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Brown, Thomas E. – Educational Leadership, 2015
The image of the student with ADHD as Dennis the Menace is an outdated stereotype. Some students with ADHD are restless and disruptive, notes the author, but many others who suffer from this disorder are quieter, more distracted and more passive, and not productive or consistent in their work. Thomas E. Brown, a well-known expert on ADHD, shares a…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Misconceptions, Reading Skills
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de la Guía, Elena; Lozano, María D.; Penichet, Víctor M. R. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2015
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) experience behavioural and learning problems at home and at school, as well as a lack of self-control in their lives. We can take advantage of the evolution of new technologies to develop applications with the aim of enhancing and stimulating the learning process of children with ADHD.…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Learning Processes, Educational Games, Computer Games
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Borkowski, John G.; And Others – Intelligence, 1987
A metacognitive model was proposed as an explanatory framework for spontaneous strategy use. A study in which hyperactive children transferred newly acquired strategies following self-control training and attributional retraining served as an illustration of how components in the model can be used to better understand "spontaneity." (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Epistemology, Hyperactivity
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Murphy, Kevin – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2007
Joe is a 25-year-old single male who has had problems with severe impulsivity, inattentiveness, focusing and sustaining his attention, easy distractibility, hyperactivity, a short temper, and school problems dating back to early childhood. These symptoms have resulted in marked impairment in academic, social, vocational, and daily adaptive…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Parent Education, Coping
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Steele, Marcee M. – Social Studies, 2007
Because of recent legislation, many students with mild disabilities enroll in high school social studies courses in general education rather than special education settings. Therefore, teachers may have students with learning disabilities, behavioral disorders, communication disorders, and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in their history,…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Memory, Learning Problems, Social Studies
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Duquette, Cheryll; Stodel, Emma; Fullarton, Stephanie; Hagglund, Karras – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2006
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a term that encompasses the various neurodevelopmental disorders experienced by individuals with prenatal alcohol exposure. FASD incorporates the terms Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE), and Alcohol-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder (ARND). Early studies showed that students with…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Young Adults, Adolescents