Attention Deficit Disorder as a factor in the origin of behavioural disturbance in schools |
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| Authors: | Maurice Place Jo Wilson Elaine Martin & Jessica Hulsmeier |
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| Institution: | University of Northumbria at Newcastle, and CityHospitals, Sunderland,;Maplewood School, Sunderland,;City Hospitals, Sunderland,;Faculty of Social Work and Health, University of Northumbria at Newcastle |
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| Abstract: | The education of children with behavioural difficulties is under scrutiny from various quarters. The provision of specialised school environments isbeing questioned and, at the same time, there is pressure to minimise the exclusion of disruptive pupils. The study reported in this article lookedat a group of children whose behaviour had prompted placement in a school for emotionally and behaviourally disordered (EBD) pupils. The results showed the overall rate of psychiatric disturbance in the group was 86% and, in particular, that the rate of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) was 70%. These findings suggest that a significant minority of disruptive pupils may have their difficulties compounded by the presence of ADHD, and raises the question of whether specific screening processes should be established for such pupils. |
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