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What Teachers Need To Know About Attention Deficit Disorder
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff
Practical information that enables teachers to help children with ADD reach their full educational potential.
The child who repeatedly disrupts your class and who seldom completes assignments may not be deliberately troublesome, but could be showing signs of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). Similarly, a student who constantly stares out of the window might not be intentionally ignoring you, but instead could be demonstrating behavior caused by ADD. This disorder causes impulsive behavior, difficulties in focusing attention, and sometimes hyperactivity. Fortunately, when ADD is identified correctly, a program that combines supervised medication and teaching strategies designed to modify behavior can lead to success in the classroom.
What Teachers Need To Know About Attetion Deficit Disorder
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