I know this family with an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) child, the parents observed that the child’s academic and social performances were very low compared to the other children in the same class and that he would need special services or tutoring. The child participated in a research where they used standardized achievement testing (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-WISC-IV and Wechsler Individual Achievement Test second edition-WIATII subset) for him.
As found by the OHRP regulation that the risk is justified by the anticipated benefits to the subjects; and the relation of the anticipated benefit to the risk presented by the study is at least as favorable to the subjects as that provided by available alternative approaches. The research benefited the child by indicating individualized instructions and interventions to bring his academic and social performances up to his peer’s level.
REFERENCE:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP). (n.d.) Special protections for children as research subjects. HHS.gov. Retrieved on from http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/policy/populations/children.html
As found by the OHRP regulation that the risk is justified by the anticipated benefits to the subjects; and the relation of the anticipated benefit to the risk presented by the study is at least as favorable to the subjects as that provided by available alternative approaches. The research benefited the child by indicating individualized instructions and interventions to bring his academic and social performances up to his peer’s level.
REFERENCE:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP). (n.d.) Special protections for children as research subjects. HHS.gov. Retrieved on from http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/policy/populations/children.html
Chika,
ReplyDeleteI was diagnosed with ADD and Auditory Processing disorder in the second grade. I was/am horrible at standardized testing. I took the S.A.T.s twice and scored the same exact score both times, just flipped my math & verbal scores. I wonder sometimes if some children that are diagnosed ADD/ADHD are just children that dont get enough attention or activity and need an outlet.
Chika,
ReplyDeleteI agree research which produces a direct benefit to the child, i.e. individualized treatment plan, can be worth the risks. I worked with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders who recieved services which were research based to improve the outcomes for the children. I saw results with most of the children.
I know a family whose son was diagnosed with ADHD young. He struggled in so many areas and the family was not consistent with the recommended treatments. The child is now an adult and the outcome has not been good. Parent participation may be a key to look at when studying treatments for children, as their impact can be negative or positive.
Meredith
Hello Chika, With so many children and adults being diagnosed with having it you would be doing a great service to others.
ReplyDeleteChika
ReplyDeleteWOW! How ironic that a very long standardized test was utilized to assess the skills of a child with attention issues. Do you know if the test administration was modified to meet his attention needs?
I agree that the benefits of individualizing services based on research and testing benefits the individual child, but there could be a potential risk on basing a diagnosis or interventions on a test that the scores were skewed because of the child's inability to complete the protocol, not any inherent issue with IQ or performance.