Gladys L. Benerd School of Education
What is Attention Deficit Disorder?
Although ADD is not considered a learning disability by the strictest definition, the issues faced by students with this diagnosis can have a substantial impact on academic performance.
Teachers and clinicians formerly believed that ADD was a children’s condition only; we now know that problems with attention and concentration can extend into adulthood.
ADD can occur with or without hyperactivity.
It can cause difficulty in sustaining concentration while reading, attending to lectures, or working on written assignments, assignment through to completion, even for students of superior intelligence.
Conversely, ADD can make it difficult for students to refocus attention.
They may be able to concentrate on a task all too well, but have problems in breaking away when it is appropriate to move on to a new idea or assignment.
In This Section
- Introduction: Students with Learning Disabilities on the Pacific Campus
- What are Learning Disabilities?
- What Are the Specific Types of Disabilities?
- What is Attention Deficit Disorder?
- How Are Students Diagnosed?
- How Are Faculty Members Informed about Special Learning Needs?
- Some Common Myths
- Documentation Requirements
- Some Helpful Web Sites
- Appeals / Requests for Further Review