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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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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Overcoming barriers to communication Barriers | Explain the factors that influence communication P3 | Explain strategies that can be used to overcome the barriers P4 | Visual disability | Someone who is blind won’t be able to see any non-verbal communication methods such as hand gestures or facial expressions. This person would rely heavily auditory communication. | To overcome the barrier of a visual disability‚ you would have to compensate by putting more focus into what you’re saying and
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Sociological Correlation Between ADHD and Ritalin in School Age Children? Literature Review Jane Doe MCC 2012 Submitted to XYZ Professor of Sociology‚ MCC Abstract This study focuses on the increasing diagnosis of Attention deficit Hyperactivity Disorder [ADHD] in children today and‚ the use of Ritalin for its treatment. Through a literature review with a focus on various guidelines used to diagnose ADHD the study will show a relation between ADHD and‚ its diagnosis in school age children
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is especially complex for young adults with emotional and behavioral disorders‚ including young adults with ADHD (Kuriyan et al.‚ 2013; Dipeolu‚ Sniatecki‚ Storlie‚ & Hargrave‚ 2013). With the rate of ADHD of in children on the rise and the prevalence rate for ADHD among young adults estimate to at “7.8%” in the United States‚ more investigation is needed to understand the impact of ADHD symptoms in all aspects of adult life (Yallop et al.‚ 2015‚ p.433). Research indicates that the characteristics
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unfortunately that is not helpful to the child. Often these entities may not work together and assume that the professional doctor has the best answer. step is that everyone must understand that each individual learns differently and each child’s ADHD symptoms manifest differently (Anja Taanila‚ et al.‚ 2011). Children can be classified into different types of the condition‚ having attention issues‚ having hyperactive issues or having both. Attention Hyperactive and Impulsivity issues look like
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Unit 9 Project – Preventing ADHD Misdiagnoses in Children Lisa Perdue Kaplan University CM220-18 Professor Manning April 3‚ 2012 Preventing ADHD Misdiagnoses in Children “The drugging of children for A.D.H.D. has become an epidemic.” (Breggin‚ 2011‚ Para.1). More than five million children between the ages of 3 and 17 have been diagnosed with ADHD (CDC‚ 2012) and almost three million children have been prescribed stimulant medications to treat this disorder (Breggin‚ 2011). Several studies
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ADHD is an extremely common problem for millions of students today. It is one of the most vastly researched pediatric mental health disorder‚ and controversy over its diagnosis is still very prevalent today. It is a disorder that includes a variety of symptoms including hyperactivity‚ fidgeting‚ excessive talking‚ and impulsivity according to the Fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders. Many of these symptoms‚ however‚ could easily be observed in any child during
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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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I. What is ADHD? Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder- a common behavior disorder that affects one in 15-20 school-age children. Boys are three times more likely to be diagnosed with it than girls‚ but there is no clear reason yet why more boys than girls are diagnosed with it. It is broken down into three subtypes: an inattentive type‚ with signs that include: * inability to pay attention to details or a tendency to make careless errors in schoolwork or other activities * difficulty
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