ADHD Essay

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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common psychiatric disorder in children and adolescents. As implied in the abbreviation, students who are diagnosed with ADHD often encounter learning difficulties due to lack of concentration and act impulsive. Although prescription medications for ADHD students may be helpful to alleviate the symptoms, they cannot be reliable since medicinal effects vary between individuals. As a result, many experts in education try to incorporate electronic devices to address the issues that ADHD students have. The potential of electronic devices to facilitate students in learning has long been noted by the experts. However, only a few actually consider to apply it on students with disability, especially students with ADHD. With its versatility of use and interactivity with the user, electronic devices can be used to address the lack of attentiveness and hyperactivity in ADHD students by controlling their behavior, improving their concentration, and encouraging them to be an independent learner. According to Miller and Buschman (2007), researchers at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, the frontal lobe of the brain is responsible for voluntary attention, whereas parietal lobe of the brain is for involuntary attention (cited in Bourzac, para. 3). In contrast to normal students, students with ADHD have underdeveloped frontal brain, which results to slower brain activity (Cole, 2008, para. 3). Thus, ADHD students often experience lack of attentiveness that can directly impact their academic performance. In addition, ADHD students have a propensity to show challenging behaviors, such as hyperactivity and restlessness, which often impede their learning ability (Shih, Wang, & Wang, 201... ... middle of paper ... ...12-0572-6 Psychiatric disorders may predict Internet addiction in teens. (2009). Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly, 21(39), 4-5. Shih, C., Wang, S., & Wang, Y. (2014). Assisting children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder to reduce the hyperactive behavior of arbitrary standing in class with a Nintendo Wii Remote Controller through an active reminder and preferred reward stimulation. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 35(9), 2069-2076. Storeygard, J. (2012). My child "can". Exceptional Parent, 42(9), 48-50. Wells, J., & Sheehey, M. (2013). Harnessing the Power of Technology: Increasing Academic Engagement of Elementary Students' with Learning Disabilities and ADHD. Insights on Learning Disabilities, 10(1), 73-86. Wetherby, M. (2012). Some assistive technologies can help all students. Disability Compliance for Higher Education, 17(6), 7. doi: 10.1002/dhe

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