YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :An ADHD Review
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hypothesized that "Shawns off-task behavior served a dual function," that involved both positive and negative reinforcement mechan...
I observed his activities from 9 a.m. through lunch and into his playground period after lunch. There were multiple transitions d...
226) and occurs in as much as 26 percent of the adolescent population, and include alcohol, tobacco and illegal substance use. Su...
sometimes problematic, and found that she can react physically to other children, sometimes grabbing and pushing them. In the scho...
between 2 and 18 percent of all children, and it is associated with poor academic performance, which can lead to numerous other co...
have been diagnosed with attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) demonstrate numerous behaviors that tend to disrupt clas...
are more likely than those without to receive lower grades in the classroom and lower scores on standardized tests (McKinley and S...
used to assess this knowledge was the Knowledge of Attention Deficit Disorders Scale (KADDS). Results showed that the teachers kne...
low level of knowledge of ADHD as compared to national averages produced by the test developers. Null hypothesis: There will be n...
alternative hypothesis is: Teachers that go through informational in-service training on ADHD and ADHD-related programming will d...
of interest: Statistically, every classroom of 20 or more children probably includes at least one or two students who have been cl...
brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and development aphasia....The term does not include learning problems that are primarily the result ...
in a childs behavior in that it violates the norm. Eventually, the child is examined and possibly diagnosed with ADHD. ADHD is th...
parents completely overlook the fact that "children mature at different rates and are very different in personality, temperament, ...
the teacher are dependent on both the age and the developmental level of the child, as well as the curriculum for that particular ...
Cause 2. Environmental Modification a. Music and Art Appear Promising...
affected children at risk for developing anxiety and depression (Capano, et al, 2008). In general, the behaviors associated with ...
A positive life leads to health in all areas, physically, mentally and spiritually. The negative side is a general lack of consist...
with attention; hyperactive behaviors; and impulsivity. Children who have this condition have great trouble concentrating and payi...
Studies conducted by Chelune, Ferguson and Richard and Lou, Henriksen and Bruhn all suggest the theory of "frontal lobe underactiv...
that the individual suffers constantly, since childhood, and that the symptoms continue throughout life and are quite severe in ma...
Within six years the name was changed again and is now well know by the acronym ADHD (1997). While the names have changed, that d...
make things easier at home, there is a link to survival tips for parents. The site also includes a list of references used, some w...
around 8 or 9 oclock at night, depending on their age. So they have a lot of trouble getting to sleep, and there is a tendency fo...
in grades Kindergarten through 8 (Erford and Hase, 2006). It has 24 items that are rated on a scale of 1 to 5, almost never to alm...
motor vehicle crashes, substance abuse, and illegal behavior" (Visser, Lesesne and Perou, 2007, S99). Symptoms include irritabili...
and Perou (2007) report that an estimated five to eighteen percent of youth in the US are diagnosed with ADHD and most receive so...
has, such as health problems (Strosnider, 1997). The regular educator needs to be aware of any special circumstances that would ha...
strategies used to identify the function of the target behavior" (Stahr, et al, 2006, p. 201). In other words, an intervention is ...
an anecdotal recording and data sheet summarizing a systematic classroom observation of the target student and a control student u...