Teachers’ Knowledge Regarding Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder between Pupils at Elementary Schools in Mosul City

The Objective: To assess the knowledge level of teachers’ regarding pupils with’ attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder at Mosul elementary schools.

The Methodology: A descriptive study was applied at Mosul elementary schools in from 18^th of January till 4^th of June/2019. The sample involved of (200) teachers working in the selected purposively from elementary schools from Mosul city, (100) teachers from every one side of the city, (10) teachers from each school that selected in this study.

The Result: The socio-demographic characteristic of the study presents that 72% (144) of them females, 35% (70) at age (36-45) years old, 68.5% (137) graduated from institute of teaching , 48% (96) of them have (1-15) years of general experience in the field of teaching, 81% (162) of them not have any participation in training courses in ADHD between children, 70% (140) of them not have previously reading source of ADHD. The total teachers’ knowledge was 75.5 % (151) of them at not acceptable level.

The Recommendations: Continuous extensive special programs, training course and workshops should be design and implement at elementary schools in Mosul City.