RESEARCH ON THE EDUCATIONAL-IMPLICATIONS OF ATTENTION-DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER

This article summarizes the major academic problems of students with a ttention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and addresses the exten t to which these problems are secondary to ADHD, rather than a part of a co-ocurring learning or cognitive disability. The article delineate s the academic problems of students with ADHD in relation to their pri mary characteristics-how one influences the nature of the other. Treat ment implications are discussed to indicate how educators might modify classroom settings to enhance the academic achievement of students wi th ADHD.