October 2010
7 posts
Findings & Opportunities & Audience's Wish
My research is trying to find answers for following questions:
• Information technology is a challenge or an opportunity for school-aged children with ADHD? • What’s their environment? What factors on or off screen affect their concentration? • How to engage my audience in staying longer on seat for learning? • What is the mental model of my audience while they are doing schoolwork?...
10/15 Interview with Pediatric Psychologist - Dr....
I would like to thanks Dr. Anthony Rao again for talking with me on last Friday.
(Dr. Anthony Rao’s site: http://anthonyrao.com/)
Following is our conversation:
Me: Would you suggest parents to get involved in children’s learning and assist them to complete their schoolwork? Dr. Anthony: The problem is more you spend sitting next to child and help them with homework they become dependent on...
10/14 Interview with a Mother of an ADHD...
Me: Does he use computer as a learning tool? Mother: He doesn’t have computer in his room. He uses my computer 4 or 5 hours a week to play some educational games, and I monitor him closely while he uses it. He loves computer, but I don’t like him to use it too much. I want him read books and write more.
Me: When and where does he usually do school work? What problems does he...
10/14 Interview with Art Therapist - Alice Locke...
I would like to thanks Ms. Alice Locke Chezar again for talking with me on last Friday.
(Alice Locke Chezar’s site: http://paloaltoparenting.com/)
Following is our conversation:
Me: As parents of children with ADHD, parenting is probably the most challenging job. How to use “parenting solution” to reduce conflict caused by learning issue? Alice: As a therapist, I will educate parents:...
Research Questions
Project Summary The goal of this thesis project is to create an assistive technology tool to be used by school-aged children with ADHD/ADD and their parents to solve the problem of inattention while studying on or off screen at home. The purpose of this research is to understand the role parents play in ADHD/ADD children’s learning as well as the difficulties for ADHD/ADD children to complete...
Meet with Specialists
Last Saturday, I went to an event: Breakthroughs in Child Psychology: A conversation with Christine LaCerva and Dr. Anthony Rao. The coversation emphasized on relationship between ADD children and their parents. The idea is that parents have to build a good relationship and effective communication channel with their children. The way suggested by Christine LaCerva is that children and parents...
How they see this world
It is an used book costing me $5 on amazon, however, it gives me a priceless point of view from ADHD children.
It is written by Blake Taylor, a freshman at UC Berkeley, suffering from ADHD for his entire life.
Following are some key quotes from this book:
“I am shocked by the explosion of color and artwork that decorates the room”
“I should have been more careful about...
