ATTENTION IS NOT INNATE: THE DEVELOPMENT OF ATTENTION AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO MEDICALIZATION

Authors

  • Nadia Mara Eidt Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)
  • Silvana Calvo Tuleski Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)
  • Adriana de Fátima Franco Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14572/nuances.v25i1.2759

Keywords:

Medicalization, Development of attention, Periodization

Abstract

The article presents an argument against hegemonic conceptions which support a completely organic existence of learning disorders, such as ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), as well as drug treatments. Based upon studies from authors of Historical-Cultural Psychology about the periodization of development, the content analyzes how voluntary attention is built, demonstrating its dependence on mediating instruments and signs since birth. Finally, we highlight the necessity to understand the phenomenon of being unable to learn due to actual living conditions and the role of attention in the process of education.

http://dx.doi.org/10.14572/nuances.v25i1.2759

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Author Biography

Nadia Mara Eidt, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)

Departamento de Educação - CECA
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Published

2014-05-22

How to Cite

EIDT, N. M.; TULESKI, S. C.; FRANCO, A. de F. ATTENTION IS NOT INNATE: THE DEVELOPMENT OF ATTENTION AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO MEDICALIZATION. Nuances: estudos sobre Educação, Presidente Prudente, v. 25, n. 1, p. 78–96, 2014. DOI: 10.14572/nuances.v25i1.2759. Disponível em: https://revista.fct.unesp.br/index.php/Nuances/article/view/2759. Acesso em: 22 nov. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 25 No. 1

Section

Dossiê

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