Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Understanding Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder
- What is
ADHD?
- Definition
- American Psychiatric
Association (2013)
- "A persistent pattern of inattention and/or
hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes
with functioning or development"
- Multiple Symptoms Occur
Before Age 12 in 2+ Settings
- CDC: ~9% of School-Age Population
- 5.4 Million Children
- More Prevalent in
Boys than Girls
- AL: 14% of Students Have ADHD
- History
- 1902: George Still - Pioneered Field
- Werner & Strauss: "Figure-ground"
Study - Distractibility / Hyperactivity
- Cruickshank: Attention & Learning Connected
- 1950s: ADHD Characterized
as "Minimal Brain Injury"
- 1960s: "Hyperactive Child Syndrome"
- 1980s: "ADHD" Popularized
- Etiology
- Neurological Dysfunction
- Interference with Executive Functions
- Differences in Brain
Chemistry, Anatomy
- Deficiency of
Neurotransmitter Dopamine
- Result in Issues with Organization,
Attention, Impulsivity, & Activity Levels
- Heredity
- Barkley: 1 in 3 with ADHD
have relatives with ADHD
- Studies Indicate
Possible Genetic Link
- Environment
- ADHD Myths
- Caused by Sugar, Dyes, Food, TV, Lack of Discipline, etc.
- Natal Trauma
- Maternal Substance Abuse, Exposure
to Lead, Birth Complications, etc.
- Medical Examination
Needed for Diagnosis
- May Recommend Medication
- Stimulants
- Behavioral
Characteristics
- Influence Over
Executive Functions
- Following Directions
- Short- and Long-term Memory
- Emotions
- Evaluate Using Rating Scales
- Likert Scales
- Student Portraits
- Chronic Over Time
- Consistent Across Situations
- Not Reflective of Age
- Vaughn: Comorbidity of Disorders
- Behavioral Inhibition Issues
(Barkley; Vaughn et al.)
- Blurt Out Responses
- Speech Interruption
- Distractibility
- Friend & Bursuck: Feelings of
Inadequacy, Rejection by Peers
- Educational
Considerations
- Life After School
- Postsecondary Education
- Murphy, Barkley, & Bush: Those with ADHD
Less Likely to Graduate from Universities
- Gargiulo: Should Self-Advocate
- Barkley: 33%+ with ADHD Drop Out of School
- Due to Struggles with
Academics, Personal
Relationships
- Career
- Barkley: Individuals with ADHD More Likely
to Change/Be Terminated from Jobs
- Interpersonal Skills a Factor
- Students with ADHD have Rights Under
Section 504, American with Disabilities Act
- Colleges Must Provide SPED Services, Appropriate Accommodations
- Research by Glanzman & Sell; Hammerness
- 70% of Children with ADHD Have Symptoms in Adolescence
- Barkley;NIMH: Affect 50% in Adulthood
- NIMH: ADHD Medication Shows
Positive Effects in Adults
- Extended-release
Medications Longer Lasting
- Time Management,
Organizational Skills
Critical
- Personal Experience
- Although I had friends and classmates with ADHD, I
was unaware of the complexity of the disorder. It is
fortunate that Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
addresses many areas of concern for students with
ADHD. Due to ADHD's prevalence and my new role
as an educator, I will consciously consider how to
facilitate their success in and beyond school.
- Public School
(P-12)
- Academic Supports
& Interventions
- Learning Styles
- Visual
- Auditory
- Kinesthetic
- Tactile
- Modify Instruction
- Parent Involvement
- Increase Active Role, Agency
- Services with Counselor, Other Staff
- Generally Struggle to Succeed in School
- Accommodate
Through
504
Plan
- Service Delivery Options
- Majority Served in Inclusive
General Education Setting
- Co-teaching Possible
- IDEA: Not All Qualify
for SPED Services
- IDEA: Create IEP
- Meet Individual Needs
- Teaching Learning Strategies to Students with ADHD
- Metacognition
- Build Self-Awareness
- Promote or Discourage Certain Behaviors
- Performance Monitoring
- Graphic Oranizers
- Track Homework, Content, & Reactions to School Work
- Teach Organizational Skills
- Modify Environmental Stimuli to Maintain Focus
- Opportunities for Collaboration
- Partner Work, Heterogeneous Pairings
- Assistive Technology
- Teacher Rate of Speech
- Clarity of Directions
- Reduce Distracting Noise
- Visuals