Client S.D. is a 16 year old African American/ Puerto Rican female. She was adopted by her adoptive mother when she was six months old. She remains connected with her biological father. The client attends an alternative high school for students with low grade point averages or insufficient credit to proceed to the nest grade. The client has discussed her concerns of being diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and how it has affected her in school. She’s expressed that her marijuana usage was done to alleviate or reduce the symptoms of ADHD. For the purpose of this case design the interning clinician will address reducing marijuana usage using motivational interviewing.…
Thesis Statement: Proper diagnoses is the first step to any treatment plan for ADHD in children, then the doctor and parent create a treatment plan, this is when the decision to use medication, behavioral therapy, herbal medication, and/or alternative treatments is made.…
Techniques: observation analysis, performance profiling, fitness assessment, goal setting, simulation, modeling, effective demonstration, technical instruction, developing performer coaching diaries, adapting practices to meet individual needs, designing effective practice sessions…
Teaching children with ADHD. (2010). International Schools Journal, [online] 12(2), p.37. Available at: http://go.galegroup.com.dproxy.library.dc-uoit.ca/ps/i.do?p=AONE&u=ko_acd_dc&id=GALE|A368580009&v=2.1&it=r&sid=summon&userGroup=ko_acd_dc&authCount=1 [Accessed 28 Oct. 2015].…
Sadly there isn’t a simple test that can diagnose ADHD, but children normally show signs of having ADHD before the age of 7. In order to be diagnosed with ADHD properly, a person must show signs of at least 6 of 9 of the major symptoms for a specific type of ADHD. These behaviours must be present and a burden on everyday life for at least 6 months. Besides showing behaviours of hyperactivity-impulsivity, inattention, or both in order for a person to be diagnosed a person's symptoms must be displayed before the age of 12. They must be present in more than a single setting, such as showing signs of ADHD at home and school. The symptoms must also cause issues in everyday life, and cannot be explained by any other mental disorder.…
Throughout the 1980's, several published research papers suggested that antihypertensive drugs can be used to effectively manage ADHD symptoms, particularly hyperactive behavior and violent tendencies. It was found that anti-hypertensive drugs clonidine and guanfacine can improve the brain's use of dopamine and inhibit the production of too much norepinephrine. Clonidine was also discovered to be better than stimulants at reducing hyperactivity, impulsivity, and mood swings. But are these ADHD medications necessarily safer than stimulant drugs?…
For the past 100 years how to treat children with ADHD has been among controversy. I am sure you are wondering what is ADHD? Several families have found themselves asking the same questions. ADHD is a common developmental and behavioral disorder. It is characterized by poor concentration, distractibility, hyperactivity, and impulses that are inappropriate for the child's age. Children with ADHD are easily distracted by sights and sounds in their environment, cannot concentrate for long periods of time, are restless and impulsive, or have a tendency to daydream and be slow to complete tasks. (webcenter.health.webmd.netscape.com/content/article/45/1663-51211, 2006). In my research…
ADHD has become popular within our communities. After reading medical literature, it is very apparent that there is an increased pressure parents and schools. This…
This article introduced me to cognitive-enhancers, or medicines that cause the “pharmaceutical enhancement of our cognitive skill set, whether of memory, our ability to focus, or the speed with which we process information” (1). This article also told me about the debate between scientists on whether cognitive enhancers; are ethical, useful, or even possible. This really changed the way that I looked at my topic because I thought that the use of these drugs was just a thing students did to get better grades. This article was exactly the kind of information that I was looking for. I used this knew knowledge of cognitive-enhancers to split my topic into parts; How do Medicines meant for ADHD/ADD affect those with ADHD/ADD? How do they affect those without ADHD/ADD? Do they Work as a study aid? If so why not have everyone take them? I also added cognitive-enhancers to my keywords which helped me weed out the articles that weren't relevant to my search. I wanted to find more articles similar to this one so I began to search Scientific American. I found a few that seemed promising but a paid subscription is needed to view the articles. So, I typed the articles into Marvel to get full…
According to Dr. Joseph Biederman, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, ADHD may be one of the costliest medical conditions in the United States: “Evaluating, diagnosing and treating this condition may not only improve the quality of life, but may save billions of dollars every year” (Biederman, 2005, para. 2). Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has affected millions of children throughout the years in academics, home life and peer relationships. I researched the question “How does ADHD affect children in the classroom and how can I as a teacher respond?” and was enlightened to very interesting…
This essay will explore and critically analyse the impact and implications of youths who are known to be part of the Youth Justice System and have been diagnosed or need to be assessed as to whether they are treated for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or a different mental health disorder. The implications and impact of diagnosis relates to young people who unbeknown to themselves are affected by this disorder. My analyse of the topic ADHD/mental health, (MH) and the impact and implications for young people in the Youth Justice System will explore that greater awareness is needed to recognise that ADHD/ has a significant impact on youth…
Impacting children in a myriad of ways, ADHD symptoms include inability to focus for extended periods of time, difficulty in paying attention to details with a tendency to make careless mistakes, turning in work that is often messy, difficulty completing schoolwork, frequent shifts from one activity to another, fidgeting and squirming in seat, excessive talking, impatience, blurting out answers, initiating conversations at inappropriate times, and difficulty following directions, (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). As a result of the many barriers these students face, academic and social repercussions occur. These students often have a dislike or avoid activities that require them to sustain their self-application or mental…
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, more commonly known as ADHD, is becoming more and more popular in today’s society. There are many definitions and theories as to what ADHD really is, well here are the symptoms included in this disorder. Inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity are the three present symptoms of ADHD. When the child seems easily distracted or has trouble following rules or tasks, this is where we see the inattention symptom come into play. Children also seem to be forgetful and very unorganized as this symptom progresses. Impulsivity is the second symptom and this includes acting before thinking things through and cannot help but to interrupt class discussions or any conversation. The third symptom talks about hyperactivity which means that the child is restless, fidgeting, or chattering, and has trouble staying in one spot. ADHD is more commonly found in a 2:1 ratio meaning two boys for every girl have this disorder. Girls have been found to be the ones under diagnosed because the hyperactivity does not show as much as it does in boys.…
According to the Dr. Greenan’s article, children with ADHD have to regularly meet with medical professionals to work on behavior therapy. Since ADHD is a chronic disorder, planning systemic treatment is important and highly recommended for children, in order to reach target goals and follow a structured daily schedule. Dr. Greenan also pointed out that the “children who receive both behavioral treatment and medication often do the best.” This source is very reliable…
When looking to set up the intervention knowing what practices will be the most helpful for the child is important. Through evidenced based research the most common practices dealing with ADHD were school-based intervention, Therapeutic Conversation Intervention, and Mindfulness based therapy. This doesn’t mean that these are the only practices to be explored being that all children are different and the mind is so complex. These three can be viewed as a guide for a starting point. The main focus is to tackle the present day issues with the concern areas presented.…