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Classroom Strategies For Elementary Students With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Jennifer Downing
Classroom Strategies For Elementary Students With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Jennifer Downing
Culminating Projects in Special Education
Focus of Paper: I identified 12 studies for the Chapter II Literature review. Given the broad range of the is topic, I chose to narrow it by focusing mainly on the inattention form of ADHD and elementary students in grades Kindergarten through sixth grade. The studies in Chapter II were conducted in both educational and clinical settings. The Academic Search Premier and Google Scholar database I used to locate studies focus on a variety of keywords and keyword combinations: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder, Special Education, inattention, elementary, teaching strategies, learning strategies, therapy ball, stability ball, multimodal therapy, …
Adhd: Maladaptive Disorder Or Evolutionary Adaptation, Jeremiah Hopes
Adhd: Maladaptive Disorder Or Evolutionary Adaptation, Jeremiah Hopes
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder influences disruptive behavior, school suspensions, and at times, even criminal behavior. Despite its maladaptive nature, evolutionary psychology introduces the possibility that ADHD once served a purpose to humanity. This presentation will examine research that presents the symptoms of ADHD as adaptive rather than maladaptive, analyze the implications of viewing inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity as strengths, and discuss how parents, teachers, helping professionals, school administrators, and physicians can use this information to assist children impacted by ADHD.