Teacher Herbert McArthur, Jr. works with Samantha N. as Jesus G. gets a little distracted from his studies during a summer program for children with ADHD run by Florida International University. FIU’s ...
Excessive squirming and fidgeting. Difficulty paying attention. A tendency to act impulsively and make careless mistakes. Trouble acting cooperatively. These hallmark symptoms of childhood ADHD run ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Teachers nationwide say about five percent of children in their classrooms have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and they estimate another 5 ...
According to the CDC, 9.4 percent of children have ADHD. Teachers are often familiar with the associated behaviors of ADHD. Each child’s presentation of ADHD is unique. Some of the most common ...
Louisiana has one of the highest rates of ADHD prescription drug use in the country, according to the Department of Health and Hospitals, and state officials are creating a strategy to conquer ADHD in ...
Jonathan Moore's class notes look a little different from the rest of his peers. He doesn't like using bullet points, numbering or flow charts. Instead, the 14-year-old seventh grader gets creative, ...
Teaching behavior management techniques to parents reduced aggressive and serious disruptive behavior among children with ADHD receiving stimulant and antipsychotic treatment, according to study ...
Thank goodness society has finally come to celebrate neurodiversity. Or rather, they’ve decided to finally acknowledge that there are people who think or learn differently from the majority by ...
MIAMI — Hudson Dunn has always been an active boy. His daycare teachers called him "demanding" and "independent." In preschool, he preferred singing and daydreaming to learning the ABCs. By the time ...