Research

Diagnostics and ideology

Authors: {'first_name': 'Eva', 'last_name': 'Palmblad'}

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to examine current theories and concepts concerning children with concentration difficulties and hyper‐activity from a perspective of the sociology of knowledge. The material on which the study is based is popular science writing on the subject. The examination reveals theories and concepts, which carry definite traits of socio‐pathological thought. The danger of social pathology becoming an ideology furthering conformity is discussed. Finally a sketch of a model of understanding, which has as its starting point deviant behavior as a carrier of social meaning, is drawn.
Keywords: Article has no keywords
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/15017410009510752

References

  1. Barkley , Russel A. . (). “ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ‐ Its Nature, Diagnosis and Treatment”, in RBU (1993), Föredragen från tredje nordiska symposiet om MBD‐DAMP 15–16 Oktober i Göteborg, Sweden. . Presentation from the Third Nordic Symposium on MBD‐DAMP 15–17 October 1993 in Gothenburg, Sweden. . [city: Stockholm].  

  2. Cederblad , Marianne . (1996). . . Barn‐ och ungdomspsykatri (The Psychiatry of Children and Youth), [city: Stockholm]:  

  3. Duvner , Tore . (1997). . . ADHD: Impulsivitet, överaktivitet, koncentrationssvårigheter (Impulsivity, Hyperactivity, Concentration Difficulties), [city: Stockholm]:  

  4. Duvner , Tore . (1994). . . Barnneuropsykiatri: MBD/DAMP, autistiska störningar, dyslexi. (The Neuro‐Psychiatry of Children: MBD/DAMP, Autism, Dyslexia), [city: Stockholm]:  

  5. Frith , Uta . (1989). . . Autism: Gåtons förklaring (Autism: Explaining the Enigma), [city: Stockholm]:  

  6. Gillberg , Christopher . (1997). . . Asperger syndrom: Normala, geniala, nördar? (Asperger's Syndrome: Normal, Brilliant, Nerds?), [city: Stockholm]:  

  7. Gillberg , Christopher . (). . DAMP och avgränsade tillstånd: var står vi idag? i RBU(1993), Föredragen från tredje nordiska symposiet om MBD‐DAMP 15–17 Oktober 1993 i Göteborg, Sverige ("DAMP and Delineated Conditions ‐ Where Do We Stand Today?” in RBU (1993). . Presented as a lecture from the Third Nordic Symposium on MBD‐DAMP 15–17 October in Gothenburg, Sweden. . [city: Stockholm].  

  8. Gillberg , Christopher . (1996). . . Ett barn i varje klass. Om DAMP, MBD, ADHD (One Child in Every Class: Regarding DAMP, MBD, ADHD), [city: Stockholm]:  

  9. Handikappsombudsmannen . (1995). . . Rapport till regeringen 94/95 (The Ombudsman for the Disabled (1995), , Report to the Government 94/95[city: Stockholm]:  

  10. Hellström , Agneta . (). . "Samhällets stöd till barn med MBD/DAMP ‐ en lägesrapport från RBU:s MBD‐utredning”, i RBU (1993), Föredragen från tredje nordiska symposiet om MBD‐DAMP 15–17 oktober 1993 i Göteborg, Sverige ("Society's Support For Children with MBD/DAMP ‐ Progress Report From RBU:s MBD‐Investigation”, in RBU (1993). . Presented from the Third Nordic Symposium on MBD/DAMP 15–17 October 1993 in Gothenburg, Sweden. . [city: Stockholm].  

  11. Hellström , Agneta . (1995). . . Nu är det vår tur: Samhällets stöd till barn med MBD/DAMP (It Is Our Turn Now: Society's Support For Children With MBD/DAMP), [city: Stockholm]:  

  12. Hove Thomsen , Per . (1997). . . När tankar blir till tvång: Barn och ungdomar med tvångssymptom (When Thoughts Change Into Compulsions: Children and Young People With Compulsive Symptoms), [city: Stockholm]:  

  13. Kadesjö , Björn . (1992). . . Barn med koncentrationssvårigheter (Children With Concentration Difficulties), [city: Stockholm]:  

  14. Kadesjö , Björn . (). . “Skolsituationen för barn med MBD‐DAMP” i RBU (1993), Föredragen från tredje nordiska symposiet om MBD‐DAMP 15–17 Oktober 1993 i Göteborg, Sverige ("The School Situation For Children With MBD‐DAMP”, in RBU (1993). . Presented from the Third Nordic Symposium on MBD‐DAMP 15–17 October 1993 in Gothenburg, Sweden. . [city: Stockholm].  

