ADHD is a neuro-biological disorder which is characterized by the child’s levels of attention concentration, absentmindedness and impulsiveness inadequate to the natural development. This is one of the most frequently occurring psychical disorders among children (APA, 1994). Although doctors described ADHD many years ago, its wide spreading has been acknowledged only recently. There is no exact data, but it is considered that from 3 to 10 per cent of pre-schooling age children and from 4 to 5 per cent adults have ADHD. ADHD is frequently related to learning disorders in reading, writing and doing calculations; other behavioral disorders are also possible (Wender, 2000). In Lithuania, in almost any group of any kindergarten there are one or more impulsive or/and hyperactive children. It has been observed that such children are hard to teach, they do not react the way other children do and frequently disturb work. It is understandable that children with officially recognized attention disorders and hyperactivity (ADH) cause multiple problems to their parents and pedagogues. The available information on ADHD is not sufficient presently. Besides, it is frequently controversial (Sinkevičienė, 1998). Scientists exploring the area of applied physical activity face difficulties in planning explorations and analyses dealing with the motoric activity of children with ADHD. There is little information on proper exploration methods usable when analyzing the applied physical activity of... [to full text]

Title: Volunteering in para athletics. Aims: The aim of this master thesis is research and insight into the problems within gaining volunteers in para-sport and further evaluate the volunteers motivation in attending the athletics contests. Methods: The qualitative research used for the examination is based on descriptive analyses. Two surveys and one interview were used for the enquiry of this volunteer phenomenon. To bring up the full picture of the volunteering phenomenon were chosen respondents who are representing three participating groups. First, individuals with volunteering experience, next students of Physical Education in practice and sport for people with specific needs, coordinators of athletes competitions and last para athletes. The research enquiry was based on original self structured surveys and interviews. Surveys were distributed via the electronic program Survio. The interviews were sent by email as a word file enclosure. Results: Results of this pilot research showed the meaning of volunteering in prarasport. The results of surveys for volunteers introduced some important points of motivation. The positive as well as the negative points leading volunteers to the volunteering work at the para athletic contests. The most significant motivation, quoted by the volunteers, is to...