Posted: January 10th, 2017

How do you think parents/families of a child with suspected or diagnosed ADHD might deal with the wide variety of information and approaches they meet from educational, medical and allied health professionals?

Graham article (answer one question/reflection)

EITHER:

What new information did you gain from Kathy’s lecture about behaviour and from reading the Graham article on ADHD? Consider evidence about psychological and medical perspectives she provides, and discussion in the lectures about social and medical models of disability.

OR:

How do you think parents/families of a child with suspected or diagnosed ADHD might deal with the wide variety of information and approaches they meet from educational, medical and allied health professionals? 

OR:

Comment on Graham’s discussion of the mismatch between classroom practices and the needs of many children. Consider information in Kathy’s lecture on behaviour in reflecting on this part of the article.

Frazeur Cross, Traub, Hutter-Pishgahi& Shelton article

Comment on the importance of building collaborative relationships between educators and parents/families, which is highlighted in the research presented in the reading by Frazeur Cross et al. Draw on information presented by Kathy Cologon in lecture 1 about inclusion