SLP Live: ADHD & Technology: Strategically Use Technology to Help Children with ADHD
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This episode is a little different than our other episodes. This episode is part of an online, digital podcast conference, or “podference” if you will, called SLP LIVE that took place on September 17th, 2022. If you’d like to earn ASHA CEUs for this episode you can use this link or go to www.slp-live.com to register for the conference. Handouts, a digital exhibit hall, conference playbook, and private conference community is also available to all registered conference participants.
Episode Description: In this session, we will discuss the prevalence of students diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We will also review how to prioritize technology based on a student's learning profile and review technology-based strategies for students with ADHD.
Technology Discussed
Mindful Apps (Naming Difficult Emotions)
ThinkUP and ChatterPix
To Do Apps or Reminders
Notability or Voice Memo
References
Al-Dakroury, W. A. (2018). Speech and Language Disorders in ADHD. Abnorm Behav Psychol, 4(134), 2472-0496. Retrieved from: www.hilarispublisher.com/open-access/speech-and-language-disorders-in-adhd-2472-0496-1000134.pdf
Barkley (2022). What Is Executive Function? 7 Deficits Tied to ADHD. Retrieved from:
https://www.additudemag.com/7-executive-function-deficits-linked-to-adhd/
Barnett, J. E. H. (2017). Helping students with ADHD in the age of digital distraction. Research, Advocacy, and Practice for Complex and Chronic Conditions, 36(2), 1-7.Retreived from: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1165856.pdf
Center for Disease Control (2022). Data and Statistics About ADHD. Retrieved from: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/data.html#:~:text=3.3%20million%20children%20aged%2012%E2%80%9317%20years
Dawson, P., & Guare, R. (2018). Executive skills in children and adolescents: A practical guide to assessment and intervention. Guilford Publications.
Hurley, K., (2020). ADHD and Technology: A Help or a Hindrance? Psycom. Retrieved from:
https://www.psycom.net/adhd-and-technology.
Roitsch, J., Phalen, L., & Watson, S. M. (2019). Predictors of Comfort Level in Speech-Language Pathologists Working With Students With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 4(5), 1097-1109.