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Hatch, Burt; Kadlaskar, Girija; Miller, Meghan – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Abstract Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism are neurodevelopmental disorders that emerge in childhood. There is increasing recognition that ADHD and autism frequently co-occur. Yet, questions remain among clinicians regarding the best ways to evaluate and treat co-occurring autism and ADHD. This review outlines issues…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Clinical Diagnosis, Drug Therapy, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities, 2022
There are an estimated 1.5 to 2.5 million children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the United States. These children make up about 3-5 percent of a school's student population. Boys are diagnosed almost ten times more often than girls. Girls tend to be more inattentive and their symptoms are dismissed as those of a day…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Gender Differences, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Clinical Diagnosis
Yesilyurt, Ferahim – World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues, 2020
Psychiatrists were interviewed to elicit their remarks on and clinical experiences with Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD). A case study design with four open-ended questions was chosen. Psychiatrists were asked to answer questions related to the clinical cases they encountered, what they have gone through and what they think about the diagnosis of…
Descriptors: Psychiatry, Allied Health Personnel, Internet, Behavior Disorders
Ringer, Noam; Wilder, Jenny; Scheja, Max; Gustavsson, Anders – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2020
This study investigates parents' lived experiences of having a child diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The aim was to explore parents' meaning-making processes in relation to their children's ADHD with a focus on understanding the impact that receiving a diagnosis had on the parents' perceptions of, and ways of…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Parents, Children, Clinical Diagnosis
Rapee, Ronald M.; Lyneham, Heidi J.; Hudson, Jennifer L.; Kangas, Maria; Wuthrich, Viviana M.; Schniering, Carolyn A. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2013
Objective: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the influence of comorbid disorders on the degree of change and the endpoint of cognitive-behavioral treatment in anxious young people. Method: Data on 750 children 6 to 18 years old were compiled from different samples within one clinic. All children had a primary anxiety disorder and…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Attention Deficit Disorders
Murphy-Ryan, Maureen – NAMTA Journal, 2017
Maureen Murphy-Ryan offers a clinical look at attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Her thorough definition of ADHD and the diagnoses that may occur simultaneously offer teachers an awareness of what this could look like in a classroom. However, it is only with professional medical input that a true diagnosis can be made and appropriate…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Montessori Method, Physicians, Medicine
US Department of Education, 2008
This resource guide designed for families and educators provides information on how attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is identified and treated. The resource includes sections on legal requirements, treatment options educational and medical evaluations, how ADHD affects school performance, and helpful evidence-based hints on how to…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity, Children, Disability Identification
Schlachter, Sarah – Peabody Journal of Education, 2008
For many years there has been debate over Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and whether this condition, which commonly afflicts adolescent children, is a medical or social condition and whether it is exclusively an American phenomenon. This article reviews the basis of ADHD's definition, diagnosis, treatment, and educational…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Identification, Foreign Countries
Young, Susan; Bramham, Jessica; Gray, Katie; Rose, Esther – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2008
Objective: To evaluate the psychological impact of receiving a diagnosis of ADHD in adulthood and treatment with medication and to examine how diagnosis and treatment with medication changes an individual's self-perception and view of the future. Method: Participants were eight individuals diagnosed with ADHD at a tertiary service. Semistructured…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Anxiety, Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification
Hervey-Jumper, Heather; Douyon, Karl; Falcone, Tatiana; Franco, Kathleen N. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2008
Objective: This literature review describes evaluation and treatment of minority youth with ADHD. Method: A search of databases for reports of ADHD in minority children was conducted. Results: Interpretation of behavior varies among parents, as does their trust in health care providers and school personnel. Parents desire to avoid stigmatization…
Descriptors: Stimulants, Trust (Psychology), Minority Group Children, Drug Therapy
Havey, J. Michael – School Psychology International, 2007
Dutch and US teachers were questioned about their perceptions of the incidence and causes of ADHD, as well as their views of appropriate treatments. Dutch teachers were more likely than US teachers to think the etiology of the disorder lay in biochemistry, while US teachers were more likely to believe in a combination of environmental and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Teacher Attitudes, Attention Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity
Findling, Robert L.; Brams, Matthew; Childress, Ann C.; Lopez, Frank A.; Manos, Michael J.; Jensen, Peter S. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2011
ADHD is one of the most common neurobehavioral disorders of childhood, and FDA-approved medications offer an efficacious treatment option. However, case reports and anecdotal sources suggest that children can have emotional responses, both salutary and detrimental, to these agents. We have previously conducted a comprehensive literature review and…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Research Methodology, Drug Therapy, Emotional Response
Graham, Linda J. – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2008
In offering a critical review of the problem we call "ADHD" (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), this paper progresses in three stages. The first two parts feature the dominant voices emanating from the literature in medicine and psychology which, when juxtaposed, highlight an interdependency between these otherwise competing…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Foreign Countries, Drug Therapy
Barabasz, Arreed; Barabasz, Marianne – 1999
Traditional diagnosis procedures for Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) may lead to over-diagnosis and are fraught with complications because the target behavioral symptoms are found in a variety of other disorders. Traditional treatments consisting of powerful side effect laden psychostimulant drugs…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Modification, Clinical Diagnosis, Demography
Stubbs, Jessica Hart – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a psychiatric condition that has been increasingly diagnosed in young American children, with boys being diagnosed three times more frequently than their female peers. As a result, more children than ever are being treated with powerful stimulant medications which can have various desired and undesired…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Teaching Methods, Reading Readiness