Perspectives Of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Adhd) Symptoms In School Children: Comprehensive Analysis

Abstract

In the present world, instruction is an essential need for humans, and schools play a role in the advancement of youthful personalities as they originate from different social sources, empower interest in them to new thoughts and impart amiable practices All infants and young children display some degree of emotional or behavioural disturbance at various stages but for families whose children have more extreme or pervasive emotional or behavioural problems support may be needed. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent emotional and behavioural disorder that can affect the scholastic and social functioning of school-age children, which is characterised by developmentally inappropriate inattention, impulsiveness and motor activity. It interferes with many areas of normal development, such as educational underachievement, social isolation, and antisocial behaviour. The present study stresses on the perception of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms in school children by Parents, Teachers and children. A study was conducted from different Government, Private Aided and Private Unaided Schools in Dharwad City by taking a sample size of 500 children through a Random sampling method by adopting a descriptive design; the Conners scale was administered to teachers and parents to identify children exhibiting ADHD symptoms, and self-structured questionnaire was administered on children. Then, the data were analyzed by applying one-way ANOVA, followed by Tukeys multiple posthoc procedures for Pairwise comparison of children, teachers and parents of children and Correlation analysis among variables by applying the Karl Pearson’s correlation coefficient method procedures were adopted. Results: The obtained (F =109.14, p<0.05) is significant at 0.05 level. This implies that there is a significant difference in the perceived symptoms of inattention in children, their parents, and teachers. (F=3.2459, p<0.05) At a 5% level of significance, children, teachers, and parents of children have different hyperactivity scores. (F =98.22, p<0.05) significant difference is observed between children, their parents and teachers on perceived symptoms of impulsivity symptoms of ADHD. Early detection of symptoms needs to be identified to prevent further problems and needs to be worked work on the Foundation of skills such as motor skills, modulation and self-awareness; there must be many opportunities for mental health promotion and responding to the well-being of students by selecting a model that responds to the needs of the individual.