Any equipment, tools, or supplies that can assist people with disabilities in successfully completing activities at school, home, work, and in the community. In addition, it refers to aids that assist people in regaining their function following injury or illness, benefit people with disabilities in their daily lives, and make caregivers' jobs easier.
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Assistive Technology for Children With ADHD: Between Reality and the Desired
Abeer Arafa Eldib (United Arab Emirates University, UAE),
Maria Efstratopoulou (United Arab Emirates University, UAE), and Hala Mutwalli Elhoweris (SPED Department, United Arab Emirates University, UAE)
Copyright: © 2022
|Pages: 30
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8874-1.ch002
Abstract
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common disorders worldwide, affecting both children and adults. It has significant impacts on the social, academic, behavioral, life aspects, and the quality of physical and mental health in general. Thus, prompting the need for effective intervention programs, accurate diagnosis assessment, and other services to support children with the disorder to develop their skills and enhance their lives is necessary. Technology is making tremendous contributions in the field of special education through its growing development in many fields and specialties. The main purpose of this chapter is to highlight, by presenting different types and contributions, the existing assistive technology for children living with ADHD. Steps for choosing appropriate devices as well as challenges that meet some Arabian country teachers in using assistive technology and recommendations for the effective use for students with ADHD in education are presented and discussed.