ADHD in Children In the article‚ ADHD in Children‚ journalist Valerie Strauss defines ADHD by stating “ADHD is a common research topic; many teachers and parents Strauss defines ADHD as a brain-based medical disorder that affects the behavior of people across age‚ gender‚ intelligence‚ and socio-economical lines. Kids with ADHD may daydream a lot‚ talk too much‚ frequently forget and lose things‚ display impulsivity and risk-taking behaviors and have trouble making transitions” (ADHD in Children)
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first topics that are initially discussed when the topic of ADHD is thought to be a diagnosis in someone is what the etiology is. The etiology of ADHD is essential the cause of this diagnosis. The etiology of ADHD can be difficult address‚ only because there as so many different cases that ADHD possess. Kathryn Brown (2003) explains that ADHD can be both caused by genetic and environmental factors. An individual who is diagnosed with ADHD is likely to develop this mental disorder if either their mother
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let ADHD prevent me from my goals and neither should you” In 10 Facts You May Not Know About ADHD A Guest speaker named Karen Weintraub stated “When you think about ADHD‚ what do you imagine? If you’re like most people‚ it’s probably a stereotypical image of a young boy bouncing off the walls‚ buzzing with pent-up‚ unfocused energy.” ADD is a medical illness somewhat. Medication can be taken but it can’t fix ADHD but it does help. Even with meds the person still needs held. People With ADHD Don’t
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Should ADHD be Medicated? Erik Bailey December 8‚ 2014 Ever since the discovery of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) there has been an ongoing debate on whether or not to treat patients with the disorder. Some studies show that medicine is harmful‚ and some say it is neither beneficial nor harmful. A majority of research suggests that medication may not be the way. What is Attention Deficit Disorder? ADHD is a common mental disorder. It is estimated that 5% of children
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diagnosed with ADHD and out of those 11% there are 6% being medicated (Frances). ADHD is a disorder that stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and it is diagnosed when children have trouble focusing in more than one setting such as school or home. In recent years‚ when children are diagnosed with ADHD parents and heads of school automatically turn to medication when there are other methods to help control the behavior. Most people put the blame on children for having ADHD when they should
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contents Introduction ADHD Epsen act Impact on learning Recommendations Reflection and conclusions Bibliography Introduction The author of this report chooses to write about a child with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and from now on will be referred to as ADHD. He is at present studying to be a Special needs assistant at Waterford College of further education. His work placement is in a crèche where he sometimes helps a child who not diagnosed with ADHD‚ the staff think he may
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deficit/hyperactivity disorder also known as ADHD is a perfect example of how certain charactertics of abnormal behavior show up with this disorder. Being abnormal is defined as being different from what is normal‚ and is typically unwanted behavior to most of society. Abnormal behavior has many different factors to it’s definition. Showing impairment‚ giving distress and qualifying the quantitative differences are characteristics in individuals that are diagnosed with ADHD. Those behavioral characteristics
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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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April‚ ‚2016 The Effectiveness of ADHD and ADD Medications as Cognitive-Enhancers? ADHD and ADD Medications; Cognitive-Enhancers‚ Study Aids‚ and the Effects on the Brain? What I Knew I have Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) so‚ I came to this project with knowledge that I had already gained from my personal experience with ADD and the medications to treat it. Naturally I learned a lot about these medications from taking them. I know that the common medication prescribed is called methylphenidate
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The diagnosis method for ADHD is a subjectively answered scoring system where doctors present symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity to their patients. If the patients believe that they exhibit a sufficient amount of symptoms in daily life‚ an ADHD diagnosis takes place. As a result of the subjectivity of the testing‚ there are misdiagnoses‚ incorrect treatments given‚ and a glaring lack of education about medications used to alleviate the symptoms of this disorder. While doctors argue that
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