space around them, affect their behavior and mood,
concentration and learning. So our goal is to create a calm environment to concentrate and enhance learning.
Based on chromatics and knowledge of form and space and full control of design, we can design children’s room in a way that manages a large part of their behavior.

Sleeping in the bedroom
Child’s bedroom should be adjusted and used almost exclusively for rest and sleep. Ideally, this room should be designed with the goal of keeping children calm, so it should be furnished by the simplest and least equipment. The focus should be on a comfortable bed with a mattress that fits your baby’s body and sleeping style. Mattress, pillows and soft bedsheet can all help better sleeping at night. Bedroom is not a place for work or play. Tables, games, TV, toys and thing like this are best kept in other areas of the house.These are reasons for distractions and awakening during sleep which we want to avoid in the bedroom.

Special space for work and study
A small table in front of a bare wall with proper lighting in the quiet part of the house is ideal. If your child needs to move while working, a standing kids table may be worth a try. using stand up kids table in classroom and using desk at home is to improve learning, reduce frustration and increase interaction in the home. Create an area for school supplies in a place that is easily accessible to your child. For example, if you always go through the entrance, place them nearby. Place all the necessary school equipment such as sport equipment, backpacks, snow equipment, sport clothes, etc, nearby.
A small table in front of a bare wall with proper lighting in the quiet part of the house is ideal. If your child needs to move while working, a standing kids table may be worth a try. using stand up kids table in classroom and using desk at home is to improve learning, reduce frustration and increase interaction in the home. Create an area for school supplies in a place that is easily accessible to your child. For example, if you always go through the entrance, place them nearby. Place all the necessary school equipment such as sport equipment, backpacks, snow equipment, sport clothes, etc, nearby.

Playing area
Hyperactive children lose concentration when they see objects and toys, so the playing area should be separated from the studying environment or a place where need concentration. Therefore, to manege children’s activity, keep objects out of sight. Open shelves or clear containers, because of the visibility of objects, make children more eager to clean things and also increase their visual and concentration ability.
Design of public spaces at home
The design of shoe racks, closet, key holder, and essential items for leaving the house should be close to the entrance so that the tools are in a specific place when the child wants to go to school. Since hyperactive children forget things, put them in view, so that they leave less things. For example, if they have done their homework, ask them to put it in their bag and place it near the entrance or in their own room, so that they don’t leave them.

Bed sample and sheets for hyperactive children
White, blue, purple and colors in this area, have dreaming, peace and closeness to spirituality which make the child sleep peacefully. Purple creates a dreamy mood in the child’s mind and creates connection between mind and higher world which leads to calmer sleep for children. Blue evokes the sea and sky and creates a sense of peace in mind, and this feeling should be entered into the space so that hyperactive children can sleep with a calmer mind. Kind of bed and pillow is very important, it should be very soft and gentle.

Cotton sheets
This type of fabric, because of being cotton, are very cool. Air passage in this fabrics makes your child not sweat and his/her bed get not cold in the cold weather. Since it is anti-allergic, it doesn’t damage your child’s skin . It is easy to wash but also wrinkles quickly.

Organic sheets
These type of sheets which have recently entered the market are made of products without any chemicals and have natural fibers in it which include bamboo, cotton, tensel or eucalyptus fibers. This fabrics are very soft and gentle and completely anti-allergic which is suitable for all ages such as infants and children.

Bed sample
White wooden bed is the best choice for hyperactive children. Wood enhance the feeling of calmness and closeness to nature. White color is a better choice than other colored beds, because of reducing sense of activity and movement and creating concentration in the mind and separating the active body from their active mind towards more peace.

Types of curtains which do not transmit light

Shade curtain, roller blinds, fabric curtain which is made of blackout curtain, velvet and canvas prevent any light from passing through and also protect privacy more than any other type of curtain. Using these types of curtains is very suitable for hyperactive children and for people who are sensitive to light during sleep.
Suitable flooring for the room of hyperactive children

The flooring of the child’s room should not be made of ceramic, mosaic, marble or any material that is slider, so due to high activity of hyperactive children, their running and jumping up and down, these types of material cause them to fall and hurt. Using carpet or rugs with simple design without any crowded design manages their physical activity by creating true visual sense.

Desk with special pedal

Putting a pedal under desk or while studying can increase their concentration and also manages their physical activity, so they do not feel the need to get up from their seats and move. These desks are especially useful in schools.

Necessary games for hyperactive children

The child needs a playing space that is safe and at the same time exciting, which discharge their curiosity and physical activity. Jumping games and games that have a lot of ups and downs, or are like mountaineering or stairs, are suitable for them. The use of cheerful colors such as yellow and red in this space is suitable to discharge their energy in this space.

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