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Preschool children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in inclusive settings: Challenging but not problematic.

This paper describes mainstream preschool teachers’ perceptions and attitudes towards students exhibiting Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD characteristics. An ADHD checklist (ADHDC), specially developed for studying Malaysian preschool children with ADHD, was used in screening children...

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Main Author: Saad, Supiah
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Pertanian Malaysia Press 2010
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L Education (General)
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spelling my.iium.irep.136732012-01-27T01:05:30Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/13673/ Preschool children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in inclusive settings: Challenging but not problematic. Saad, Supiah L Education (General) This paper describes mainstream preschool teachers’ perceptions and attitudes towards students exhibiting Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD characteristics. An ADHD checklist (ADHDC), specially developed for studying Malaysian preschool children with ADHD, was used in screening children with ADHD-like behaviours. Based on teachers’ rating on the ADHDC, ten children from eight different preschool classrooms were chosen from eight different schools: four schools in the rural areas and four in the urban areas. All the eight teachers who were involved in the rating process became samples for exploring their perceptions and attitudes towards students with ADHD. Classroom observations and interviews were used as methods for gathering information. The results showed that all the ten selected children exhibited core features of ADHD symptoms, either inattentiveness or hyperactivity/impulsiveness or both, as rated by their teachers. In general, the teachers’ perceptions and attitudes were positive towards these ADHD children’s conditions. Universiti Pertanian Malaysia Press 2010 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/13673/4/JSSH_Vol._18_%281%29_Mar._2010.pdf Saad, Supiah (2010) Preschool children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in inclusive settings: Challenging but not problematic. Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities, 18 (1). pp. 117-134. ISSN 0128-7702 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/
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Saad, Supiah
Preschool children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in inclusive settings: Challenging but not problematic.
description This paper describes mainstream preschool teachers’ perceptions and attitudes towards students exhibiting Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD characteristics. An ADHD checklist (ADHDC), specially developed for studying Malaysian preschool children with ADHD, was used in screening children with ADHD-like behaviours. Based on teachers’ rating on the ADHDC, ten children from eight different preschool classrooms were chosen from eight different schools: four schools in the rural areas and four in the urban areas. All the eight teachers who were involved in the rating process became samples for exploring their perceptions and attitudes towards students with ADHD. Classroom observations and interviews were used as methods for gathering information. The results showed that all the ten selected children exhibited core features of ADHD symptoms, either inattentiveness or hyperactivity/impulsiveness or both, as rated by their teachers. In general, the teachers’ perceptions and attitudes were positive towards these ADHD children’s conditions.
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title Preschool children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in inclusive settings: Challenging but not problematic.
title_short Preschool children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in inclusive settings: Challenging but not problematic.
title_full Preschool children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in inclusive settings: Challenging but not problematic.
title_fullStr Preschool children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in inclusive settings: Challenging but not problematic.
title_full_unstemmed Preschool children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in inclusive settings: Challenging but not problematic.
title_sort preschool children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) in inclusive settings: challenging but not problematic.
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url http://irep.iium.edu.my/13673/4/JSSH_Vol._18_%281%29_Mar._2010.pdf
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