The Rotational Apporach To Learning
...CENTER'S 4-Step Program to help children with ADD/ADHD
INTRODUCTION
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common disorder in children. This booklet has been developed to educate parents regarding the causes, symptoms, and issues associated with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and to give you detailed information on how THE TUTORING CENTER can help your child academically.
How many students have ADD or ADHD?
It is estimated that from 2 to 4 percent of all children have ADHD. This translates into about two million hyperactive children in American classrooms at any given time. The percentage at THE TUTORING CENTER is obviously much greater since the problems these children experience in the classroom lend itself to a referral for strategic intervention. Although estimates about the size of the non hyperactive ADD population vary depending on the diagnosis criteria, many additional millions of children clearly fall into this category.
The purpose of this next section is to give you a general understanding of ADD/ADHD. Finally, the last section will answer some important questions parents often ask when they think their child is having a problem in school:
1. "Can THE TUTORING CENTER help my child with ADD?"
2. "How do I find out if my child has ADD?" or,
3. "Should I find out if my child has ADD?"
4 "My child has ADD. What should I do to help my child"?
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT ADHD
Causes of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has been clinically researched for over thirty-five years. Various labels have been utilized to reflect two basic themes - the predominant symptom of hyperactivity and the clinical assumption that ADHD is related to a neurological dysfunction. Thus, early labels such as "Hyperkinetic Reaction in Childhood", "Minimal...
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