Educating Children with AD/HD

<p>Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) is the most common behavioural disorder affecting up to five per cent of children in the UK. This book provides a concise and comprehensive guide to educating children with AD/HD offering a theoretical introduction to the disorder and practical guidance for the classroom teacher on how to support children with this condition.</p><p>This practical guide is divided into three clear sections which focus on:</p><p>* the nature of AD/HD and its impact on the individual in school as well as the ways in which it can be most accurately diagnosed<br>* the principles and practices of intervention including specific educational interventions and behaviour management techniques<br>*<strong> </strong>a series of case studies illustrating the nature of AD/HD and its relationship with other difficulties making suggestions for school-based interventions.</p><p>Rooted in the experiences of practitioners who work with children with AD/HD every day this book draws on up-to-date research evidence to challenge crude assumptions about AD/HD and argue that the best way to understand it is as a condition in which biological and environmental factors interact.</p>