ADHD
Learn more about students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and their experiences in school
Special Education
Many Children With ADHD Aren't Taking Medication, Study Finds
"Pretending your child doesn't have it or saying, 'Yeah, they might have it, but I don't want them to take medication,'" is not the best approach, one school nurse told Education Week.
Special Education
Report Roundup
Students With ADHD
A substantial percentage of students with ADHD symptoms severe enough to affect them both academically and socially are not getting support in school for the disorder, says a study of nearly 2,500 children and youth.
Special Education
One in 5 Students With Significant ADHD Gets No School-Based Help, Study Finds
Reports from the parents of nearly 2,500 children and youths with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder found a gap between students with the most severe symptoms and those who get any school-based interventions.
Special Education
Your Holiday-Edition Special Education Reading List
Catch up with popular stories that you may have missed in 2018, including articles on teacher shortages, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and classroom practice.
Special Education
Opinion
A Special Education Student Speaks: I Navigate 'Parallel Universes'
Jack Bradley says the system often fumbles in dealing with "twice exceptional" students like him.
Early Childhood
Redshirting Debate Just Got New Fuel with ADHD Study
A study has shown more diagnoses of ADHD among kindergarten students who start school just before a Sept. 1 school enrollment cutoff date.
Special Education
Opinion
Daydreaming or Distracted? What Teachers Misunderstand About ADHD
Teachers must not wait for a firm diagnosis to make important learning accommodations for students who may have ADHD, writes Kyle Redford.
Special Education
Opinion
We're Getting ADHD Wrong (Especially in Boys)
Misdiagnosing and mistreating the common learning disorder has serious consequences for millions of children, writes one concerned parent.
Special Education
Children's Sleep Problems Linked to Attention Disorders
New findings suggest a link between sleep problems and ADHD. Will they intensify debates over school start times?
Federal
Betsy DeVos Puts More Cash Into Firm Touting Treatment for ADHD, Autism
There are concerns that DeVos' investment in the company signals that the secretary isn't firmly committed to high standards of scientific research.
Special Education
DeVos Invested More Money in 'Brain Performance' Company, Despite Weak Evidence
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recently invested as much as $5.5 million in Neurocore, a company that experts say makes questionable claims based on weak scientific evidence.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
Fidget, Jiggle, Twiddle, Wriggle: Bring Back Activity in Schools
With ADHD, there's money to be made, books to be written, tests to be developed/normed/administered and data to be analyzed. It's the usual American approach to health: deal with the symptoms, not the causes. And make a buck while you're at it.
Special Education
DeVos-Backed Company Questioned on ADHD, Autism
President Trump's nominee to head the U.S. Department of Education is a major backer of a company claiming its neurofeedback technology can "fix" autism and ADHD.
Federal
DeVos-Backed Company Makes Questionable Claims on Autism, ADHD
The nominee for U.S. Secretary of Education is a major investor in Neurocore, a company that claims "proven and long-lasting" benefits for children with autism and ADHD despite limited scientific evidence.
