What are the four alert levels in the ADHD warning system?

The four alert levels are: GREEN (all's well - calm, focused, feeling good), YELLOW (watch out - fidgeting, sighing, distracted), ORANGE (it's going up - fast heartbeat, rising voice, getting angry), and RED (stop, lost control - screaming, hitting, running away).

What should I do when I'm in the yellow warning level?

When you're in the yellow level (watch out, it's starting), you should breathe deeply, move a little, and change position. This is when you might notice fidgeting, sighing, distraction, or boredom.

What physical signs indicate I'm reaching the orange alert level?

Orange alert level physical signs include: heart beating fast, rapid breathing, clenched fists, rising voice, and feeling angry. At this stage, you should ask for a break, use your calm technique, or isolate yourself for a moment.

What should I do when I reach the red alert level?

When you reach the red level (lost control), you need help from an adult, should go to your quiet corner, and avoid making decisions. This is when you might be screaming, crying, hitting, throwing things, or saying mean things.

Where can I feel warning signals in my body?

You can feel warning signals in various parts of your body: hot forehead or sweaty skin, heart beating very fast, breathing fast, clenched fists or jaw, legs that move, and body feeling hot or cold.

ADHD Alert Signals Tool | DYNSEO Brain Games

Q: What is the purpose of the ADHD warning signals chart?

The ADHD warning signals chart helps children recognize when they are beginning to lose control. The earlier you spot the signals, the easier it is to calm down. It works like a traffic light system where green means all's well and red means stop, I need help.

Alert Signals Chart - ADHD Tool

📌 How do I use this tool?

This chart helps children recognize signals that they are beginning to lose control. The earlier you spot the signals, the easier it is to calm down! Like a traffic light: green = all's well, red = stop, I need help.

🚦 The 4 alert levels

😊 GREEN

✅ All's well!

😌 I am calm 🎯 I concentrate 😄 I feel good 🤝 I can listen

👍 What I do: I carry on as normal

😐 YELLOW

⚠️ Watch out, it's starting...

🦵 I fidget 😤 I sigh 🙄 I'm distracted 😒 I'm bored

🛠️ What I do: I breathe deeply, I move a little, I change position.

😣 ORANGE

🔶 It's going up, I have to act!

💢 Heart beating fast 😤 Rapid breathing ✊ Clenched fists 🗣️ Rising voice 😠 I get angry

🆘 What I do: I ask for a break, I use my calm technique, I isolate myself for a moment

😡 RED

🛑 STOP! I've lost control

😭 I scream or cry 💥 I hit/throw 🏃 I run away 😤 I say mean things

🚨 What I do: I need help from an adult. I go to my quiet corner. I don't make decisions now.

🤔 Where am I now?

Click on the color that corresponds to how you feel:

🧍 Where do I feel the signals in my body?

😰

Hot forehead
or sweaty

💗

Heart beating
very fast

🫁

Breathing
fast

🤜

Clenched fists or
jaw

🦵

Legs that
move

🌡️

Hot body
or cold body

📝 My personal file

Identify your own signals

😊 When I'm calm (green), how do I feel?

⚠️ My first warning signals (yellow) :

🔶 When it goes up (orange), I feel :

🛠️ What helps me come down:

💡 Tips for speech therapists and parents

Help children identify their own body signals
Use this tool BEFORE difficult situations to prepare for them.
Praise the child when he recognizes his level of alertness
Create an action plan for each level together
The aim is to intervene at YELLOW, not to wait for RED

🖨️ Poster to print

🚦 My Warning Signals

GREEN 😊 - All's well! I'll carry on.

YELLOW 😐 - Watch out! I'm breathing, I'm moving.

ORANGE 😣 - It's going up! I ask for a break.

RED 😡 - STOP! I need help.

🚨 My Warning Signals