ADHD
Learn more about students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and their experiences in school
Special Education
Study: TV Viewing byYoung Children Leads To Attention Problems
Television viewing by young children may lead to an increase in attention problems when they reach school age, according to a study in the April issue of Pediatrics.
Special Education
Opinion
Excerpt: Free To Be
A school reaches problem kids without drugs or labels.
School & District Management
Study: ADHD Drugs Unrelated To Smaller Brain Sizes
A new study confirms that children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have smaller brains than those without the disorder.
Special Education
Virtual Reality Researchers Target Special Ed. Classes
A computer program designed to help diagnose and treat attention deficit hyperactivity is one of a number of emerging virtual reality technologies tailored for youngsters with disabilities.
A computer program designed to help diagnose and treat attention deficit hyperactivity is one of a number of emerging virtual reality technologies tailored for youngsters with disabilities.
Special Education
National Survey Puts ADHD Incidence Near 7 Percent
Approximately 1.6 million elementary school children in the United States have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to the first nationwide survey on the condition.
School & District Management
Study: Minimum ADHD Incidence Is 7.5 Percent
Educators on the front lines of spotting and helping students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder may lack a clear picture of the syndrome's prevalence, but a new study aims to help clarify the question.
Special Education
Pediatric Group Issues ADHD Treatment Guide
The American Academy of Pediatrics released guidelines last week for treating children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, emphasizing that behavioral therapies should be used alongside medication.
Special Education
Stimulant-Drug Abuse in Schools Overstated, Study Says
Middle school and high school principals around the country report having seen few instances of theft or abuse of stimulant drugs used to treat attention disorders, according to the report last month by the investigative arm of Congress.
School & District Management
Study Points to Academic Benefits For Adolescents Taking Ritalin
The largest study to date testing the effects of Ritalin on teenagers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder suggests that the drug, when used in combination with other interventions, can raise students' daily academic performance.
Special Education
ADHD
These images of brain scans were taken while the subjects performed mathematical calculations involving serial addition.
School & District Management
Research: Paying Attention
A University of Maryland psychologist and researcher studies attention deficit hyperactivity disorder to find out why children with ADHD learn differently from those without the disorder. Includes "Brains Doing Math Add to Knowledge of ADHD."
Education
Brains Doing Math Add To Knowledge of ADHD
| Images of brain scans taken while subjects performed mathematical calculations. |
Student Well-Being & Movement
Firm Moves Closer To Brain-Imaging Test for ADHD
A Boston company is nearing the final phase of testing a diagnostic drug that could offer health-care providers a long-awaited medical test for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Thefts of Drugs Prompt Schools To Tighten Up
As evidence mounts that the abuse of controlled substances used to treat ADHD is on the rise, growing numbers of school administrators are feeling the weight of that responsibility. Includes the chart, "Massachusetts Students and Substance Abuse."