TDAH en la escuela: el control de la infancia
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2019Resumen
The teaching profession requires training that includes academic knowledge, skills to handle
different resources and pedagogical methods; to motivate and help students in the learning
process, and to plan activities and evaluate. But additionally, the teacher must keep updated
on the innovations that science and technology make available to teaching. In recent years
there has been a special interest in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), from
different disciplines. For this reason, in this end-of-degree project, a theoretical review is
carried out on the ADHD (ADHD), the different treatments and their consequences for the
child, the controversies about medicalization and the economic benefits of the pharmaceutical
industry; all with the purpose of contributing to specify the role of the primary school teacher
in the care of children with ADHD. The teaching profession requires training that includes academic knowledge, skills to handle
different resources and pedagogical methods; to motivate and help students in the learning
process, and to plan activities and evaluate. But additionally, the teacher must keep updated
on the innovations that science and technology make available to teaching. In recent years
there has been a special interest in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), from
different disciplines. For this reason, in this end-of-degree project, a theoretical review is
carried out on the ADHD (ADHD), the different treatments and their consequences for the
child, the controversies about medicalization and the economic benefits of the pharmaceutical
industry; all with the purpose of contributing to specify the role of the primary school teacher
in the care of children with ADHD. La profesión docente exige una formación que incluya los conocimientos académicos, las
habilidades para manejar distintos recursos y métodos pedagógicos; para motivar y ayudar a
los alumnos en el proceso de aprendizaje, y para planificar actividades y evaluar. Pero
adicionalmente, el docente debe mantenerse actualizado en las innovaciones que la ciencia y
la tecnología ponen a disposición de la enseñanza. En los últimos años se ha experimentado
un especial interés por el Trastorno de Déficit de Atención e Hiperactividad (TDAH), de
diferentes disciplinas. En este Trabajo de Fin de Grado se realiza una revisión teórica sobre el
TDAH, abordando los distintos tratamientos y sus consecuencias para el niño, las
controversias sobre la medicalización y los beneficios económicos de la industria
farmacéutica; todo ello con el propósito de contribuir a especificar qué papel desempeña el
maestro de educación primaria en la atención de los niños con TDHA.