Greetings Everyone! My name is Amanda Sharp. I am in my final year of
physical therapy school. I am very interested in ADHD and the
spectrum of learning disabilities. I am learning as much as I can
about them and am interested in learning what the needs of the
children and parents are as they state them. I have worked with
children with such disorders and have learned the most from my
interactions with them. I plan to create a practice specifically for
children and adolescenets with ADHD and learning disabilities. Your
experiences and needs will help me to create what is needed the most.

For my thesis, i am administering a gross motor development test to
boys who are 5, 6, and 7 years old who have been diagnoses with ADHD
and have not yet received stimulant medication as part of their
treatment. I am interested in determining whether or not a difference
exists in the gross motor skills of boys with ADHD and boys without.
The gross motor skills that will be tested include, running, hopping,
galloping, leaping, jumping, sliding, batting off a tee, dribbling,
catching, kicking, throwing, and rolling a ball. The test takes 15-30
minutes to administer depending on the individual needs of each
child. There is no follow-up required and results will be mailed to
you upon your request. I am administering the test to children in
central Arizona, northern Arizona, northern Utah, and southern Idaho.
If you have a child who fits this description and are interested in
gaining more information or in signing up for the study, please
contact me at asharpbs24@...

If you know of anybody who may be interested and is not in this
group, please feel free to share this information. If you are not
interested, I sincerely thank you for reading and look forward to
learning from your experiences and sharing my own. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Amanda Sharp