OCTOBER MARKS A-D-H-D AWARENESS MONT H. AND THIS TIME, DOCTORS ARE NOTING AN UPTICK AMONG KIDS DURING THE PANDEMIC. NBC5'S LAUREN GRANA AD JOINS US áLIVE... HERE IN THE STUDIO. LAUREN, THIS IS SOMETHING SCHOOLS... ALL OVER OUR REGION... HAVE HAD TO KEEP IN MIND... WHEN IT COMES TO ADJUSTING THEIR CURRICULUM. SARAHBETH AND ZURI, BETWEEN HYBRID LEARNG IN AND THE CONSTANT CHANGES KIDS HAVE GONE THROUGH OVER THE LAST 17 MONTHS, EDUCATORS SAY IT'S TIME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE BASICS. NAT: typing on kboareyd NAT: mouse clickg in NAT: iphone locking noise <CARRIE LUTZ, DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES, COLCHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT :05 "WE'VE DEFINITELY NOTICED AN INCREASE IN CHALLENGES FOR STUDENTS WITH FOCUS. çáááTRACKáÑ áá APPROXIMATELY 6 MILLION CHILDREN ACROSS THE U-S HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER, OR A-D-H-D - ACCORDING TO THE C-D-C. NAT: EMAIL NOTIFICATION çáááTRACKáááÑ THIS A-D-H-D AWARENESS MONTH, DOCTORS ARE REPORTING AN INCREASE IN DIAGNOSE CITS.ING THE PANDEMIC, THAT'S FORCED STUDENTS TO ADJUST THE WAY THEY LEARN, AS A MAIN CAUS E. çáááSOTáááÑ <CARRIE LUTZ, DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES, COLCHESTER SCHL OO DISTRICT :08 "ONE OF T HE THINGS WE'VE BEEN DEFINITELY BEEN LOOKING AND WORKING ON IS HOW TO RE-CONNECT WITH THEM, HOW TO RE- TEACH SCHOOL AGAIN."> NOTICING CONCENTRATI ON STRUGGLES WITH THEIR OWN STUDENTS, THE COLCHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS SINCE IMPLEMENTED A SOCIAL- EMOTIONAL LEARNING COMMITTEE. <CARRIE LUTZ, DIRECT OORF STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES, COLCHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT :08 "IN A CLASSROOM IT MIGHT BE SOMEING THLIKE A MINDFUL MINUTE WHERE WE'RE TEACHING STUDENTS HOW TO SELF- REGULATE BUT WE'RE DOING IT AS A FULL CLASS. çáááTRACKáááÑ IT'S A PROGRAM ALL STUDENTS ARE BEING OFFERED. ááçáSOTáááÑ <CARRIE LUTZ, DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES, COLCHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT :06 "THE SOCIAL ISSUES, THE SE-ELFSTEEM ISSUES, THATAN C IMPACT AND TAKE TIME AWAY FROM THE CLASS."> BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN ACADEMICS, AND WELL-BEI. NG <ERIC SASSON, CO- OWNER & DIRECTOR, CAMP AKEELA :02 "WREE ALLY FOCUS ON WHAT WE CALL QUIRKY KIDS."> ERIC AND DEBBIE SASSON OPERATE CAMP AKEELA, LOCATED IN THETFOR D, VERMONT. A GETAWAY GEAD RE TOWARDS KIDS WITH DIAGNOSES LIKE AUTISM, A-D- H-D, ANXIETY OR DEPRESSI. ON <DEBBIE SASSON CO- OWNER & DIRECTOR, CAMP AKEELA :06 "CAMP REALLY GIVES THEM AN OPPORTUNY ITTO PRACTE IC SOCIAL SKILLS IN A FUN SETTING WITHOUT THE PRESSURES AOFCADEMIA."> ACTIVITIES LIKE SWIMMING, HIKING, HORSE BACK RIDING, AND SO MUCH MORE ALLOWOR F KIDS TO FOCUS DEVELOPMENT. STUDENTS."> THE OWNERS OF CAMP AKEELA SAY THEY'RE ALREADY SEENN A INCREASE IN INTEREST FROM FAMILIES RIGHT NOW. THEIR NEXT SESSION ISN'T UNT