  15. Kampanjen Hjärnåret, Hemsida: www.umu.‐se/hjarnaret (981130) (Year of the Brain campaign, Web Site: www.umu.se/hjarnaret (981130)). 

  16. Michelsson , Katarina . (1987). . . “Femårsåldern lämplig för diagnosticering”, i RBU (1987), Rapport från første nordiske symposium om MBD i Sandeford, Norge 15–17 Oktober 1987 ("Five, a Suitable Age for Diagnosis”. . In Report from the First Nordic Symposium on MBD in Sandeford, Norway 15–17 October 1987, [city: Stockholm]: RBU (1987). 

  17. Nordgren , Ingrid . (). . “Att leva med ett barn med MBD”, i RBU (1990), Andra nordiska symposiet om MBD i Åbo, Finland 18–20 Oktober 1990 ("Living with a Child with MBD”, in RBU (1980). . The Second Nordic Symposium on MBD in Åbo, Finland 18–20 October 1990. . [city: Stockholm]:  

  18. Rasmussen , Peder . (). . “Aktuell forskning om MBD/DAMP” i RBU (1990), Andra nordiska symposiet om MBD i Åbo, Finland 18–20 Oktober 1990 ("Current Research on MBD/DAMP”. . The Second Nordic Symposium on MBD in Åbo, Finland 18–20 October 1990. . [city: Stockholm]: RBU (1990). 

  19. RBU (1987). . Rapport från første nordiske symposium om MBD i Sandefjord, Norge 15–17 Oktober 1987 (Report from the First Nordic Symposium on MBD in Sandefjord. . October15–171987, , [city: Norway], [state: Stockholm].  

  20. RBU (1990). . Andra nordiska symposiet om MBD i Åbo, Finland 18–20 Oktober 1990 (The Second Nordic Symposium on MBD in Åbo. . October18–201990, , [city: Finland], [state: Stockholm].  

  21. RBU (). . Föredragen från tredje nordiska symposiet om MBD‐DAMP 15–17 Oktober 1993 i Göteborg, Sverige. . Presented from the Third Nordic Symposium on MBD‐DAMP 15–27 October 1993 in Gothenburg, Sweden. . [city: Stockholm].  

  22. Stovner , Anna Marie . (1987). . . “Vuxna med MBD hittar knep mot problemen”, i RBU (1987), Rapport från første nordiske symposium om MBD i Sandeford, Norge 15–17 Oktober 1987 ("Adults with MBD Find Stratagems”, in RBU (1987). ”. In Report from the First Nordic Symposium on MBD in Sandefford, Norway 15–17 October 1987, [city: Stockholm]:  

  23. Skollag och skolförordningar 1999 (Education Act and School Regulation 1999). Stockholm. 

Other literature

  1. Börjesson , Mats . (2000). . . “The Tale of a News Paper Campaign”. . Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research , 2: : 3.–. 1999. 

  2. Chomsky , Noam . (1974). . . Psykologi och ideologi (Psychology and Ideology), [city: Stockholm]:  

  3. Chomsky , Noam . (1999). . . “Chomsky: Oliktänkaren”. . Ordfront magasin , 1/99: : 82. ("Chomsky: The Dissident” in Ordfront magasin 1/99, 82). 

  4. Conrad , Peter . (1976). . . Identifying Hyperactive Children: The Medicalization of Deviant Behaviour, [city: Toronto and London]:  

  5. Frykman , Jonas . (1988). . . Ljusnande framtid! Skola, social mobilitet och kulturell identitet (Brightening Future! Education, Social Mobility and Cultural Identity), [city: Lund]:  

  6. Lemert , Ewin M. . (). Human Deviance, Social Problems and Social Control, [city: Englewood Cliffs], [state: N.J.]: (1130 972). 

  7. Mills , C. Wright . (1943). . . “The Professional Ideology of Social Pathologists”. . American Journal of Sociology , 49: : 165.–.  

  8. Schneider , Joseph and Conrad , Peter . (1980). . . “The Medical Control of Deviance: Contests and Consequences”. . Research in the Sociology of Health Care , 1: : 1.–.  

  9. Skrtic , Thomas M. . (1995). . Disability and Democracy: Reconstructing (Special Education) for Postmodemity, [city: New York and London]:  

  10. Squires , Peter . (1990). . . Anti‐Social Policy: Welfare, Ideology and the State, [city: London]:  

  11. Zetterqvist Nelson , Karin . (1999). . . “Diskursen om dyslexi och decentraliseringen av grundskolan”. . Lokus , 2: : 30.–. ("The Discourse on Dyslexia and the Decentralisation of the Comprehensive System"), Lokus, issue 2: 30–43.