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Ever since our country established a system of universal compulsory education, educators and clinicians have begun to notice students with ADHD-like symptoms. ... Contrary to recently held views, it is now clear that many children with ADHD will not simply "outgrow" their symptoms when they reach adolescence. Although the absolute severity of ADHD symptoms often declines with age, between 70-80% of children with ADHD continue to show problems with attention and impulsivity relative to their age-mates. In addition to these continued ADHD symptoms, difficulties in a number of other areas are not uncommon. ... Compared to their non-ADHD classmates, teenagers with this disorder are more likely to have been held back in school, suspended from school, and to drop out. A recently completed study indicates that as young adults, children with ADHD will have completed approximately 2 years less formal schooling than their peers. Carefully monitoring a childs overall development, and not just focusing on ADHD symptoms, is thus critically important. ...
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a disorder characterized by a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity/impulsivity that occurs in academic, occupational, or social settings. ... Although many individuals with ADHD display both inattentive and hyperactive/impulsive symptoms, some individuals show symptoms from one group but not the other. ... Instead, children who have the inattentive symptoms of ADHD but who do not show hyperactive/impulsive symptoms are now diagnosed with ADHD, Predominantly Inattentive Type rather than with ADD . To avoid diagnosing individuals who show only isolated difficulties, at least 6 inattentive symptoms and/or 6 hyperactive/impulsive symptoms must be present to possibly qualify for an ADHD diagnosis. ... The diagnosis of ADHD is not a simple matter. ...
Persons with ADHD have an unusually low rate of activity in brain areas responsible for motor control and attentiveness and have extremely slow reading speed . ... While the exact cause of ADHD remains undetermined, frontal lobe lesions , anterior and medial to the pre-central motor cortex are considered the most likely neuroanatomic sources of ADHD.
In comparison to ADHD, the primary and most significant characteristic with undifferentiated ADD is inattentiveness; hyperactivity is not present. ...
The behavior of children thought to have ADHD can vary widely in different situations and environments. ... There are several characteristics of ADD/ADHD learner that teachers should pay attention to. ... Also, ADHD learners often cannot stop and think before they act, and they rarely think of the consequences of their actions first. ... Other questions to ask yourself while observing a child suspected of displaying ADHD characteristics are: Is the child working at grade level? ... Most ADHD kids have trouble staying on task, staying seated, and many have terrible handwriting .
Schools must provide appropriate educational services to students who have been identified as having ADHD/ADD. ... Many learners actually need noise in order to concentrate. ...
Other effective adjustments in classroom management a teacher should make when accommodating a student with ADHD are choosing the right neighbor for the LD learner and carefully controlling an adjusted set of rules. ... Finally, teachers must control distractions and avoid social problems in order to achieve effective classroom management while dealing with LD learners who are included in the regular classroom.
One of the most important competencies students, including those with learning disabilities and ADHD need to be successful in life after high school is the ability to make effective choices.
Approximate Word count = 2667
Approximate Pages = 10.7
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