Critical New Perspectives on ADHD

ISBN-13: 9780415360364 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 236 str.

Joan Stead; David Cohen; Gwynedd Lloyd

Opis

There is little doubt that ADHD is a 21st century, global phenomenon, nor that it is having a significant affect on the lives of children, parents and teachers worldwide.
Reasons for the growth in diagnoses of the condition are debatable and contentious. This edited collection unpicks the myths surrounding ADHD, and leaves no stone unturned in its search for answers. Whether ADHD has evolved because of the dominance of US psychiatric models, the need for new markets for major pharmaceutical companies, or because of the increasing use of the internet amongst parents and professionals, contributors to this book take a critical, highly international perspective on the topic and raise a number of concerns that are often not covered by material currently in the public domain.
In a world where moves to educational inclusion are paradoxically paralleled by ever increasing use of medication for children's behavior, this book scrutinizes current accepted practice and offers alternative perspectives and strategies for teachers and other educational professionals. Anyone with a professional or personal interest in ADHD and other behavioral difficulties cannot afford to ignore this book.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. Contesting ADHD in North America: A Review of Major Critiques 2. Students at Risk Syndrome (SARS), ADHD and Other Pandemics 3. ADHD, and American Indian children: cultural oppression, exclusion, and denial of the past 4. Disability, Childhood Studies and The Construction of Medical Discourses: Questioning Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder as a Theoretical Perspective 5. ADHD and parenting styles 6. An interdisciplinary critique of ADHD 7. But what do we do in school on Monday? 8. Canaries of the Coal Mine: Symptoms of Children labeled 'ADD/ADHD' as cultural biofeedback 9. Inclusion and Exclusion at School: Voice of two learners with ADHD at a Primary School in South Africa. Conclusion.

O autorze

Edited by Gwynedd Lloyd, Joan Stead, David Cohen