Abstract
The views of children diagnosed with ADHD have, until recently, largely been neglected in research, policy and practice. This article focuses on qualitative research which explored children's lived experience, drawing attention to the ways that they actively ‘take’ responsibility for managing their physical, psychological and emotional well-being within the constraints of a medical diagnosis. The neglect of a tradition which asks children about their own experiences of ADHD is crucially bound up with children's low social and political status in UK society and notions of competency and responsibility in relation to ADHD.
Publisher statement: This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Brady, G.M. (2014) Children and ADHD: seeking control within the constraints of diagnosis. Children & Society, volume 28 (3): 218-230, DOI 10.1111/chso.12069, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/chso.12069
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 218-230 |
| Journal | Children & Society |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 17 Apr 2014 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - May 2014 |
Bibliographical note
This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Brady, G.M. (2014) Children and ADHD: seeking control within the constraints of diagnosis. Children & Society, volume 28 (3): 218-230, DOI 10.1111/chso.12069, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/chso.12069Keywords
- ADHD
- agency
- children
- competency
- division of labour
- psychostimulant medication
- responsibility