Parental Perceptions of Adverse Educational Outcomes among Children Diagnosed and Treated for ADHD: A Call for Improved School/Provider Collaboration.

LeFever, Gretchen B.; Villers, Margaret S.; Morrow, Ardythe L.; Vaughn, E. Sidney, III

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ERIC Number: EJ638802

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Publication Date: 2002

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Parental Perceptions of Adverse Educational Outcomes among Children Diagnosed and Treated for ADHD: A Call for Improved School/Provider Collaboration.

LeFever, Gretchen B.; Villers, Margaret S.; Morrow, Ardythe L.; Vaughn, E. Sidney, III

Psychology in the Schools, v39 n1 p63-71 Jan 2002

Utilizes parent reports to examine the prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), related treatment, and associated educational outcomes among elementary school children. Based on parental opinion, children diagnosed with ADHD are at high risk for school failure. Results are discussed in terms of distinctions between clinical efficacy/effectiveness and schoolwide and public health interventions. (Contains 28 references, 2 tables, and an appendix.) (GCP)

Descriptors: Academic Failure, Attention Deficit Disorders, Drug Therapy, Educational Cooperation, Elementary Education, Hyperactivity, Outcomes of Education, Parent Attitudes

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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