References
[1]. Ausilio, C.B. (2005 December). The sources of information and selected variables and their relationship to teachers' knowledge and attitudes regarding attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). (Doctor of Education thesis, College of Education: Florida Atlantic University, Florida).Retrieved 2 3 M a r c h 2 0 1 0 , f r o m http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/research_evaluation/research results/280DAusilio/DAusilio.pdf.
[2]. Barkley, R.A. (1998). Attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder: A handbook for diagnosis and treatment. New
York: Guilford Press.
[3]. Bender, A.S. (1996). Effects of active learning on student teachers' identifications and referrals of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY.
[4]. Castenova, L.L. (2008August). Middle school teacher acceptance of interventions for ADHD (Doctor of Psychology thesis, Philadelphia, Department of Psychology, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine). Retrieved 22 March 2010, from http://digitalcommons.pcom.edu/ psychology_dissertations/25/.
[5]. Drucker, P.F. (2006). The effective executive the definitive guide to getting the right things done. New York: Collins.
[[6]. DuPaul, G., & Stoner, G. (1994). ADHD in the schools: Assessment and practice. New York: Guilford Press.
[7]. DuPaul, G. J., & Eckert T. L. (1997 March). School-based interventions for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A meta-analysis. School Psychology, 26, 5–27.
[8]. Frances, A., Pincus, H.A., & First, M.B. (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. 4th ed., Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.
[9]. Gaub, M., & Carlson, C.L. (1997). Gender differences in ADHD: A meta-analysis and critical review. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 36, 1036-1045.
[10]. Hallowell, E. (1994). Driven to distraction: Recognizing and coping with attention deficit disorder from childhood through adulthood. Tappan, NJ: Simon & Schuster.
[11]. Hussein, S. A., & Syed, E. U. (2010). Increase in teachers' knowledge about ADHD after a week-long training program: A pilot study. Journal of Attention Disorders, 13(4), 420-423.
[12]. Kos, J.M. (2004 July). Primary school teachers' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours toward children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (Doctor of Philosophy thesis., Department of Psychology and Disability Studies, RMIT University, Australia) Retrieved 22 March 2010, from http://works.bepress.com/julie_kos/9/.
[13]. Liesveld, J. A. (2008). Teachers' knowledge, beliefs, and values about children with ADHD. Retrieved 22 March 2010, from http://nursing.unm.edu/common/docs/ research docs/teacher_knowledge.ppt.
[14]. Malhi, P., & Singhi, P. (2000). Spectrum of attention deficit hyperactivity disorders in children among referrals to psychology services department of paediatrics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. Indian Paediatrics, 37, 1256-1260
[15]. McLeod, J.D., Fettes, D. L., Jensen, P.S., Pescosolido, B. A., & Martin, J. K. (2007 May). Public knowledge, beliefs, and treatment preferences concerning Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Psychiatric services, 58(5), 626-630.
[16].Ministry of Education, Government of India:Annual report on elementary education 2005-2006 (2006 June).Retrievedon11,may,2010,from http://education.nic.in/AR2005-06/AR2005-06-English.pdf.
[17]. Ministry of Education, Government of India: The Person with Disabilities Act 1995 (1996 February 7). Retrieved on 30, March, 2010, from http://education.nic.in/ disab1995.pdf.
[18]. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India: Census data 2001 (2003 January). Retrieved on 30, March, 2010, from http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011common/ CensusData Summary.html.
[19]. Oxford University. (2009 April 11). Oxford advanced learner's dictionary, 26th ed. p.119 Oxford University Press, Retrieved 09 May 2011, from: http:// www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com/dictionar y/school.
[20]. Patrick, B. C., & Hisley, J. (2000). What's everybody so excited about?: The effects of teacher enthusiasm on [student intrinsic motivation and vitality; The Journal of Experimental Education, 68(3), 217.
[21]. Perold, M., Louw, C., & Kleynhans, S. (2010). Primary school teachers' knowledge and misperceptions of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). South African Journal of Education, 30, pp. 457-473.
[22]. Pineda, D., Ardila, A., Rosselli, M., Arias, B. E., Henao, G. C., Gomez, L. F., et al. (1999). Prevalence of Attention- Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms in 4- to 17-Year-old children in the general population. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 27, 455-462.
[23]. Polanczyk, G., Lima, M. S., Horta, B. L., Biederman, J., & Rohde, L. A. (2007June). The worldwide prevalence of ADHD: A systematic review and metaregression analysis. American Journal of Psychiatry, 164, 942-998.
[24]. Polit, D. F., Hungler, C. T. (1999). Nursing research principles and methods. 4th ed., Philadelphia: Lippincott publications.
[25]. Power, T. J., Kendall, P. C., & Krain, A. L. (2005). The role of treatment acceptability in the initiation of treatment for ADHD. Journal of Attention Disorders, 9(2), 425-434.
[26]. Sadock, B. J., & Sadock, V. A. (2007). Kaplan and S a d o c k ' s s y n o p s i s o f p s y c h i a t r y : B e h a v i o u r a l sciences/clinical psychiatry. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins publishers.
[27]. Sarkhel, S., Sinha, V. K., Arora, M., & DeSarkar, P. (2006). Prevalence of conduct disorder in school children of Kanke district. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 48(3), 159- 164.
[28]. Sax, L., & Kautz, K. J. (2003 September). Who First Suggests the Diagnosis of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder? Annals of Family Medicine, 1(3), 171–174.
[[29]. Sciutto, M. J. & Terjesen, M. D. (2004). Psychometric properties of the Knowledge of Attention Deficit Disorders Scale (KADDS). Unpublished test development data.
[30]. Sciutto, M.J. & Feldhamer, E. Test manual for the Knowledge of Attention Deficit Disorders Scale (KADDS).
[31]. Sciutto, M.J., Terjesen, M.D. & Bender Frank, A.S. (2000). Teachers' knowledge and misperceptions of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Psychology in the Schools, 37, 115-122.
[32]. Self-Awareness: Its Nature and development. (1999 Mach 13). Guilford Press. Retrieved 17 January 2011, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awareness.
[[33]. Shobha, S. (2006, October 16). ADHD children were highly creative. The Hindu, pp.3.
[34]. Small, S. (2003). Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: General education elementary school teachers' knowledge, training, and ratings of acceptability of interventions (Master degree thesis, Department of Psychological and Social Foundations, College of Education: University of South Florida, 2003). Retrieved 22. March 2010, from http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/1479.
[35]. Srivastava, R.K., & Shinde, S. (2004). ADHD: An emerging market in India. Express Pharma pulse, 1021, 1- 48.
[36]. Suvarna, B.S., & Kamath, A. (2009 March). Prevalence of attention deficit disorder among preschool age children. Nepal Medical College Journal,11(1), 1-4.
[37]. West, J., Taylor, M., Houghton, S., & Hudyma, S. (2005). A Comparison of teachers' and parents' knowledge and beliefs about Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). School Psychology International, 26 (2), 192–208.
