ADHD has become the go-to diagnosis for misbehaving children, inattentive teenagers and maladjusted adults. But where it’s most prevalent is in the prison system, affecting nearly 50% of the population and typically presenting along with co-occurring conditions such as learning disabilities and other risk factors for antisocial and criminal behavior.

This CLE course will assess the impact of ADHD and other mental health conditions on these types of behaviors, substance abuse, and other types of addiction. The course will explain the legal issues that arise in the intersection between school discipline, education law and criminal procedure. The presentation sheds light on school disciplinary hearings, manifestation determination and access to school records in pursuit of treatment based outcomes, while examining constitutional and other legal issues that arise in arrests of school-age children and children with special needs and discuss practical strategies for effective representation of such defendants.