Report on Impact of ADHD on Classroom Performance
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Running head: IMPACT OF ADHD ON CLASSROOM PERFORMANCEImpact of ADHD on Classroom performanceName of the UniversityName of the StudentAuthor note
1IMPACT OF ADHD ON CLASSROOM PERFORMANCEIntroduction Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is described by persistent anddevelopmentally unsuitable complicatedness with concentration, rashness and hyperactivity.Aggression, nonconformity and angst are some of the behavioral problems associated withADHD. Children with ADHD are not likely to make friends or grab teacher’s attention in theclassroom. They are often perceived as students with special needs. On the academic front,students with ADHD are expected to perform poorly. In addition, their chances of being retainedduring elementary school are higher than students without ADHD. DuPaul, Weyandt and Janusis (2011), point out the three most basic interventions forstudents with ADHD, which includes behavioral intervention, adjustments to academic directivesand home-school communications program. They further argue that pharmacological treatmentto reduce ADHD symptoms however affective is not sufficient. The authors have also laid stresson the behavioral impact of students with ADHD on classroom. The ratio of students withADHD to that of students without it is quite low and thus it is difficult for teachers to addresstheir impulsive behavior. Interventions to tackle ADHDStudents with ADHD tend to be weak when it comes to self-regulation that is organizingthemselves on their own. In addition, they have a weak working memory that leads to pooreracademic performance and reduced interactions with peer. Teachers face troubles controllingthese students, which in turn affects the overall environment of the class.
2IMPACT OF ADHD ON CLASSROOM PERFORMANCEAcademic interventionHart et al., (2011) have highlighted the academic as well as behavioral impact onclassroom with students having ADHD. They have studied the behavior of ADHD students indifferent groups and found that those students responded better during small-group instructions.This brings forth the issue of the degrading academic performance of the students with ADHDand the lack of concrete solution in schools to assist them. A systematic approach to address this issue has to be adopted. Teachers need to be giventraining on the ways to detect and address issues of students with ADHD. The school-basedservices to assist ADHD students must be evaluated and updated as per the situation and needs ofthe students. Teachers must encourage other students to be more lenient and humble towardstheir peers having ADHD syndrome. According to Martinussen et al., (2006), ADHD is identified in preschool age children.However, they also put forward views that low scores and poor grades at the school level is theresult of inattentive behavioral dimension and not hyperactive impulse behavior. They outlinedthe facts that ADHD symptoms may not be perceived in its early age as it starts with mild thengoes to moderate and then becomes severe. Therefore, it is important for teachers, they say, tounderstand the mild and moderate behavioral symptoms like inattentiveness to studies. Hart et al., (2011) opine that lot of students with ADHD syndrome receives school-basedservices that include behavioral and learning involvement. However, it has been found that theseservices are of little or no effect to these students. A deeper study on their behaviors and itsimpact on academic performance have to be carried out.
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