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Publication Date: 2022-Jul
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Investigating the Impact of At-Home Learning on Secondary School-Aged Children with ADHD: A Qualitative Study
Hatton, Brad; Powell, Lauren
Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, v22 n3 p221-231 Jul 2022
Students with ADHD can benefit from at-home learning in terms of managing their symptoms; however, lockdown restrictions due to the pandemic are having negative impacts on the student population. This study was designed to ascertain how students with ADHD have been impacted by at-home learning under lockdown restrictions. An interpretative phenomenological analysis was conducted using semi-structured interviews from students, parents and teaching staff. These interviews were used to identify three main themes (anxiety caused by at-home learning, change in social interaction and academic impact of at-home learning) that best identified the participants' experiences. The results suggested that whilst supportive home environments helped students with ADHD to better manage their symptoms, social anxiety was a significant problem, and not all schools allowed students with ADHD to take full advantage of at-home learning for their students with ADHD.
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Home Instruction, Pandemics, COVID-19, Parents, Teachers, Anxiety, School Role, Secondary School Students, Academic Achievement, Experience, Interpersonal Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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