The research for ADHD. My stepson was diagnose with ADHD. For the longest children with ADHD was label for special education. It took some time before they knew information about ADHD.
I find some information that was useful to me about ADHD.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed behavioral disorders during childhood (Tannock & Schachar, 1996; Shaywitz, Fletcher & Shaywitz, 1994; Shelton & Barkley, 1994; Kavanagh & Lyon, 1994; Barkley, 1990b). ADHD includes a heterogeneous array of symptoms which overlaps markedly with oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, affective disorders such as depression, anxiety, learning disabilities, and communication disorders. ADHD is characterized by a persistent pattern of behavioral symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsively (APA, 2000; Barkley, 1990a, 1990b). Children showing behaviors that are characteristics of ADHD have been found to be highly “at-risk” for maladaptive educational and social outcomes. (Jimerson, 2002)
http://www.education.ucsb.edu/jimerson/adhd.html
Tannock, R. (1998). Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Advances in Cognitive, Neurologically, and Genetic Research. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 39(1), 65-99.
ADHD is hard to diagnose. When was your son diagnosed and how is he coping with ADHD?
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