title: Computer use in educational activities by students with ADHD.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to investigate computer use in educational activities by students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in comparison with that of students with physical disabilities and students from the general population.
  
  
  METHODS
  The design of the study was cross-sectional with group comparison. Students with ADHD (n = 102) were pair-matched in terms of age and sex with students with physical disabilities and students from the general population (n = 940) were used as a reference group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study showed that less than half of the students with ADHD had access to a computer in the classroom. Students with ADHD reported significantly less frequent use of computers for almost all educational activities compared with students with physical disabilities and students from the general population. Students with ADHD reported low satisfaction with computer use in school. In addition, students with ADHD reported a desire to use computers more often and for more activities in school compared with students with physical disabilities.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results indicate that occupational therapists should place more emphasize on how to enable students with ADHD to use computers in educational activities in school.
authors: Department of Social and Welfare Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, SE-601 74 Norrköping, Sweden. vedrana.bolic@liu.se
authors: Vedrana
authors: V
authors: Bolic
authors: Helene
authors: H
authors: Lidström
authors: Nils
authors: N
authors: Thelin
authors: Anette
authors: A
authors: Kjellberg
authors: Helena
authors: H
authors: Hemmingsson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019988:Children with Disabilities / Q000193:education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D020407:Internet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008838:Microcomputers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012574:Schools / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden; D014956:Writing