Educational Implications for Students with ADHD, Overt,...

ADHD â€Å"Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition affecting children and adults that is characterized by problems with attention, impulsivity, and overactivity† (CHADD). â€Å"It is a neurobiological disorder that affect 3-7 percent of school age children and may be seen as before the age of 7. The current diagnostic label is attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, however, in the past several other names have been used, such as brain-damaged, minimal brain dysfunction, hyperkinetic impulsive disorder, and attention deficit disorder (CHADD). ADHD is a controversial disorder. Some understand it to be a true disability, while others believe â€Å"good teaching and discipline at home resolve the problems† (Kauffman 2005). ADHD†¦show more content†¦Teachers can help improve the student’s educational experience through strategies and interventions. The following is a short list the teacher may try using: †¢ Work on the most difficult concepts in the morning †¢ Use task analysis †¢ Vary the pace and type of activity †¢ Seat student way from distractions †¢ Provide notebooks and folders for organization Interventions may include behavioral and cognitive strategies. â€Å"Behavioral interventions are means making certain that rewarding consequence follows desirable behavior and that either no consequence or punishing consequences follow undesirable behavior† (Kauffman 2005). Other intervention may include token reinforcement, response cost, and time out. Giving students choices in assignment can also be helpful. Cognitive strategy training includes 1. Self-instruction, teaching students to talk to themselves about what they are doing and how to do it. 2. Self-monitoring, helps students stay on task. Overt Overt conduct disorder violate social rules and includes a wide variety of antisocial behaviors such as aggression, theft, vandalism, firesetting, lying, truancy, and running away. It interferes with everyday functioning at home and school. Students with overt conduct disorder â€Å"perform harmful behaviors at a much higher rate and at a much later age than normally developing student† (Kauffman 2005).