Children With Hyperactivity and Their Organizational Abilities

A School-Based Organization Intervention for Young Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

“…Indeed, disorganization comprises one of the diagnostic criteria for ADHD (has difficulty organizing tasks and activities; American Psychiatric Association, 2000), and for school-age children disorganization typically manifests as difficulties with homework, having necessary materials for class, managing long-term projects, and keeping track of personal belongings. In addition, parents of children with ADHD are more likely to report that their children organize time poorly than parents whose children are not diagnosed with ADHD (Zentall, Harper, & Stormont-Spurgin, 1993). As children enter secondary schools, organizational demands increase well beyond that required for success in elementary school.…”

Validity and reliability of the Time Organisation and Participation Scale (TOPS)

“…These findings shed light on the relation between organisation in space and organisation of time. Zental and colleagues linked the ability to plan and execute an activity within a limited time, place objects where they can be easily located, and plan how to execute the activity as a construct of organisation of time and space (Zentall et al, 1993). Other researchers have emphasised the dimensions of time and space in relation to organisational ability (Blanche and Praham, 2001;Temple, 1997).…”

“…To complete a task efficiently, one must be able to plan and manage activities within a specific timeframe. This means beginning a task at an appropriate time, performing it at an appropriate tempo, finding the appropriate way to perform it, and performing it within the required amount of time in a sequenced manner (Blanche & Parham, 2001;Coster & Haley, 1992;Zentall, Harper, & Stormont-Spurgin, 1993). The common principle of performing everyday life tasks efficiently is the ability to organise those tasks within a given timeframe (Lavoie, 2006).…”

Objectivity of boys with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd) and their mothers when responding to a caricatured portrayal of adhd

“…Any substantial or systematic reproduction, redistribution, reselling, loan, sub-licensing, systematic supply, or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden. Terms & 492 W. Hoong et al Medical Research Council, 1996;National Institute of Health, 2000) to as high as 15-24% (Whalen, 1989;Zentall, Harper, & Stormont-Spurgin, 1993). A recent report pertaining to the mental health of young people in Australia found approximately 14% of four to 17 year olds had indications of mental health problems, and of these ADHD was most prevalent among boys aged six to 12 (Sawyer et al, 2000).…”