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ADHD is Like a Bat-it is Neither a Bird Nor an Animal: Saudi Parents’ Discourses About Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

المصدر: المجلة الدولية للبحوث في العلوم التربوية
الناشر: المؤسسة الدولية لآفاق المستقبل
المؤلف الرئيسي: الحربي، رباب صالح (مؤلف)
المجلد/العدد: مج3, ع3
محكمة: نعم
الدولة: إستونيا
التاريخ الميلادي: 2020
الشهر: يوليو
الصفحات: 499 - 528
DOI: 10.29009/ijres.3.3.11
ISSN: 2585-6081
رقم MD: 1053612
نوع المحتوى: بحوث ومقالات
اللغة: الإنجليزية
قواعد المعلومات: EduSearch
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كلمات المؤلف المفتاحية:
ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | Saudi Parents
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المستخلص: ADHD is the most commonly diagnosed neurobehavioral disorder among children. While ADHD in Western countries has long been recognized and increasingly diagnosed in recent years, there is a growing recognition of this disorder as a significant cross-cultural phenomenon. Saudi studies to date vary in their estimation of prevalence of ADHD, with overall prevalence estimated to be between 3.5% and 6.5%, while the worldwide prevalence of ADHD is 5.29%. This study uncovers the lived experience of parents with a child who has had an ADHD diagnosis in Saudi Arabia, and examines how their experiences can be recognized in relation to the multiple and competing discourses of ADHD that frame their daily lives. Which discourses do parents draw upon – and reinforce – as they describe their experiences of ADHD, and which discourses do they resist? This study carried out in-depth interviews with seven Saudi parents who have at least one child diagnosed with ADHD, or any of its subtypes, between the ages of two and 11. Foucauldian discourse analysis (FDA) is applied in analyzing parental ADHD discourses, uncovering how these parents made sense of ADHD pre-and post-diagnosis. Four main discourses emerged in the process: normal behavior (pre-diagnosis), supernatural/religious, medical, and social environment (post-diagnosis). This paper also emphasises that the causes of ADHD must be considered in the wider context of misconceptions and uncertainty among Saudi parents. All the participants in this research were influenced by a combination of discourses in their attempts to make sense of their children’s symptoms.

ISSN: 2585-6081