Attentional Neurodiversity in Physical Education Lessons: A Sustainable and Inclusive Challenge for Teachers

Miguel Villa- de Gregorio (), Miriam Palomo-Nieto, Miguel Ángel Gómez-Ruano and Luis Miguel Ruiz-Pérez
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Miguel Villa- de Gregorio: Facultad de Educación-Centro de Formación del Profesorado, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Miriam Palomo-Nieto: Facultad de Educación-Centro de Formación del Profesorado, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Miguel Ángel Gómez-Ruano: Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte (INEF), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Luis Miguel Ruiz-Pérez: Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte (INEF), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 6, 1-15

Abstract: Attentional neurodiversity is evidenced in the majority of current schools. The role that physical education plays for the inclusion of students with attentional problems in the school is quite relevant. This essay aims to show the effectiveness of sports and physical exercise on the core symptoms of schoolchildren and adolescents with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). What is more, this proposal sheds light the key differences between clinical conditions of physical exercise and/or sport interventions and the ecological conditions of physical education lessons where the students with attentional problems should be included. Finally, this essay puts forward the real need for bridging the gap between physical education and science by changing the curriculum based programs, re-designing the teachers’ training programs, and acquiring the scientific recommendations in order to ensure the inclusion of all students according to Agenda 2030.

Keywords: physical education; sport; inclusive education; special needs education; sustainable development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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