Sandberg Developmental Perspectives

Furthermore, adding to the information of cognitive aspects and learning in children with ADHD, Sandberg also writes about the developmental perspectives of an individual who has ADHD and how we can understand the nature of childhood behaviors. Sandberg declares that, “The term ‘developmental perspectives’ refers to a rich set of concepts derived from the study of normal and abnormal development. The most basic context for understanding childhood disorders is the age or cognitive-developmental level of the child”(242). With this statement, Sandberg explains what developmental perspectives means, and the author also gives us a better context of understanding his disorder. To help further the research in this paper, the author states, “Once a

behavior disorder is defined, the age of the child affects how it is perceived and interpreted by adults, the manner in which the symptomatic behaviors are expressed and the probable course of the disorder”(242). In these developmental perspectives, once the disorder has been defined, the adults perceive this behavioral disorder by the age of the child. In addition, there are many different characteristics and studies done on children with ADHD to help discover new things about developmental perspectives and behaviors found in this disorder.
In Hyperactivity and Attention Disorders of Childhood, Sandberg discusses many different studies, experiments, and new information on this disorder to help further the knowledge already had in this field of study. ADHD is probably the most common disorder found in children nowadays, it is simple to address, yet it is a very complex disorder with many different kinds of branches that need to be taken into consideration. Sandberg’s book would be ideal for parents, doctors, and even the child or adolescent to read and glean the information needed to further knowledge of this disorder.