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.…
The prevalence of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is considerably high in school age children. Three to five percent of students are diagnosed with ADHD. These students also account for fifty percent of the students that receive special education services. The number of adults that are being diagnosed with ADHD is also climbing. Currently, referrals of adults for ADHD are also increasing at a rapid pace; until the 1990s and even to date, this age groups has been a markedly underrecognized and underserved segment of the ADHD population (Barkley, page 1. 2014) People with ADHD exhibit symptoms such as excessive movement (mostly in younger children,) loud play, and academic difficulties due to inattentiveness and hyperactivity. ADHD is very often comorbid with other disabilities, especially with learning disabilities. These symptoms must have begun before seven years of age, persisted for at least three months, and symptoms must occur across multiple settings. ADHD must be medically diagnosed. Due to the prevalence of ADHD, there has been quite a significant importance on the different treatment approaches for individuals with ADHD. Some practices focus on the medical and psychopharmacutical approach for treating ADHD. There are also alternative approaches to the treatment of ADHD. Others choose to combine these different approaches and practices.…
Students with attention deficit hyperactive disorder have difficulty remaining focused and are often very energetic. I accommodate my students with ADHD by giving them preferential seating, shorter assignments, hard copies of all notes and a hard copy of the textbook to be used at home. I also alter my lesson to include short bits of videos and photos in order to engage my students and keep their attention.…
With the plethora of websites that are full of valuable and interesting information and insight into this topic of ADD/ADHD, it can be difficult to determine an ideal website. One excellent website in particular is the Mayo Clinic website. According to their website, “Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit worldwide leader in medical care, research and education for people from all walks of life.” (Mayoclinic.org, 2014)”. The mission of Mayo Clinic is the aim to contribute to health and well-being by providing the best care to every patient through integrated clinical practice, education and research. Based in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic is the first and largest integrated medical group practice in the world. Established in 1864, the Mayo Clinic has grown tremendously and provided a wealth of information that pertains to clinical research and information, exceeding a cost of over $500 million a year (Wikipedia, 2014). When evaluating websites, it is important to determine quality and effectiveness. To do this, one would use a set of criteria that reviews the website and bases the quality and effectiveness of the website upon each set of criteria chosen.…
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].…
In recent years, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder has become a very common disorder. As a result, people and doctors have raised the question, is this disorder being over diagnosed? If you were to ask people this question many would think the answer is yes. People think this is true because of the drug companies “aggressive marketing epidemic”. This epidemic involves drug companies trying to educate people, specifically doctors, parents, and teachers on how to spot symptoms of ADHD in children. Therefore, making people assume that doctors are over diagnosing to gain more profit off the drug companies stimulants. (Frances) Although this idea seems to be a pretty logical explanation, there is not enough evidence to pin point a direct correlation between the “aggressive marketing epidemic” and doctors’ profits contributing to over diagnoses. (Frances)…
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.…
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) & (ADD) are conditions which result in problem behaviour and poor attention span. Children find it hard to control their behaviour. They might be impulsive, restless and inattentive. Children can have problems learning and socialising. The causes of ADHD are not clear. Possible causes are thought to be brain injury, chemical imbalance in the brain, genetic links, environmental factors and a possible link to diet. Some of these children present more challenging behaviour than others and may require support when socialising and in the learning context. This may result in one-to-one support in class.…
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…
I have seen a lot of children receiving medication as a treatment and I have a feeling that there are some instances of over diagnosis and over treatment. There are three questions of important to the study and it concerns the treatment for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). First should educators and health care professionals determine a students learning style before labeling a child as being ADHD? Secondly are the diagnostic tools enough to diagnose and manage children who have been determined as having ADHD? Finally, why isn’t behavioral therapy considered as the first line of treatment? There are some children that benefit from counseling or from structured therapy. Even though this may not work for all students I wonder if they how many take the time to try before they medicate.…
Many teachers do not understand how to support students with ADHD. According to Smith (2012), “Approximately three to five percent of all children in the US currently suffer from ADHD which translate in real terms into 2 million children” (How to teach ADHD child-effective teaching techniques for ADHD students). Strategies to assist teachers in improving children’s written expression could include written instructions to the parents, organizers to provide visual aids, and “post-it” notes to create ideas for essay writing (Low, 2012). A personal strategy is to use head phones to prevent other noises from interrupting the child’s train of thought. Math educators can use peer tutoring, and the teacher can clarify problems to the pupil. To encourage self-confidence, the student can create his or her own examples, and discuss the answers (Low,…
Educational techniques have been around for many centuries. Through the centuries, teaching techniques have not changed. However, many methods have emerged which has been defined as educational theory. Students have many different learning styles that help them learn. Teachers must learn how to teach to include each of the learning styles so each student learns what they need to know. Teaching students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be very difficult to teach. These students need to be active in what they are doing and what they are learning. Using the kinesthetic learning style will help tremendously when teaching a child with ADHD.…
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.…