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Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being. 2017 Jun;12(sup1):1298267. doi: 10.1080/17482631.2017.1298267.

ADHD: a critical update for educational professionals.

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1
a Department of Special Needs Education and Child Care , University of Groningen , Groningen , the Netherlands.
2
b Department of Psychiatry , School of Medicine, Duke University , NC , USA.

Abstract

A medical approach towards behavioural problems could make professionals without a medical background, like teachers and other educational professionals feel inapt. In this article, we raise six scientifically grounded considerations regarding ADHD, currently the most prevalent childhood psychiatric diagnosis. These "need to knows" show just how misguided and potentially stigmatizing current conceptualizations of unruly behaviour have become. Some examples are given of how teachers are misinformed, and alternative ways of reporting about neuropsychological research are suggested. A reinvigorated conceptual understanding of ADHD could help educational institutions to avoid the expensive outsourcing of behavioural problems that could also-and justifiably better-be framed as part of education's primary mission of professionalized socialization.

KEYWORDS:

ADHD; behavioural disorders; inclusive education; medicalization

PMID:
28532329
PMCID:
PMC5510202
DOI:
10.1080/17482631.2017.1298267
[Indexed for MEDLINE]
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