Abstract
Attention Deficit Disorder/ Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD) are diagnosed in American youth at a rate much higher than their same-age peers in other countries. The relationship between education and treating ADD/ADHD with stimulant medication is expanded upon here, in the context of “poisonous pedagogies” and the intersectional relationships between different social-ecological layers of society. The role of mindfulness training is explored in this chapter, as one solution to this problem.
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Executive functioning are the steps/process people go through to achieve goals. (1) Set a goal. (2) Make a plan to achieve the goal. (3) Carry out the plan. (4) Self-monitor progress with the plan and make adjustments as necessary.
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Gray, LA. (2019). Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. In: Educational Trauma. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28083-3_17
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