According to the CDC (2015)‚ “ADHD is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood” (pg.1). ADHD has a number of causes‚ treatment‚ and support for those who suffer from it. Like most mental and physical diseases‚ ADHD is a silent illness that affects millions of children in America alone. Among many other organizations‚ the CDC is one governmental organization trying to create and improve awareness of ADHD. In order to do this‚ the CDC website uses logos‚ ethos‚ and pathos to
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3/3/13 Developmental Psych Topic Paper I chose an article I found on the internet on the website Psychology Today titled In Praise of Frustration‚ by Bruce Poulsen. I had taken a look at several different articles‚ but this particular one I felt I could relate to course material and concepts I have learned thus far. The American Psychological Association had published new research suggesting that praising children for their personal qualities rather than their efforts towards a situation
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Technically speaking‚ however‚ there is a difference between ADD and ADHD... and it is a big one which deals with the signs and symptoms that each disorder are exhibiting. We all know that the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is one of the most common disorders among children when it comes to their mental state. As a matter of fact‚ the estimated children diagnosed with ADHD in the United States alone is around 6.4 million according to the data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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help but squirm. For children and adults diagnosed with ADHD‚ doctors may ask them this before they are diagnosed. ADHD‚ attention deficit hyperactivity disorder‚ pertains to people that are extremes of hyper‚ impulsive‚ talkative‚ and poor concentration. I take medication myself and I wonder if it is in my head that I am more concentrated or if the medication actually works. I have wondered before if diet affects myself‚ and the rest of the ADHD population. With all the side effects and risks to certain
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Diagnosing ADHD 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
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Medication and Therapy to Treat ADHD: Is This the Best Option? According to the Center for Disease Control’s website “approximately 9.5% or 5.4 million children 4-17 years of age have ever been diagnosed with ADHD‚ as of 2007.” (Division of Human Development‚ N.C.‚ 2011) Most of society has heard of ADHD but may not know what that acronym stands for. ADHD stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and it is a disorder that causes depression‚ stress‚ familial problems‚ and many other
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Ian Nielsen SED 320 5-9-11 Teaching Strategies for Students with ADHD I chose to look into teaching strategies for students with ADHD because my brother had ADHD. I was exposed to his experiences with it and his struggles in school. I remember how his actions seemed to express negative motives that really were just influenced by his ADHD. I remember the struggle my parents had with talking to other teachers who wrote off my brother’s actions for a lack of discipline‚ self-control‚ or respect
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Hidden Dangers of ADHD Medication Medication for ADHD can cause a great deal of overdose for children that have ADHD. Their bodies will get addicted to the medication when they cannot do without them. If a patient stop taking it‚ their bodies will shut –down and start reacting in a strange way. These hidden symptoms can cause behavioral analysis that can evaluate the effect in medication that has form in the children body. It all starts from genetics‚ which cause ADHD‚ so it can be diagnose
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Therefore‚ the parenting styles and environments that an ADHD child is surrounded by is crucial for their growth and development. There are three different types of environmental effects that are related to causing ADHD: shared environment effects‚ nonshared environment effects‚ genetic effects or heritability. The first type of environment effect‚ shared environment effects‚ is the effect that a pair of twins are more similar than would be expected based on genetics because they were both raised
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Sometimes‚ my ADHD can be something that annoys and embarrasses me in situations where I realize I may be getting a little too loud or when I have forgotten something again. But‚ over the years I have come to love my sense of humor‚ outgoing nature and energy. It’s pretty hard for anyone without ADHD to understand it‚ and it’s pretty insulting when someone says‚ “Oh‚ I’m so ADHD”. I once heard it’s like having 20 tabs open in your browser‚ each
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