Treatment Option for School-Aged Children Diagnosed with ADHD. William Wilson Wilmington University SOC 340-B1D02 August 19‚ 2011 Abstract Two research methods - an experiment and survey - were used to answer the research question asked: “How effective is Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT)? A non-pharmaceutical treatment option for school-aged children diagnosed with ADHD”. This paper is set up to show an example of the
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ADHD is a Common Diversity in Classrooms Foreman defines a disability as “the functional consequence of an impairment- an abnormality in the way organs systems function” (Foreman‚ 2011‚ pp. 3). In 2009 Australia’s population had approximately four million people registered as to having a disability. Of those four million people‚ 7.2% were children aged between 0 and 14‚ the age that the child would be attending primary school (Australian Bureau of Statistics [ABS]‚ 2012‚ Disability rates over time
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ADHD and Sleep Patterns The purpose of this research is to explore the sleep patterns of children with ADHD symptoms that have been reported by parents. The hypothesis according to O’Brien et al. (2003‚ p. 334) is that “domains of neurobehavioral function would be selectively affected by sleep-disordered breathing (SDB).” The null hypothesis according to this research is that multiple sleep disorders are more relevant in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder‚ ADHD‚ symptoms
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Medicate Our Children Should children with ADHD be medicated? Many parents‚ physicians‚ and teachers may say yes‚ but I believe there are too many risks for children with ADHD to be medicated. Parents in America are often turning to medication as a first option for their children instead of seeking alternative methods of medication and therapy. The Food and Drug Administration reported that some 10.8 million prescriptions were dispensed for children with ADHD in 2002 (Roberts). Taking the appropriate
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Medications be used to treat our Children? What is Attention deficit Hyperactivity Disorder? With no cure for ADHD‚ stimulant medication should be considered for the overall management of the disruptive symptoms associated with the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most common mental health problem in children. Children with ADHD often have problems with attention span‚ hyperactivity‚ and impulsive behavior. It is often called by an older
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frustrating‚ or fun?” I was writing down freely without putting a certain pattern in mind. After the passage of 2 weeks‚ I reread the journal and I found out that I’ve 2 patterns which I repeated in my journal: 1. For 3 times‚ I wrote about the ADHD students‚ their preference in answering orally and in writing‚ their test-taking experience and how they couldn’t answer some of the test questions due to their attention deficit‚ my colleagues’ realization of those students’ behavioural nature‚ the
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learners. Without the accompaniment of other disabilities ADHD children have the full potential to learn and be successful at completing tasks. Students with ADHD should be placed in main stream schools. With the proper resources put in place‚ such as teachers who are trained to deal with ADHD children‚ the
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processes to working memory (WM) deficits in adults with ADHD was the first to utilize a statistical procedure to determine the relationship these variables. Objective observation of adults completing phonological and visuospatial working memory tasks‚ which consist of ADHD-21 and HC-16 a total of thirty-seven. Although each adult group worked well throughout the phonological task versus the visuospatial task‚ which indicates adults who have ADHD posses’ notable deficits through these working memory
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highlighted inattentional blindness and ADHD‚ they all represented different results within each. Studies two and three both covered the importance of attentional control within an inattentional blindness test. Although both of them had different outcomes‚ study two assumed attentional control remains something you just have or don’t‚ while study three explained that your brain can be trained through art and repetition. Study one and three both showed how people with ADHD can benefit from inattentional blindness
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In the article she explains‚ “In some cases‚ for example‚ the symptoms of ADHD can look similar to Bipolar disorder in children. Currently there is debate about whether or not Aspergers is simply a subset of Autism‚ another diagnosis that has increased a great deal in frequency.” There are mental disorders which have large comorbidity‚ like that of ADHD and Bipolar disorder; consequently making over-diagnosing incredibly easy. Smithstein’s article also presents
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