Annotated Bibliography

Armstrong, Thomas. ADD/ADHD Alternatives in the Classroom. Alexandra: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1999. Print.

This book looks at what the majority of people that assume incorrectly about children with ADD and ADHD.  It looks at all of the alternatives that people could look at the “description” of what ADD and ADHD.  It does this from multiple perspectives such as the historical and sociocultural.  Finally the book describes how one could possibly empower rather than control children with ADD and ADHD.

Block, Stan L. ATTENTION-DEFICIT DISORDER: A Paradigm for Psychotropic Medication Intervention in Pediatrics. Science Direct. SciVerse. May 23, 2005. Web. Sept 23, 2011. <http://www.sciencedirect.com.libproxy.clemson.edu/science/article/pii/S0031395505700626>.

The article touches on the medication used for ADD and AD/HD.  It begins with the most general form of medication as a simple stimulant.  Then it brings up less known medications such as non-stimulants, antidepressants, and/or high blood pressure medication.  It includes that these medications are no cure for the disorder, nor do they have the same affect on every participant.

Brown, Thomas E. "A New Approach to Attention Deficit Disorder." Educational Leadership 64.5 (2007): 22-27. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 17 Oct. 2011.

The article brings up the psychological aspects of attention deficit disorder.  Through research the article states that most of the symptoms of ADD result from not having the part of their brain that deals with the cognitive management systems.  He then explains that this is where executive functions are either not fully grown or did not correctly. He then continues on to explain where having ADD becomes a problem in the real world and how one could go about adjusting to it.

Cherkes-Julkowski, Miriam, Sharp, Susan, Stolzenberg, Jonathan. Rethinking Attention Deficit Disorders. Cambridge: Brookline Books, 1997. Print.

It looks specifically at the “attention” in attention-deficit disorder.  The book considers ADD as a system and looks at how it works in terms of a child’s mind.  It works through what’s the problem with students that have ADD and their level of attention.  The authors look specifically at the human’s attention level in general in order to compare it to one with ADD.

Greenbaum, Judith, Markel, Geraldine. Helping Adolescents with ADHD & Learning Disabilities. Paramus: The Center for Applied Research in Education, 2001. Print.

This is another book dealing with different strategies for teaching children with AD/HD and Learning Disabilities.  The authors said they specifically wrote this to help teachers.  It provides insights on how to keep the students focused.  They work with both the learning environments and age of the student.  Then they work on different skills such as homework-completion, reading and writing, and simple self-management.

Henderson, Shirley. "ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER: The FACTS and The MYTHS." Ebony 61.9 (2006): 150. MAS Ultra - School Edition. EBSCO. Web. 17 Oct. 2011.

This cite gives the rough definition of attention deficit disorder as "the inability to focus or to pay attention."  It then brings up the possible errors with diagnosing a child nowadays because they aren't factoring certain variables such as nutrition and sleep which can both affect the child's concentration.  Then is speaks about the issues with teachers dealing with students with ADD or AD/HD and how they "teach in the middle." This is fine for an average student but a child with ADD or AD/HD is too far from the average that it is difficult for the teacher to change their teaching style to accommodate the child.

Intemann, Susan. Personal Interview.  Oct. 18, 2011.

Susan is a Licensed Professional Counselor that holds a masters degree from NSCU in Health Behaviors/Health Education that works with people from young children to adults with ADD or LD.  In the interview she explained her experience with dealing with clients that have ADD.  She explained different ways that allow her clients to learn how to deal with ADD.  Most of what she showed was computer programs and books to show small examples of how she helps her clients work with their ADD.

Lerner, Janet W., Lowenthal, Barbara, Lerner, Sue R. Attention Deficit Disorder: Assessment and Teaching. Pacific Grove: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, 1995. Print.

This book touches on certain aspects of what ADD and AD/HD is.  It is trying to bring attention to parents and teachers about how to work with children that have an attention-deficit disorder.  They show different solutions to teaching children in ways that they can learn at the same pace as students without disorders.  It then does bring in medication involved to help children focus as well as simply neurobiology of the child.

Matas, Manuel. Approach to attention deficit disorder in adults. PubMed. The College of Family Physicians of Canada. Aug 10, 2006. Web. Sept. 23, 2011. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1781512/?tool=pmcentrez>.

This article addresses people with ADD that are now adults.  This is interesting because the majority of children with ADD or AD/HD grow out of the disorder before they're adults.  It then goes into more detail as to how the disorder can be hereditary as well as vary between genders.  He comes to the conclusion that although it is rare for adults to still have symptoms of ADD it is important to treat them so that they're life is much more smooth.

Rooney, Karen J. "Teaching students with attention disorders." Intervention in School & Clinic 30.4 (1995): 221. MasterFILE Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Oct. 2011.

This cite talks about different learning and teaching strategies for students with ADD and ADHD.  They talk about how to create learning plans as well as behavioral and academic interventions.  The author explains some of the behavioral interventions to be self-rewards or demonstrations.  Several of the academic interventions are how to help with test-taking and textbook reading.

Rubin, Dana. "ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER: After the diagnosis." The Exceptional Parent Feb. 2001: 44. Academic OneFile. Web. 17 Oct. 2011.

This article gives a much more medical analysis of what ADD is.  It makes use of tables to show the different results of people with and without ADD or AD/HD.  It looks at how people dealt with their diagnosis of having ADD.  Using that the author then explains that the main reason there is such thing as ADD and AD/HD is that there is an issue with their cognitive processing which would allow them to remain more focused on what they wanted to focus on.

Quinn, Patricia O. ADD and the College Student: A Guide for High School and College Students with Attention Deficit Disorder. Washington: Magination Press, 2001. Print.

This book, obviously, looks at students in college that have ADD.  It looks at the transition from high school to college, helping the student learn about what there ADD is.  It explains the progression from living with their parents to living independently.  And finally it gives ways for the student and parents to help treat ADD white making it more understandable.