A Qualitative Exploration of ADHD, Prosocial Bonds, and the School-to-Prison Pipeline

ADHD can increase school discipline, disengagement, and justice-system involvement, highlighting the need for stronger support.
The post A Qualitative Exploration of ADHD, Prosocial Bonds, and the School-to-Prison Pipeline appeared first on Behavioral Health News. Symptoms of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affect up to 11 percent of children (Visser et al., 2013). There is strong empirical evidence that an ADHD diagnosis puts children at higher risk for significant academic impairment, weaker ties to pro-social institutions, increased risk of delinquency, and negative impacts on social functioning and job attainment and retention as adults (Kent et al., 2011; Kuriyan et al., 2013; Sibley et al., 2011). For children who are already vulnerable to school discipline, poor education outcomes, and justice-system involvement due to their race… — Read More