Sign of the times

By Professor Priscilla Alderson, Nursery World, 10 September 2003

Children who are called hyperactive are more likely to be responding understandably to the unique pressures of our times, argues Professor Priscilla Alderson...

Children who are called hyperactive are more likely to be responding understandably to the unique pressures of our times, argues Professor Priscilla Alderson Why are so many children today seen as having ADHD (Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder)? There are some deeply disturbed children who need medical and psychological help, but thousands of others are also being diagnosed with ADHD and many have drug treatment for it. Yet in the past, they would not have been considered...

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