ADHD in children ("Hyperactive" Children or Hyperactive Culture?) DSM III-R Criteria for Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 314.01 Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) The essential features of this disorder are developmentally inappropriate degrees of inattention‚ impulsiveness‚ and hyperactivity. People with the disorder generally display some disturbance in each of these areas‚ but to varying degrees. Manifestations of the disorder usually appear in most
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I. What is ADHD? Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder- a common behavior disorder that affects one in 15-20 school-age children. Boys are three times more likely to be diagnosed with it than girls‚ but there is no clear reason yet why more boys than girls are diagnosed with it. It is broken down into three subtypes: an inattentive type‚ with signs that include: * inability to pay attention to details or a tendency to make careless errors in schoolwork or other activities * difficulty
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Introduction Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (“ADHD”) is a common childhood disorder that represents developmentally inappropriate levels of inattention‚ impulsivity and overactivity. It occurs in 3% to 5% of the school age population as stated by (Craighead‚ Craighead‚ Kazdin & Mahoney‚ 1994). Another author (Barkley‚ 1981) stated that ADHD occurs in at least one child in every classroom. As a result of these statistics‚ ADHD has become one of the most commonly referred and heavily
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are unrelated children who have been diagnosed with ADHD. The purpose of this paper is to explain how both George and Simon could have developed ADHD through a genetics lens‚ a learning theory lens‚ and through Bronfenbrenner’s theoretical lens. As well‚ I’ll explain how a Vygotskian theorist would think about supporting Simon and his family such that his developmental path would result in a constructive outcome. Some research suggests that ADHD may be a genetic disorder. Assuming the evidence that
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Attention deficit hyper disorder also known as ADHD‚(Shea 5) is a very common disorder. ADHD is a neurobehavioral disorder‚(Shea 7) about nine percent of all American children ages three to seventeen have been diagnosed‚ and four percent of adults.(Shea 8) Some symptoms of ADHD include impulsiveness‚ inattentiveness‚ and hyperactivity. (Shea 6) Though ADHD is very common‚ it is hard to diagnose. There is no medical test which can diagnose ADHD. It takes the help of parents‚ teachers‚ and doctors
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the problem of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)‚ and a better understanding of treatments has emerged in recent years. Research about treatments of ADHD is discussed‚ followed by an overview of some of the typical problems that are encountered in the classroom with ADHD elementary children. An assessment of effective classroom management techniques that have been identified for children with ADHD is followed. Working with ADHD children in the classroom‚ and then researching the subject
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Unit 9 Project – Preventing ADHD Misdiagnoses in Children Lisa Perdue Kaplan University CM220-18 Professor Manning April 3‚ 2012 Preventing ADHD Misdiagnoses in Children “The drugging of children for A.D.H.D. has become an epidemic.” (Breggin‚ 2011‚ Para.1). More than five million children between the ages of 3 and 17 have been diagnosed with ADHD (CDC‚ 2012) and almost three million children have been prescribed stimulant medications to treat this disorder (Breggin‚ 2011). Several studies
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Society’s View of ADHD Wandalyn Holbert Saint Leo University Introduction A few years ago my husband and I were visiting my sister and her family for the weekend. We had a big weekend outdoors planned. My husband was somewhat reluctant to join us for the outing‚ due to my niece’s hyperactive behavior. At the time the girls were about 7 and 11 respectively‚ they were both a bottle of energy and never seemed to be able to sit still for more than 5 minutes at a time. On the first morning of
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Misdiagnosing and Overprescribing ADHD Medications Miriam Valdez HSM 210 Melissa Ellison January 31‚ 2010 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a disorder that millions of children across America are being diagnosed with and put on drugs for. Being the most common childhood disorder in the United States and around the world there are millions of children taking psychotropic drugs to treat ADHD. With so many conditions that imitate ADHD and so many risks and side
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educational need: ADHD. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common and most distressing disorders amongst school-age children‚ yet it is probably one of the least well understood. It has received a lot of awareness mainly because of the large numbers of children receiving drug treatment for the disorder. Where children have behavioural problems and parents are finding it hard to manage‚ it is expected that they will turn to teachers for guidance and help. ADHD can drastically
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