Children With ADHD Research

The most commonly diagnosed mental condition in children is Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (LeFever et al, 2002). Children with ADHD are more likely to experience negative outcomes in school. According to research done by Martinussen and others (2006), these children are more likely to receive bad test grades, twice as likely to repeat a grade, and 2 to 4 times more likely to receive low academic grades (C, D, F). In addition, Loe and Feldman suggest that children with ADHD are 4 to 5 times more likely to use special educational services (Loe & Feldman, 2005) . They also use more ancillary services, which include tutoring, after-school programs, and special accommodations. Klein and associates have found that in the long …show more content…
When these approaches fail to produce the wanted outcomes, parents tend to consider the treatment option of stimulants. Research done by Waschbush and Pelham suggests that the use of stimulants in children is starting to become increasingly common, which prevents a relationship between teachers and parents because some believe that stimulants are a sufficient enough approach. They also suggest they stimulants are usually the first and only treatment option (Waschbush & Pelham, 2004). This shows that not many professionals consider the behavioral approaches before the medicinal approach which causes the child to not do as well in school as possible. Researchers have failed to find differences between stimulant treated children and those not on meds in the larger scale growth of the brain. The drugs may stimulate normal cortical development in kids with ADHD. Stimulant medications are generally associated itch positive responses in approximately 70% of the children who take them for symptoms (Higgins, 2009). However, research by Arch Gen Psychiatry shows that while medication is effective in reducing the behavioral symptoms of Many children with ADHD, it does not improve the skills and knowledge that the child many require to achieve success academically and socially (Arch Gen Psychiatry, 1999). Stimulants are sufficient when the desired end result is only to regulate symptoms and not go the extra …show more content…
These treatment options include both behavioral and medicinal approaches, which are both effective. However, despite the effectiveness of these options, not many emphasize and provide materials for an effective parent-teacher relationship. I want to focus on creating a consistent, quick, easy, and effective way for teachers to communicate daily with parents. I am going to do this by modifying a parent-teacher communication method that already exists and is currently used by teachers. This method is a website called Student Portal which is already used for teachers to post homework, assignments, and grades. This should stay the same because students with ADHD are likely to forget homework and procrastinate projects (“TeachADHD, 2013) which results in a need for parents to be involved and know about what is happening in the school. (Fink, 2016; Davern, 2004). The modification is an added portion which would result in the option of setting up a digital DRC. I feel as though this is important because the use of DRCs has been proven to work if treated correctly by parents (Owens et al, 2012) and parents want to be informed on their children's day to day experiences, their participation, and their actions. Parents also appreciate teacher’s positivity, which is reinforced with a DRC (Davern, 2004). Lastly, I would like to create an app for this website because it currently only has an