A Closer Look At Children with ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a commonly diagnosed disorder in children, and is thus diagnosed during childhood years with prevalence rates of between 3% and 7%. In their own environment, children with ADHD experience many challenges in their everyday learning and self-worth perception, and thus they are in need of support throughout their lives and in several different aspects. ADHD symptoms have the potential to lead to considerable problems in children, in and with their family, and schooling. The core symptoms of ADHD have considerable negative effects on the child development of social, emotional and cognitive skills, and pose considerable costs to healthcare and education systems. For example, a child with ADHD frequently faces low levels of self-esteem, as well as frustration and depression.

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Mohaned Ghazi Abed is currently working as an Assistant in Program of Educational Graduate Studies, King Abdulaziz University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He obtained his PhD in Leeds University, UK, between 2009 and 2013. His research interest includes Children with Special Educational Needs.