educational need: ADHD. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common and most distressing disorders amongst school-age children‚ yet it is probably one of the least well understood. It has received a lot of awareness mainly because of the large numbers of children receiving drug treatment for the disorder. Where children have behavioural problems and parents are finding it hard to manage‚ it is expected that they will turn to teachers for guidance and help. ADHD can drastically
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THERAPIES AND TREATMENTS Due to the harmful effects created by the traumatic experience of being bullied some victims have a hard time recovering from the said situation. They are greatly affected not only socially but mentally‚ emotionally and personally as well. Some even have the psychotic tendency of retreating to their personal haven because of the fear that they will again be experiencing the traumatic experience. Mostly these victims are so affected that their self-esteem suffers great damage
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Jeni Tuttle Mr. O’seland Comp. II Sec. 30100 22 April 2013 ADHD: Disorder or Cop-Out Each year‚ millions of children are at risk of being misdiagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder)‚ and prescribed potentially harmful medications for this disorder. 9.5 percent‚ or 5 million‚ children in the United States were diagnosed with ADHD as of 2007. 2.8 million of those children received a prescription for a stimulant medication‚ such as Ritalin or Adderall‚ in 2008 (A Misdiagnosis
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with ADHD continue to experience the disorder into adolescence‚ furthermore‚ 30-50% of adolescence with the ADHD diagnosis experience symptoms into adulthood (Barkley‚ 1997). Also found in the existing literature and research on ADHD‚ is the existence of a gender difference. Barkey (1997) stated that for every individual girl diagnosed with ADHD‚ approximately three boys are diagnosed with ADHD. I think that some of the controversy about
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Family Counseling Approach – Narrative Therapy Kristi Sabbides Moos Liberty University Marriage and Family Counseling I May 13‚ 2011 Dr. Suhad Sadik‚ Instructor Abstract Narrative therapy focuses on helping clients gain access to preferred story lines about their lives and identities and takes the place of previous negative and self-defeating narratives about themselves. An overview of the Social Construction Model‚ Narrative Therapy‚ is presented‚ as well as
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Introduction Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (“ADHD”) is a common childhood disorder that represents developmentally inappropriate levels of inattention‚ impulsivity and overactivity. It occurs in 3% to 5% of the school age population as stated by (Craighead‚ Craighead‚ Kazdin & Mahoney‚ 1994). Another author (Barkley‚ 1981) stated that ADHD occurs in at least one child in every classroom. As a result of these statistics‚ ADHD has become one of the most commonly referred and heavily
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Society’s View of ADHD Wandalyn Holbert Saint Leo University Introduction A few years ago my husband and I were visiting my sister and her family for the weekend. We had a big weekend outdoors planned. My husband was somewhat reluctant to join us for the outing‚ due to my niece’s hyperactive behavior. At the time the girls were about 7 and 11 respectively‚ they were both a bottle of energy and never seemed to be able to sit still for more than 5 minutes at a time. On the first morning of
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Mindfulness as a Treatment for ADHD Kean University Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has quickly become one of the most commonly diagnosed disorders for children and adolescents in America today. There is a growing amount of research that indicates this is an issue of significant proportion. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention‚ one in ten children in the United States are currently diagnosed with ADHD. The condition of ADHD has been defined as a
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professional manner and maintained her professionalism throughout the entire session. Her dress reflected that of a competent and professional therapist. Becca was very clear in explaining the goals and expectations of the session. As the client whose first therapy session was this one‚ I would feel comfortable knowing what to expect throughout the 50 minutes. Becca’s tone of voice matched me as a client. Her voice was calm and soothing. When the conversation transitioned to more serious matters‚ her tone got
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for the diving‚ and it’s what I have done every day for the past four years. I began to panic and think I will never dive again. So‚ for months on months and still continuing today I went to Physical therapy every day. I went to multiply doctors to do everything I could to help my back from laser therapy to acupuncture
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