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Abstract

This study assessed the perceptions about medication held by mothers and children with ADHD. Thirty-one mother-child dyads completed questionnaires assessing their knowledge and perceptions of stimulant medication and their level of perceived side effects associated with taking medication for ADHD. Mothers tended to view their children's medication as more beneficial than did their children. Mothers also demonstrated significantly more knowledge about their children's medication. Implications are drawn for research and clinical education of children and parents about medication for ADHD.

Feasibility of School-Based ADHD Interventions

“…Not only must these factors be considered with regard to feasibility but also an evaluation of an academic intervention must also consider variations in the views of the noted stakeholders (see Wiener et al, 2012). For example, youth with ADHD may have different views of the acceptability of certain academic interventions compared with important adults in their lives (McNeal, Roberts, & Barone, 2000). Furthermore, youth with ADHD have been found to exhibit significant positive illusory bias about their own symptoms and functioning, placing them at odds with adult perceptions (Owens, Goldfine, Evangelista, Hoza, & Kaiser, 2007) and vulnerable to perceptions of differential treatment and stigmatization due to ADHD symptoms (Wiener et al, 2012).…”