Journal of Educational & Psychological Research(JEPR)

School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Australia

Publications

• Research Article   
  “That’s not what ADHD is”: Australian Schooling Experiences of Female Students with ADHD: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
  Author(s): Sach L M and Porter M A*
  
  The current study aimed to explore the lived experience of female students (aged 10-19 years) with Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in school. Females with ADHD are largely under-represented in ADHD research. Growing research suggests that differences in symptom presentation, comorbidities, stereotypes and stigma, and diagnostic bias have each contributed to under-detection and under-support of females with ADHD, especially in the school setting. Under a critical realist framework and qualitative paradigm, seven semi-structured interviews were conducted and analysed with an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) methodology. The IPA revealed three key group experiential themes about the school experience of females with ADHD: (i) being understood and self-understanding; (ii) navigating autonomy and support; and (iii) neurodiversity in social experiences. Within.. Read More»
  

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