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Kennerley, Stephanie; Jaquiery, Ben; Hatch, Burt; Healey, Matthew; Wheeler, Benjamin J.; Healey, Dione – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2018
An attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis requires symptoms to be present across two or more settings, thus requiring information from multiple informants. Research consistently shows low to moderate agreement between parents and teachers; however, the mechanisms underlying these discrepancies remain unclear. This study examined…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Rating Scales, Correlation, Foreign Countries
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Gibbs, Kathryn – Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 2018
Students with AD/HD experience difficulty concentrating in the classroom due to unwanted behaviours. This article focuses on what six Australian adolescent boys have to say about teacher and teaching factors that enabled them to regain focus (if distracted) and concentrate on classroom learning. A multiple, instrumental case-study was used to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Males, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Newlove-Delgado, Tamsin; Ford, Tamsin J.; Stein, Ken; Garside, Ruth – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2018
The term 'transition' is used to refer to the process of moving from child to adult services. Among child and adolescent mental health services attenders, young people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are less likely to transition successfully, but there is a gap in understanding their views and why they might disengage from…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Adjustment (to Environment), Semi Structured Interviews, Late Adolescents
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Heys, Michelle; Alexander, Amy; Medeiros, Emilie; Tumbahangphe, Kirti M.; Gibbons, Felicity; Shrestha, Rita; Manandhar, Mangala; Wickenden, Mary; Shrestha, Merina; Costello, Anthony; Manandhar, Dharma; Pellicano, Elizabeth – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
Autism is a global phenomenon. Yet, there is a dearth of knowledge of how it is understood and its impact in low-income countries. We examined parents' and professionals' understanding of autism in one low-income country, Nepal. We conducted focus groups and semi-structured interviews with parents of autistic and non-autistic children and…
Descriptors: Parents, Autism, Foreign Countries, Focus Groups
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Russell, Abigail Emma; Moore, Darren A.; Ford, Tamsin – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2016
Objectives: Educational practitioners play an important role in the referral and treatment of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This study aimed to explore how educational practitioners conceptualise their beliefs about the causes of symptoms of ADHD. Method: Forty-one educational practitioners from schools in the…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Beliefs
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Costa, Adriana Corrêa; Rohde, Luis Augusto; Dorneles, Beatriz Vargas – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
Storage and/or automatic retrieval of the basic facts of addition from the long-term memory seems to be impaired in children with ADHD presenting arithmetical difficulties. The present study was carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention model designed to teach basic facts of addition as a means of advancing from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Instruction, Addition, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Baric, Vedrana Bolic; Hemmingsson, Helena; Hellberg, Kristina; Kjellberg, Anette – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
The aim was to describe the occupational transition process to upper secondary school, further education and/or work, and to discover what support influences the process from the perspectives of young adults with Asperger syndrome or attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. This qualitative study was performed in Sweden and comprised interviews…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Adults, Asperger Syndrome, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Lambert, David C.; Dryer, Rachel – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2018
This study examined how learning challenges encountered within online learning environments affected the quality of life of students with learning disability. A qualitative content analysis of semi-structured interviews conducted with eight students (mean[subscript age] = 33.75 years; SD = 8.15), revealed that learning challenges had consequences…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, College Students, Learning Disabilities, Online Courses
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Barker, Beth; Mills, China – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2018
A growing body of research, largely from the global North, and particularly from North America, highlights the increasing psychiatrisation, medicalisation and psychologisation of children and childhood, and suggests that schools and educators play a key role in these processes. This increasing diffusion of psy-expertise within educational spaces…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, Inclusion, Psychology
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Gjevik, Elen; Sandstad, Berit; Andreassen, Ole A.; Myhre, Anne M.; Sponheim, Eili – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
Autism spectrum disorders are often comorbid with other psychiatric symptoms and disorders. However, identifying psychiatric comorbidity in children with autism spectrum disorders is challenging. We explored how a questionnaire, the Child Behavior Check List, agreed with a "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Questionnaires, Clinical Diagnosis
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Hamilton, Paula Louise; Jones, Louise – Education 3-13, 2016
The apparent educational underperformance of boys has received phenomenal attention worldwide for many years. In the UK, it has led to various government reports and policies aimed at raising boys' achievement. This small-scale qualitative-interpretive pilot study, undertaken in one urban primary school in North Wales, reports the findings from…
Descriptors: Males, Foreign Countries, Underachievement, Qualitative Research
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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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Rosa, Mireia; Puig, Olga; Lázaro, Luisa; Calvo, Rosa – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
Previous studies have shown high rates of comorbid disorders in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder, but failed to compare them with general population and few of them have identified predictors of comorbidity. This study compared the rates of psychiatric disorders in 50 children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder, 24…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Children, Adolescents, Autism
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Bolic Baric, Vedrana; Hellberg, Kristina; Kjellberg, Anette; Hemmingsson, Helena – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
The purpose of this study was to describe and explore the experiences of support at school among young adults with Asperger's disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and also to examine what support they, in retrospect, described as influencing learning. Purposive sampling was used to enroll participants. Data were collected through…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Semi Structured Interviews, Qualitative Research
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Vassilopoulou, Antonia; Mavrikaki, Evangelia – Improving Schools, 2016
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) is one of the most frequently occurring disorders in school children, and information and communication technology (ICT) in education is one of the tools that is lately considered as helpful for the education of some children with disorders. This research is a case study--using mixed-methods--of the…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Biology
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