ADD and Physical Education

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses ADD in general, offering a background understanding and explanation on diagnosis of the disorder. It continues to describe how to set up a proper learning environment with regards to physical education and children with ADD. Lastly the author offers an observation of three children with ADD within their learning environment. Also included is an extensive list of suggested reading material on the topic.

Diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Establishing the Proper Learning Environment
A Short Observation of Three ADD Children In Terms of Their Physical Education Experiences
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Suggested Reading

From the Paper:

"Because children with ADD do not handle changes well, competitive team sports may be very distressful for them, as team sports are a study in physical changes and disruptions. Studies have shown that ADD children do better with sports where they compete against their own best scores. For boys this might include weight lifting, gymnastics and track and field rather than football, baseball or basketball. For girls, aerobics, gymnastics, dance and track and field would be better than soccer or softball."

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