Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder in Primary School Children's School Performance. Document Review

Abstract

ADHD is a neurobiological disorder that
significantly affects the participation and academic
functioning of schoolchildren. The research
focused on analyzing the influence of attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder on the academic
performance of children in primary school. A
qualitative approach was used, at a descriptive
level and a documentary review design. The results
indicate that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
is characterized by a persistent pattern of
hyperactivity, impulsivity and lack of attention,
which is more intense and severe than that
commonly observed in children before the age of
12. These dimensions inattention, impulsivity and
hyperactivity, are fundamental components of the
disorder, therefore, the lack of attention for
prolonged periods are indicative of this disorder,
manifesting also in a dispersed attention, as a
consequence children who present lack of attention
have difficulties to focus on a task and can get
bored quickly, even after a few minutes, likewise
hyperactive children have difficulties to regulate
their actions according to the desires of other
people or the demands of the environment, finally
impulsive children have an affected self-regulation
system in certain circumstances and whose actions
are impulsive comma are identified as individuals
with a deficit in the development of behavioral
inhibitory control; In conclusion this deficit entails
other elements, such as cognitive difficulties in the
way of approaching the resolution of problems
such as school dropouts, poor academic
performance and a school performance not
expected for the academic grade.