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Anna Catherine Henley; Summer S. Braun – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2025
Objective: Reports estimate at least one child in every general education classroom in the U.S. has ADHD. Thus, teachers should enter the classroom with an accurate working knowledge of ADHD and the skills to respond effectively to support the development of these students. The present study tested the following research questions (RQs): (RQ1) How…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Knowledge Level, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Students with Disabilities
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Sara K. Pardej; Susan D. Mayes – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
The purpose of the present study is to compare risk and predictors of poor safety awareness and accidental injuries in ASD, ADHD, and neurotypical samples. Neurodivergent groups (ADHD-I n = 309; ADHD-C n = 747; ASD-only n = 328; ASD + ADHD n = 1,108) were 2-17 years old. The neurotypical group (n = 186) was 6-12 years of age. Maternal ratings on…
Descriptors: Incidence, Correlation, Knowledge Level, Accidents
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Gibbs, Kathy – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2023
There is a paucity of research in Australia about educators' use of differentiated instruction (DI) to support the learning of students with ADHD. This study reports on a small-scale, qualitative research using interviews with teachers and school leaders to identify how they use DI as an effective teaching instruction for students with ADHD.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Students with Disabilities, Individualized Instruction
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Lee, James D.; Meadan, Hedda; Xia, Yan – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2022
Challenging behavior exhibited by young children with neurodevelopmental disabilities is known to negatively affect their optimal development and families' quality of life. Although some support exists for English-speaking parents of children with autism who live in high-resource countries, it is scarce for others. Such disparity may also be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Behavior Problems, Young Children, Developmental Disabilities
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Krayem, Malak; Al-Hroub, Anies – International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 2019
The study aims to examine gender differences in schoolteachers' recognitions of overexcitabilities (OEs) among gifted adolescents in Jordan. The participants included 46 (32 female, 14 male) secondary school teachers who teach grades 9 to 12 at the Jubilee School for Gifted and Talented Students in Jordan. The researchers used Experimental…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Adolescents, Secondary School Teachers, Secondary School Students
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Harazni, Lubna; Alkaissi, Aidah – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) is a childhood disorder affecting children worldwide and has a major burden on the child, family and other caregivers. Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate and describe the experience of the adults that interact on a daily basis with school-aged children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity…
Descriptors: Mother Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Sampling
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Chaimaha, Napalai; Chinchai, Supaporn – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2016
The purpose of this study was to explore parents' and teachers' perspectives in collaborative concepts of therapeutic programs for students with ADHD. The qualitative data was collected from three focus group discussions based on Future Search Conference (FSC) method, and was analyzed for themes. Participants in the separate groups--the parent…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Intervention
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Mulholland, Sarah M.; Cumming, Therese M.; Jung, Jae Yup – Australasian Journal of Special Education, 2015
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, its diagnosis and its treatment have been controversial since the 1970s (Kean, 2012), with opinions differing with respect to the diagnostic process, whether it in fact exists, or if it is an excuse for poor parenting and teaching (Maras, Redmayne, Hall, Braithwaite, & Prior, 1997). There are currently…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems
DuPaul, George J.; Kern, Lee; Belk, Georgia; Custer, Beth; Daffier, Molly; Hatfield, Andrea; Peek, Daniel – Grantee Submission, 2018
Objective: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with significant challenges in child functioning. Although behavioral parent training (BPT) can reduce ADHD symptoms, factors associated with traditional face-to-face (F2F) delivery results in only about half of families receiving BPT. The purpose of this pilot randomized…
Descriptors: In Person Learning, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attendance, At Risk Students
Echoles, Angie Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2013
On average, teachers will teach at least one student with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in any given school year without receiving any instructions at all on ADHD. ADHD affects 3% to 7% of school-age students and one in every twenty children (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2010). It is classified as one of the…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Intervention, Child Development
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Holst, Jesper – Early Child Development and Care, 2008
This study examines how teachers of young children in Denmark perceived challenging behaviours in children who have characteristics consistent with Deficit in Attention, Motor Control and Perception (DAMP) or Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This study was conducted in schools and kindergartens in three demographically different…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Preschool Children, Foreign Countries
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Jones, Heather A.; Chronis-Tuscano, Andrea – Psychology in the Schools, 2008
Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) evidence many problems in the classroom. Teacher in-service training is routinely used to inform school professionals about a number of special topics; however, the efficacy of such in-service training for ADHD has not been established. The present study examined the efficacy of brief…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Metropolitan Areas, Special Education Teachers