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Alternatives in Understanding and Educating Attention-Deficit Students: A Systems-Based Whole Language Perspective. NCTE Concept Paper Series. Concept Paper No. 3.
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Weaver, Constance – 1991
The prevailing concept of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a medical one: those exhibiting significant problems in maintaining attention and restraining impulses are said to have a "disorder," which implies some sort of malfunction within the individual. What is needed is a "both/and" perspective: a perspective that…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Understanding and Educating Attention Deficit Hyperactive Students: Toward a Systems-Theory and Whole Language Perspective.
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Weaver, Constance – 1992
This paper argues that Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) should be viewed as a dysfunctional relationship between an individual with certain predispositions and an environment which generates certain expectations, demands, and reactions. The paper presents a model in which: ADHD behaviors result from a combination of inherent…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences, Etiology