Attention deficit disorder : description, analysis, and recommendations : an honors thesis (HONRS 499)

Abstract

While doing a practicum in an elementary school as a social work student, I came to realize the extent of problems associated with Attention Deficit Disorders within the schools, in the lives of the children who have the disorders, and in the lives of the families who must deal with Attention Deficit on a daily basis. The more students I saw who had been diagnosed with Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, the more interested I became in studying the problem. Thus, I did a great deal of research concerning Attention Deficit Disorders, and prepared this three purposes: to describe Attention Deficit Disorder, to provide an analysis of Attention Deficit Disorder, and to give my recommendations, as a social work student, to parents and teachers who suspect a child having Attention Deficit Disorder, or are working with a child who has been diagnosed as having Attention Deficit Disorder.I have also prepared a packet of material for elementary schools to use in regards to Attention Deficit Disorder. The packet will be divided into three sections: students in grades 1-3, students in grades 4-5, and teachers. In each section I will provide material that explains what Attention Deficit Disorder is, what causes ADD, and how it is treated. The packet is divided into grade levels in order to be geared to the reading level of the students.