should recognize that ADHD is a chronic condition, thus the behavior is out of the diagnosed person's control (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2011; APA, 2013). This conclusion leads to the premise that children and adolescents with ADHD should be categorized as children and youth with special healthcare needs (Saul, 2014)
Social Injustice We can define social injustice as occurring when people who are perceived to fit into one or more marginalized groups are treated differently than others not belonging to those groups (Timimi, 2005)
One can also draw from the psychotherapy literature to understand that empathy is an extremely important element for instilling positive change in a person (Rogers, 1959). Empathy requires one to be able to understand the situation of another from that person's viewpoint (Westen, Novotny, & Thompson-Brenner, 2004)
Typically children with ADHD will exhibit difficulties with reading (loner passages), performing math or arithmetic problems, or playing certain games such as board games (surprisingly they may do well at video games as many of these games involve rapid shits of attention). Although ADHD is usually considered a childhood disorder there is more current research that suggests that in nearly of half of children with ADHD the symptoms undergo some alteration and persist into adulthood (Zavadenko & Simashkova, 2014)