ADHD

Learn more about students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and their experiences in school
Early Childhood Researchers Note Brain Changes in Preschoolers with ADHD
A study in The Clinical Neuropsychologist shows that a region of the brain important for cognitive and motor control was smaller in 4- and 5-year-olds with ADHD than in typically developing children of the same age range.
Maureen Kelleher, June 23, 2011
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Mary, a 4th grader, uses BrainWare software in the computer lab at Glenwood School in suburban Chicago. All students spend 30 minutes a day on the software, four to five days a week.
Mary, a 4th grader, uses BrainWare software in the computer lab at Glenwood School in suburban Chicago. All students spend 30 minutes a day on the software, four to five days a week.
John Zich for Education Week
Special Education Studies Home In on 'Quieter' ADD Students
Researchers are exploring ways to better identify students with attention deficit disorder who are not necessarily disruptive in class.
Sarah D. Sparks, May 20, 2011
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Special Education Autism Spectrum Disorders May Lead to More Bullying
A new study finds that adolescents with autism spectrum disorders are more likely to be victims of bullies because of their impairments in social interaction and "emotional competency."
Nirvi Shah, May 13, 2011
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Special Education Opinion Better Way of Identifying ADHD?
Not clear how this would affect the number of boys diagnosed, but just about anything would be an improvement over current methods.
Richard Whitmire, February 18, 2011
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Special Education Opinion Sedation Nation?
Catchy phrase out of Australia, where a columnist explores why boys are more likely than girls to receive medication for ADHD.
Richard Whitmire, February 16, 2011
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Special Education Opinion ADHD: One in Ten
That's the latest calculation. What does unmentioned is that four times as many boys as girls receive the diagnosis.
Richard Whitmire, November 11, 2010
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Special Education Opinion We All Know Who Is Being Fed These Drugs
Too many children are being given anti-psychotic drugs to alter behavior, according to this research. What the article does not point out is that roughly four times as many boys as girls receive these drugs.
Richard Whitmire, November 2, 2010
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Special Education Reading Disability Risk In Girls With ADHD
Girls with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have a much higher risk of reading disabilities than girls without the attention disorder, according to a new study.
Christina A. Samuels, October 11, 2010
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Special Education Opinion Segregating Australian Boys
Interesting research out of Australia: boys sent to "special" schools at six times the rate of girls. Those schools are dubbed "a fast track to prison." I'd be surprised if the U.S. numbers would look any different. Check out the interesting charts in this article.
Richard Whitmire, September 10, 2010
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Special Education Opinion ADHD and Farm Chemicals?
This study adds to the intrigue about a condition that affects four times as many boys as girls.
Richard Whitmire, August 20, 2010
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Special Education Opinion Here's Why Smart Moms Redshirt Their Sons
Your son may be loaded up with unnecessary ADHD meds only because he's the youngest in his kindergarten class.
Richard Whitmire, August 17, 2010
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Special Education Opinion Tom Sawyer as the Original ADHD Boy
In the Washington Post Anne Applebaum wonders what would happen to Tom Sawyer in today's schools? I think we all know: good old tom would be loaded up with medications.
Richard Whitmire, August 10, 2010
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Special Education Opinion Where the (ADHD) Boys Are
Dropping out of school, according to this article from USA Today.
Richard Whitmire, August 2, 2010
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Special Education Opinion Why So Many Boys With ADHD?
Failure to adapt to an abnormal environment is why one in eight boys ends up with the diagnosis, argues psychology professor Peter Gray in Psychology Today.
Richard Whitmire, July 8, 2010
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