Ritalin‚ Are We Overmedicating Our Children? Today‚ many children are diagnosed as having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Children that are not able to concentrate‚ act impulsively‚ or have an abundance of energy are likely candidates of having ADHD. Many children have these characteristics and are being prescribed Ritalin‚ a drug that stimulates the brain to help children gain focus. Having said that‚ more and more children are taking Ritalin‚ but are too many taking it for the
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linked television viewing to obesity and another to aggressiveness. Earlier this year‚ an American survey claimed to have found an association between TV viewing among toddlers and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at school age. On a positive note‚ you might think that the hyperactivity would help to cancel out the obesity‚ and that the consequences of aggressiveness might well be ameliorated by wandering attention (they might forget who to hit)‚ but researchers at the Children’s Hospital
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STL31 Communication and Professional Relationships With Children‚ Young People and Adults. 1.1) Effective communication is vital in developing positive relationships in children‚ young people and Adults. For example: The parent’s evenings recently took place at the school where I work. During each appointment‚ the teacher had to explain to the parents of each pupil‚ exactly how their child was progressing in school. Some children had been doing very well‚ and so the teacher had many positive
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SPED INTERVIEW In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in Psychology Submitted By: REYES‚ Justin B. ANCHETA‚ Joana Angelica DU‚ Naureen May A. QUILEDORO‚ Kanela Jaysen L. CRUZ‚ Jan Oliver A. JAVIER‚ Janina D.C. FONTANILLA‚ Armi Nimfa S. TAVAS‚ Maria Justine Charilou R. CIERVO‚ Hayacinthe B. Of BS Psychology 1-1 As one of our final requirements in our subject Psychology‚ we are tasked to interview a SPED teacher or a developmental psychologist about some common developmental
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injury‚ minimal brain dysfunction‚ dyslexia‚ and developmental aphasia. Students who have learning disabilities may exhibit a wide range of traits‚ including problems with reading comprehension‚ spoken language‚ writing‚ or reasoning ability. Hyperactivity‚ inattention‚ and perceptual coordination problems may also be associated with learning disabilities. Other traits that may be present include a variety of symptoms‚ such as uneven and unpredictable test performance‚ perceptual impairments‚ motor
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Scott Starson: Refusing treatment while Incompetent… Date Submitted: Monday‚ November 23rd 2014 Course: Biomedical Ethics (online class) Scott Starson‚ a brilliant physicist has been in and out of mental institutions due to his bipolar disorder. He was lastly admitted again after he made death threats to his roommates and was found not criminally responsible for that offense. His physicians suggested different sorts of treatment for his illness. Scott Starson refused to give consent
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similarities between the disorders and how it can affect the individuals who have them. If you generalise then the care provided may not be person specific and therefore not the best possible care that can be given. 6. ADHD – Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a condition that makes a person inattentive‚ impulsive and hyperactive. Epilepsy - Epilepsy is a condition in which the affected person has seizures or periods of loss of consciousness.
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Functional Behavioral Assessment Ryan Williamson ECE 201 Maya Raimondi January 7‚ 2013 When it comes to adolescent children they endure several risk factors within their lives. Some of these factors often produce many glitches that have teachers speculating if there are ways they can help deal with behavioral problems that children have. Risk factors may be invisible and families may not recognize them (Kaiser & Sklar Rasminsky‚ 2012). Within this paper‚ there are three risk factors
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crutches‚ missing a limb) * Medical conditions (epilepsy) * Speech and language or reading and writing (dyslexia‚ comprehension) * Emotional and behavioral difficulty making friends) * Concentrating (ADHD or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) * Physical needs or impairments (wheelchair bound‚ on crutches‚ missing a limb‚ hearing or sight) It is your responsibility to read any information from your school about SEN which may help you to understand how to be of better assistance
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body parts that Kate needs and benefits. Because of the condition of Kate all members are affected including their works‚ duties‚ rights and obligations to each other. Sara leaves her work of being a lawyer. Jesse has an ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) that the family didn’t focus much because of Kate’s condition. Kate who has acute promyelocytic leukemia that anytime can cause her death. And the serious issue in the story was Anna an 11 years old girl who just wants to have a free
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