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La Marca, Jeffry P. – Contemporary School Psychology, 2018
From the first mention of impairments in attention in the scientific literature by the Scottish physician Alexander Crichton in 1798, the correlation between educational attainment and learning has been persistently noted. Since then, the impact of attention deficits on school achievement has been a central component in a significant portion of…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Academic Achievement, Intervention, Biofeedback
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La Marca, Jeffry Peter – Grantee Submission, 2014
Attention deficit disorders are among the most prevalent and widely studied of all psychiatric disorders. The National Center for Health Statistics reports that 9.0% of children (12.3% of boys and 5.5% of girls) between ages 5 to 17 have been diagnosed with ADHD. Research consistently demonstrates that attention deficits have a deleterious effect…
Descriptors: Biofeedback, Brain, Intervention, Reading Achievement