William J. Harvey, Natalie Grizenko & Fern Delamere, SRG 2007
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Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may experience tremendous difficulties when performing everyday physical activities ( Harvey & Reid, 2003, 2005)
and it may come as a surprise that many of these children are at risk for movement problems. Harvey and Reid (1997) suggested overactivity was traditionally viewed as problematic and, most likely, overshadowed investigations of movement performance. There are few interventions designed to improve their movement skills (Hodge et al., 1999) or physical fitness levels (Trocki-Ables et al., 2001), with even less information available about physical activity opportunities. Most descriptions of the physical activity experiences of children with ADHD have been from an adult retrospective viewpoint with little input or viewpoints expressed by
the children themselves (Harvey & Reid, 2003, 2005). It is not clear what factors underlie the movement performance of children with ADHD nor is it evident how they choose to engage
in physical activity. This research project will generate a comprehensive understanding
of physical activity and children with ADHD in relation to their movement skills and physical activity participation. The three main project objectives are to: (a) describe physical activity behaviors of children with ADHD, (b) explore the feelings and attitudes that the children have about physical activity, and (c) generate a grounded theory of physical activity and ADHD. Children with and without ADHD, as well as their parents, will be interviewed to (a) gain
a better understanding of the effects of ADHD on physical activity and (b) observe similarities and differences in physical activity experiences. The researchers will gain a comprehensive understanding of physical activity and ADHD at a variety of descriptive levels which,
in turn, will lead the research team to develop future intervention methods for children with ADHD so they may learn movement skills and benefit from participation in a variety
of physical activities.
Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may experience tremendous
difficulties when performing everyday physical activities (Harvey & Reid, 2003, 2005) and it may
come as a surprise that many of these children are at risk for movement problems. Harvey and
Reid (1997) suggested overactivity was traditionally viewed as problematic and, most likely,
overshadowed investigations of movement performance. There are few interventions designed
to improve their movement skills (Hodge et al., 1999) or physical fitness levels (Trocki-Ables et
al., 2001), with even less information available about physical activity opportunities. Most
descriptions of the physical activity experiences of children with ADHD have been from an adult
retrospective viewpoint with little input or viewpoints expressed by the children themselves
(Harvey & Reid, 2003, 2005). It is not clear what factors underlie the movement performance of
children with ADHD nor is it evident how they choose to engage in physical activity. This
research project will generate a comprehensive understanding of physical activity and children
with ADHD in relation to their movement skills and physical activity participation. The three main
project objectives are to: (a) describe physical activity behaviors of children with ADHD, (b)
explore the feelings and attitudes that the children have about physical activity, and (c) generate
a grounded theory of physical activity and ADHD. Children with and without ADHD, as well as
their parents, will be interviewed to (a) gain a better understanding of the effects of ADHD on
physical activity and (b) observe similarities and differences in physical activity experiences. The
researchers will gain a comprehensive understanding of physical activity and ADHD at a variety
of descriptive levels which, in turn, will lead the research team to develop future intervention
methods for children with ADHD so they may learn movement skills and benefit from
participation in a variety of physical activities.
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