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Attention Deficit Disorder: Are Schools And Physicians Working Together?, Paul Koulouris
Attention Deficit Disorder: Are Schools And Physicians Working Together?, Paul Koulouris
Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education
Over the past twenty years, the existence of Attention Deficit Disorder has been documented through hundreds of scientific studies. Schools play a vital role in the early in the early identification of children which ADHD and, in many cases; school personnel coordinate efforts among teachers, parents, physicians, and community resources in the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with ADHD (Sloan, Jensen & Hoagwood, 1999). In their research, (Satterfield and Cantwell 1981) viewed the classroom teacher as the major determining factor in whether a student with ADHD succeeds or fails in the classroom.
Despite the documented importance of close …