Case Study

Early ADHD detection used to reduce school dropout rate

Early ADHD detection used to reduce school dropout rate

Context & Objectives “Our Children” is a non-profit organization whose goal is to help children fulfill their learning potential. The organization currently works with 13 schools in Israel, with an emphasis on 1st-6th grades, implementing unique procedures developed to reduce the rate of school dropouts in later years. Ari Schoenfeld, the organization's local manager, explains that a unique method has been developed, with the cooperation of a didactic diagnostician, in order to help children who suffer from learning and attention deficit disorders (ADHD), and thus are more prone to dropping out of school. The method is based on focused work with the children within a three- month timeframe, combining intensive motor skill activity and cognitive effort. After three months

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