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    My family is extremely poor‚ living paycheck to paycheck and off of food stamps. My father is a construction worker/contractor who emigrated from Communist Bulgaria after the fall of the Iron Curtain‚ while my mother is a stay-at-home housewife with no higher education. As I grew older and more capable‚ naturally I was expected to help contribute in some way. This led to me having to constantly work and seek jobs from as early as 13 years old (typically babysitting or paper-route type jobs at this

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    ADHD My Perspective Andreana Lassiter-Blackwell EDU626: Research and Design Methodology Armando Perez PhD May 10‚ 2010 Abstract I have seen a lot of children receiving medication as a treatment and I have a feeling that there are some instances of over diagnosis and over treatment. There are three questions of important to the study and it concerns the treatment for Attention Deficit

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    University of Georgia. I have been struggling with the symptoms of ADD/ ADHD since I was a child. My grades did not reflect my attempts to study due to careless mistakes. In primary school it was more on spelling and final answers of math problems. In middle school‚ not only I had the same problem but also my GPA dropped in 7th grade due to disappointment form try and success process. In high school I used to talk a lot to my neighbors in class because sometimes it was really hard to focus on what

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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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    as (ADD/ADHD). Disorders like these often appears very early in a little ones childhood. The average age is usually around seven. Having such problem could make it difficult for people to inhibit their spontaneous responses; it can affect everything from movement to speech to attentiveness. Parenting a child whom has this disorder is a very challenging task. Often it is very hard and stressful for these parents to remain calm. Parenting never came with a hand book raising a child is always

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    before winter break‚ my guidance counselor pulled me aside and told me I had been accepted into Western New England University (WNE). This was one of the best schools I had toured and I was quite excited. However‚ in order to be accepted into the College of Engineering‚ I needed above a seventy-seven in my math class. For most people‚ motivation to achieve this would come with ease. However‚ for me‚ this was an extremely daunting task. Around sophomore year‚ I was diagnosed with ADHD. I was relieved

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    the sudden you look at the guitar in the corner of your room and drop your pencil and play a song. Think about reading a book and then deciding you want to draw a picture that you were thinking about in your head. This is what it’s like to live with ADHD. A spontaneous decision to stop what you’re doing and do something else and then think of another thing and do that instead. When I was in 1st grade‚ I remember the strange lady who sat next to me everyday. She had a notebook and a serious look on

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    homework like a normal kid?” I learned early on that words hurt. All my life‚ phrases like these have been swirling around me as far back as I can remember. It seemed the nagging phrases lived in my head‚ my classrooms‚ my home‚ and the principal’s office. As a young girl with fragile self-confidence and blooming insecurities‚ feeling like a letdown became my worst fear. It was as if a dark storm cloud were torrentially raining on my life. In elementary school‚ almost every night a

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    Disorder (ADHD) Through constant reminders to complete simple task‚ and feelings of disappointment are a few of the much emotional turmoil that a child goes through with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD). Besides the inability to complete task and the feeling of disappointment‚ kids living with ADHD have to continuously communicate with the people they live with. Living with a child that has ADHD is just as hard as having ADHD yourself. Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder has three

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    Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopment disorder commonly associated with a child but can also be detected in adults. ADHD affects ones ability to regulate his/her attention span‚ impulse‚ and activity level. ADHD can not be diagnosed by a blood test or brain scan. However‚ it can be diagnosed by health professionals that form an opinion after observing a child’s behavior and obtaining input from caregivers. Frank

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