Attention Deficit Disorder: Two Mothers' Perceptions.

Autor/inn/en	Fernandez, Roy C.; O'Connor, Carol
Titel	Attention Deficit Disorder: Two Mothers' Perceptions.
Quelle	(2000), (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Attention Deficit Disorders; Biofeedback; Decision Making; Drug Therapy; Family Characteristics; Junior High Schools; Mothers; Outcomes of Treatment; Parent Attitudes; Parent Child Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADHS; Aufmerksamkeits-Defizit-Hyperaktivitäts-Störung; Aufmerksamkeitsstörung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Sekundarstufe I; Mother; Mutter; Elternverhalten; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung
Abstract	This report discusses the outcomes of a study that investigated the decision-making process of two mothers' selection of treatment for their sons' attention deficit disorder (ADD). One mother opted for a medical treatment, and the other mother opted for a non-medical treatment. The boy who is medically treated is 14, and the non-medically treated boy is 12. Findings from the study indicate: (1) as toddlers both boys exhibited similar behavior patterns that both mothers considered to be out of the norm; however, they did not act on them until the boys entered elementary school, when they were advised by teachers to have their children evaluated for ADD; (2) the medically treated boy was examined and evaluated by a neurologist, while the non-medically treated boy was not; (3) the main difference in the treatment selection process of both mothers was the perception of the negative effects of drug therapy that the mother of the non-medically treated boy held; (4) both mothers were satisfied with the outcome of the treatment their sons received; (5) after 6 months of neurofeedback treatment, the non-medically treated boy was able to focus on his own without any treatment or drug. (CR)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01