re time with their children and tutor them in academic areas they' re lacking in." Children feel the loss, (quality time spent with parents) and they take action for attention. They misbehave, they cry, they become defiant, aggressive. The parents seek answers and relief to the family turmoil. The school, which is also experiencing the child's defiance and aggression, seeks relief. Enter the school psychologist who provides the convenient answer. The child has ADD." (DeWeese)
Schools are looking for answers as to why students are doing poorly. These schools are also looking for a "quick fix" to the problem. Due to new federal programs and funding, (in 1991 federal education I grant were changed to provide schools with $400 per each student diagnosed with ADD) s
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