gh the school district (Bussing 233). As stated in a study published by Bussing, Public schools are required under Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act to detect and provide appropriate accommodation services to students with functional impairments in major life activities such as learning. This condition, known as ADHD, has received a great deal of publicity in recent years, bombarding parents with vast amounts of conflicting information (Bussing 233). Inadequate attention may have been given to the possible cultural differences that affect the accessibility and use of the information base that has been contrived (Wright). Diagnosis and treatment options must take into account the social and cultural backgrounds of the affected children and their families. Unique perceptual and informational needs affect African American families and may require that the known facts be presented in a different fashion. Everyone touched by ADHD would benefit if health care experts, health instructors and school directors enhanced their awareness of these ethnic differences and provided appropriate guidance pertaining to ADHD (Bussing 233).Access to education and information must be available to everyone regardless of their ethnic or cultural background and special accommodations must be made, if necessary, to assist anyone who might be having difficulties. Finding a way to make sure that all people have the same information and understanding of that information can only serve one end; children will have the treatment they need....
