Background: Preschool teachers are the first environment to notice children with
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; so, they should have a good understanding
of how to deal, and control of those children, also with the disorders' symptoms,
risk factors, and problems. Aim: evaluate the effect of empowerment program
regarding attention deficit hyperactivity disorder for preschool teachers. Design:
A quasi-experimental research design used. Setting: at six nurseries named El
Malek Nasef nursery school, Al Saady Besharah nursery school, Abdellatif
Hassanein nursery school, Kafer Al Ashraf nursery school, Al Naseriah nursery
school, and Om Elmoamenien nursery school at Zagazig city. Sample:
convenience sample consisted of 80 preschool teachers. Tools: four tools used;
structure questionnaire sheet, preschool teachers' knowledge about ADHD,
preschool teachers' positive and negative attitudes toward ADHD children,
preschool teachers' practices toward students with ADHD. Results: 55% of the
sample was aged between 30-45 years old, and 70% of the had higher levels of
education, in addition to 57.5% of the preschool teachers were with less 5 years
of experiences, Also 89.10% of the preschool teachers gained their knowledge via
searching the internet about ADHD, Also 18.90% had good knowledge before the
empowerment program and this increased to 77.30% after the implementation of
the empowerment program, The total scores regarding ADHD satisfactory
practices increased from 17.40% at the pre phase to 64.20% after the
empowerment program, the total positive attitudes toward ADHD scores
increased from 14.80% at the pre phase to 61.30% after the empowerment
program. Conclusion: the applying of empowerment program for the preschool
teachers was effective in enhancing their knowledge, practices and positive
attitudes regarding ADHD, and there was positive correlation among the
knowledge, practices and attitudes all at level (P ≤ 0.05). Recommendation:
Establishing empowerment programs at nursery schools could be helpful to the
preschool teachers regarding their knowledge, attitudes, and practices about
ADHD.