medicine. Since Ritalin was introduced in 1990‚ it has quickly become the main stream drug and every day treatment for hyperactivity and attention deficit disorders in children but mainly young boys (One in four US schoolkids doped on Ritalin‚ 2000‚ para. 5). They go on to say "On average‚ about one child in every classroom in the United States needs help for this disorder" (One in four US schoolkids doped on Ritalin‚ 2000‚ para. 7). The author is using scare tactics saying that if you take your
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ADHD/ADD in Pediatrics Children with ADHD In today’s day and age more and more children are being diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder/Hyperactivity (ADD/ADHD) and are being prescribe medication to control the disorder. We have people on both sides of the issues that are for and against giving children medication. There will always be people who say kids do not need the medicine to function properly‚ and then we have the people who live by the medication. As a future teacher‚ I would
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Professor Miller Sellner A highly controversial issue that impacts society is the overmedication for children diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and EDB (Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities). A major concern of overmedicating for ADHD is that there may be a significant over-identification of students with this disorder. The rapid growth of the OHI category over the past decade (a growth of almost 700%) has further fueled these fears (Rosenberg‚ 2007). Although so
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Jan Wakefeild The Rise in ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment within the United States of America The fight on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been going for more than fifty years. ADHD is a neurobehavioral disorder of childhood that often persists into adulthood (Key Findings: Trends in the Parent-Report of Health Care Provider-Diagnosis and Medication Treatment for ADHD: United States‚ 2003—2011‚ 2013). Research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that
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IEP meeting for Isabella Hart April 22‚ 2012 Dr. Yvonne McCastle IEP meeting for Isabella Hart My name is Ms. Michelle Yearby and I am the paraprofessional in Mrs. McCastle’s third grade class. I will be presenting information today in this IEP meeting on Isabella Hart‚ who is a student in Mrs. McCastle’s class. I will give a detailed description of Isabella’s conduct at school and her parents have provided me with a statement o Isabella’s behavior at home. Isabella’s strengths‚ interests‚
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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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com/adhd-medication-for-3-4-and-5-year-olds/ www.helpguide.org/mental/adhd_medications.htm www.medscape.org/MedscapePsychiatry/AsktheExperts/ADHD Working Thesis Statement: A case study shows that 9% of all American children have ADHD or (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and only a small percentage of those children take medication for it. As a mother of 3 (2 of them under the age of 6) having ADHD‚ I know what its like to put medicine in one child‚ and not the other. My oldest is easier to handle‚ and not
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rely on to diagnose and treat them. Although there is not a valid empirical study that supports the treatment of video game and internet addition‚ some professionals have created useful assessment tools and treatments to address these types of disorders. Online video game addiction research has mostly been focused on negative effects‚ but according to Park this excessive gaming has some positive effects. These positive effects have to do with the emotional satisfaction and concentration
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Since ADHD is a chronic disorder it cannot be cured‚ but there is medication available to help with the symptoms of ADHD. This kind of medication is not available over the counter. The main types of ADHD drugs are methylphenidates‚ one of which is Ritalin. Ritalin is classified as a psych stimulate drug. It also comes in a variety of forms: straight Ritalin‚ SR Ritalin‚ Metadate CD and ED‚ Focalin TM‚ and the strongest of them all Concerta (Nagera and Emeritus). ADHD drugs are a fast working “chill
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immensely. In 1990‚ 900‚000 youths were diagnosed with the disorder; while in 2000‚ three to four million children are diagnosed with the disorder (Mayes‚ 2009). This increased rate can be attributed to many factors. The age range for the diagnosis of ADHD has broadened‚ allowing more children as young as four to be diagnosed with the disorder (Rubin‚ 2011). Previously‚ a child had to be at least six years old to be diagnosed with the disorder. Medicaid money spent on pharmaceuticals‚ much of which
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