Selective Attention For Children With ADHD

As children grow up they develop selective attention. Selective attention is the ability of focusing one’s attention on relevant information and disregarding what is irrelevant. This skill becomes more and more relevant to a young student as the school year goes by. Each new school year brings new difficulties and new learning objectives. The success of students rides heavily upon their ability to pay attention during class however some children struggle. “Attention- deficit/ hyperactivity disorder, known as ADHD, is a common behavioral disorder that affects an estimated 3% to 5% of school-age children “(Richard, 2013). These kids react without thinking, have difficulty focusing, and can’t sit still for too long. Kids with ADHD understand directions given to them however they have trouble doing the task because of their inability to sit still.
Children with ADHD are easily distracted as they constantly move and don’t think ahead when it comes to their actions. These behaviors are exemplified in most young children however a child with ADHD will amplify these behaviors. Boys are more likely to have ADHD in comparison to girls. Students without the disorder have trouble working with ADHD kids and as a result, may think that those children are weird or annoying. They might get this idea because the children with ADHD don’t act what they perceive to be “normal” at school. For example, a child might have a hard time sitting still in a class. The child might leave his/her chair every so often and walk around the classroom. The simple action might make it difficult for the other students to concentrate and thus cause peers to think that the child is weird.
There was a kid in my elementary class with ADHD in my sixth grade class. He h...

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...nic group experiences ADHD. A study surveying over 3,000 parents of different ethnic backgrounds were interviewed in order to understand how culture affects the way people think about ADHD. Each parent was asked about how they felt having their kids get tested for the disorder. Each parent in each ethnic group seemed to have the same fears. They feared that their children would be "labeled" with ADHD, the fear that treatment will be based on their child's race or ethnicity, their lack of knowledge about ADHD and available services, the fear of being misdiagnosed, and the cost of treatment. All of these cultures shared the same mind. . It doesn't matter where you come from, what you look like, how much money you have, or what language you speak. Parents want what’s best for their children so it is up to us on an individual level to be able to tolerate everyone