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Friday, January 15, 2016

Are Too Many Students Diagnosed with ADHD?

Diagnosing students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder may do them a disservice, asserts Dimitri Christakis, professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington and the director of the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development at Children's Hospital in Seattle. In this article, he suggests approaching "attentional capacity" as a bell curve. http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/01/04/459990844/were-thinking-about-adhd-all-wrong-says-a-top-pediatrician  National Public Radio
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Raised in New Mexico in the 50's & 60's. Worked with public school programs for students with disabilities for 30+ years, mostly as a director of special education. Worked for 2 years at a small residential state school for individuals with mental retardation. Now working with a state project that provides training and information for parents of children with disabilities. I was on the board of the state association for directors of special education. I also volunteered with ARC of Texas, the Special Olympics program at various levels. There is lots I do not know, but I do have experience and contacts.
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