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Educational Risks

References

Jung, Ronald W. "Your Experience Teaching ADHD Students as an Adult Diagnosed with ADD." Personal interview. 11 July 2013.

 

Low, Keath. "ADHD and Peer Relationships." About. About.com, 22 Feb. 2012. Web. 15 July 2013. <http://add.about.com/od/schoolissues/a/Adhd-And-Peer-Relationships.htm>.

Those who are unmedicated for AD/HD may find that their education suffers as a result. Without the ability to pay attention, students with AD/HD might struggle when it comes to sitting in a classroom for an allotted amount of time and as a result are unable to learn the material. These students also tend to act out and cause disruptions because they are unable to control their impulses, and as a result are punished by teachers who do not know how to teach the student, or refuse to acknowledge that a new method of teaching is in order. Ronald Jung, a retired English teacher who was recently diagnosed with ADD stated in an interview

 

Back then [in the 40s] it wasn’t called ‘ADD’ or ‘ADHD’; it wasn’t called anything. If a child was hyperactive or wasn’t paying attention in class, they were disciplined or were said to have a ‘learning disability’. As a child, I was one of those students. I had s super short attention span and was getting in trouble in school because of it. I almost failed the third grade because I just couldn’t keep my mind tuned in to what my teacher was saying.

With all of these dangers being a threat, regardless of whether or not a child is taking medications for AD/HD, parents might feel that it is impossible for their child (or themselves if they have been diagnosed as an adult) will never be able to cope with the condition. However, there are a number of ways in which one who has been diagnosed could learn to lead a normal life.

"I almost failed the third grade because I just couldn’t keep my mind tuned in to what my teacher was saying"

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