"Generellt är flickor svårare"
- En studie om skolans upplevelser av barn med ADHD i Kalmar kommun.
Boys and girls with ADHDGender and genderdifferencesSchoolenvironmentHyperactivity & Socialconstructivism.Pojkar och flickor med ADHDKön och könsskillnaderSkolmiljöHyperaktivitet och Socialkonstruktivism.
This paper studies the schoolstaffs experiences of children with ADHD within the region of Kalmar kommun. The aim is to describe and analyze these experiences from a gender perspective. The study is of a qualitative art and is based on six interviews whith school principals. The theory that is used to analyze the six interviews is the theory of socialconstructivism. The study shows that boys and girls generally is treated differently by the schoolstaff. It also shows that the schoolstaff does not always have the knowledge that is necessery to observe children, mainly girls, with ADHD.