Review of an alternative seating for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) children

One of the reasons for a child's academic success is his or her ability to attend to tasks given by the teacher in the classroom and meet the expectation with minimal distraction. For children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), one of the biggest issues faced by them is the...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Rahman, Julaila, Mohd Zahari, Nurul Zafirah, Jasmani, Ismail, Kamarudin, Zumahiran
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	ZES ROCKMAN Resources, 2017
Subjects:	H10 Societies
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/59113/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/59113/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/59113/1/59113_REVIEW%20OF%20AN%20ALTERNATIVE%20SEATING%20FOR%20ATTENTION_complete.pdf

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spelling	iium-591132018-01-26T09:27:00Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/59113/ Review of an alternative seating for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) children Abdul Rahman, Julaila Mohd Zahari, Nurul Zafirah Jasmani, Ismail Kamarudin, Zumahiran H10 Societies One of the reasons for a child's academic success is his or her ability to attend to tasks given by the teacher in the classroom and meet the expectation with minimal distraction. For children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), one of the biggest issues faced by them is their inability to sit focus and pay attention in the classroom. Without the treatment, ADHD children will face the serious physical injuries and also may impact his or her individual's life, including academic difficulties, social skills problems, and strained parent-child relationships. No treatment has been found to cure this disorder, but many available treatments can reduce the symptoms of ADHD. However, studies that examine the alternative treatment such as seating therapy for ADHD children are still very minimal. The aim of this paper is to identify the existing alternative seating and analyze how they use the alternative seating as an intervention for children with ADHD. The study is conducted through a literature review of books, journal articles, and online resources, focusing on the intervention, improvement and treatment of ADHD children. The findings outline the effectiveness of alternative seating in treating ADHD children and how it may lead to reducing behavior problem of ADHD children; increased safety levels, decreased in-class sleeping behavior, improved on-task behavior, decreased hyperactivity levels. This is essential in determining the future direction of alternative treatment for ADHD children to change the conventional treatment using medication that comes with side effects. KEYWORDS: ADHD, Alternative treatment, Seating, Therapy, Children. ZES ROCKMAN Resources, 2017-10-28 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/59113/1/59113_REVIEW%20OF%20AN%20ALTERNATIVE%20SEATING%20FOR%20ATTENTION_complete.pdf Abdul Rahman, Julaila and Mohd Zahari, Nurul Zafirah and Jasmani, Ismail and Kamarudin, Zumahiran (2017) Review of an alternative seating for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) children. In: "The 3th Putrajaya International Conference on Children, Women, Eldiirly and people with disabilities 2017:Respect diversity, build unity, achieve victory, 28-29 October, 2017, Bangi-Putrajaya; Malaysia. http://www.piccwed.com/
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spellingShingle	H10 Societies Abdul Rahman, Julaila Mohd Zahari, Nurul Zafirah Jasmani, Ismail Kamarudin, Zumahiran Review of an alternative seating for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) children
description	One of the reasons for a child's academic success is his or her ability to attend to tasks given by the teacher in the classroom and meet the expectation with minimal distraction. For children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), one of the biggest issues faced by them is their inability to sit focus and pay attention in the classroom. Without the treatment, ADHD children will face the serious physical injuries and also may impact his or her individual's life, including academic difficulties, social skills problems, and strained parent-child relationships. No treatment has been found to cure this disorder, but many available treatments can reduce the symptoms of ADHD. However, studies that examine the alternative treatment such as seating therapy for ADHD children are still very minimal. The aim of this paper is to identify the existing alternative seating and analyze how they use the alternative seating as an intervention for children with ADHD. The study is conducted through a literature review of books, journal articles, and online resources, focusing on the intervention, improvement and treatment of ADHD children. The findings outline the effectiveness of alternative seating in treating ADHD children and how it may lead to reducing behavior problem of ADHD children; increased safety levels, decreased in-class sleeping behavior, improved on-task behavior, decreased hyperactivity levels. This is essential in determining the future direction of alternative treatment for ADHD children to change the conventional treatment using medication that comes with side effects. KEYWORDS: ADHD, Alternative treatment, Seating, Therapy, Children.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Abdul Rahman, Julaila Mohd Zahari, Nurul Zafirah Jasmani, Ismail Kamarudin, Zumahiran
author_facet	Abdul Rahman, Julaila Mohd Zahari, Nurul Zafirah Jasmani, Ismail Kamarudin, Zumahiran
author_sort	Abdul Rahman, Julaila
title	Review of an alternative seating for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) children
title_short	Review of an alternative seating for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) children
title_full	Review of an alternative seating for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) children
title_fullStr	Review of an alternative seating for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) children
title_full_unstemmed	Review of an alternative seating for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) children
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publisher	ZES ROCKMAN Resources,
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Review of an alternative seating for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) children

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