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Optometrists Network: Attention Deficit Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this comprehensive index linking to various articles and online resources about ADD to learn more about the disorder, how it is treated, and current related news and information.
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Edutech/adhd Owner's Manual

For Students 9th - 10th
Attention deficit hyperactivity. Contains definitions, medication, behavioral and general information about attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity.
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Chadd: Understanding Adhd: About Adhd

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed information about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and discusses common confusion with various labels, including ADD or attention deficit disorder. Includes downloadable factsheet.
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About Kids Health

About Kids Health: Conditions and Diseases: Adhd

For Students 9th - 10th
Article that offers extensive information on ADHD or Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Learn what it is and what you can do to help someone who has it.
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US Department of Education

Identifying and Treating Adhd: Resource for School/home [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An article on identifying and treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in school as well as at home. Included are causes of ADHD, legal requirements for identification, treatment options, and tips for parents and teachers. [pdf].
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US Department of Education

Identifying and Treating Adhd: Resource for School/home

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An article on identifying and treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in school as well as at home. Included are causes of ADHD, legal requirements for identification, treatment options, and tips for parents and teachers. [pdf].
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Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: Birdie for Now Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Birdie for Now, a novel written by Jean Little, looks at a boy with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder who longs for a pet of his own. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the author's reflections on...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Language Deficits and Traumatic Brain Injury

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this passage and study the chart to complete a five-question quiz on language deficits and traumatic brain injury.
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LD Online

Ld Online: Adhd and Children Who Are Gifted

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This website provides a description of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and compares the prevalence of ADHD in students who are identified as gifted, or vice versa. Also included is a discussion on the current research findings...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: What Is Hyperactivity?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about this common condition, how it's treated and how medical professionals decide whether a kid has ADHD. Be sure to click on the tabs to the right to get more information.
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Center for Parent Information and Resources

Nichcy Publications: Disability Information

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Here are fact sheets on disabilities, available in text or PDF, English or Spanish. Each offers characteristics of the disability, tips for teachers and parents, and lists of related resources.
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Center for Parent Information and Resources

Nichcy Publications: Disability Information

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Here are fact sheets on disabilities, available in text or PDF, English or Spanish. Each offers characteristics of the disability, tips for teachers and parents, and lists of related resources.
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PBS

Pbs: Misunderstood Minds

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A wonderful spotlight on scientific explanations behind learning differences and strategies to aid success in school. Includes profiles of the students in the documentary as well as interactive activities designed to give site visitors a...
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University of Michigan

University of Michigan Health System: What Are Learning Disabilities (Ld)?

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Michigan has and extremely thorough article posted on this site offering comprehensive information on learning disabilities. Measures that parents can take are also available on this site.
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Great Schools: A Parent's Guide to Helping With Learning Difficulties

For Students 9th - 10th
Understanding how to help a child that is having difficulties in school is an important step towards success. This site provides free information and support for parents and educators looking to provide support for a child struggling...
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Almost Completely True Adventures of Dav Pilkey

For Students 3rd - 5th
Author-illustrator Dav Pilkey tells his life story in his amusing comic strip form. The biography must be downloaded and is in PDF form.
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The Add Center: Notetaking Strategy Two Column Format

For Students 9th - 10th
This excerpt details the ways in which students with attention deficit disorder may benefit from the notetaking process called the "two column method." Provides information and a sample of this method.
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A to Z Teacher Stuff

Ato Z Teacher Stuff: Classroom Management Strategies for Adhd Students

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Teachers write in with their proven strategies for improving the education experiences of their ADD/ADHD students, their other students, and themselves!
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Ad ders.org: What Is a.d.d./a.d.h.d?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a brief description of ADD/ADHD, some of the behaviors of children who may be diagnosed with it and what the potential cause may be. There is also an ADD simulation you can try.
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Lesson Tutor

Lesson Tutor: Add and Adhd Home Page

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Common sense tips and new techniques are included here in a number of articles related to ADD and ADHD.
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National Institutes of Health

What Are the Effective Treatments for Adhd?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site begins by listing the various treatments of ADHD, from psychotropic medications to herbal treatments.
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PBS

Pbs: Medicating Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
This PBS Frontline series companion site features the reaction that four different families had to medication designed to treat ADHD. This program can be viewed in its entirety or in six separate segments. Positive and negative aspects...
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Mental Health America

Mental Health America: Mental Health Info: Adhd and Add

For Students 9th - 10th
Introduction to ADHD and ADD in children covers the signs and symptoms, causes, the impact they have, and how to get help.
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Carl Sandburg Hs: College Planning & Special Ed Issues

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you interested in learning about special education issues in college planning? This guidance site has developed an extensive list of resources related to special education issues.

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