to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)‚ as of 2007‚ approximately 9.5% or 5.4 million children 4-17 years of age have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactive-disorder (ADHD). This disorder is one of the most common neurobehavioral disorders in American children. Children with ADHD often have trouble paying attention‚ sitting still‚ focusing on tasks‚ and controlling impulsive behaviors. It is a growing concern and epidemic as rates of diagnosis have continued to increase
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children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is very important for the wellbeing of society because children are the future. The focus was children between the ages of 3 through 11 years old. During these age frames the mind is developing rapidly and it is very crucial to approach with sensitivity. ADHD is often over looked as the child not being cooperative and wants to be difficult with higher authority. Children with ADHD have the common symptoms of hyperactivity‚ learning disability
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Overcoming my ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (also known as ADHD) is a common condition that affects children and adolescents‚ and can carry on to adulthood. ADHD is a problem with inattentiveness‚ over-activity‚ and impulsivity. Depression‚ lack of sleep‚ learning disabilities‚ tic disorders‚ and behavior problems may be confused with‚ or appear with‚ ADHD. I always had problems paying attention and focusing. I was always extremely hyperactive‚ always running around wanting to
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Disorder: ADHD in Adults (www.WebMD.com) ADHD is not an adult-onset disorder‚ Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most well-recognized childhood developmental problems. This condition is characterized by inattention‚ hyperactivity and impulsiveness. It is now known about 60% of children with ADHD continue to have it as adults. That translates into 4% of the US adult population‚ or 8 million adults. However‚ few adults are identified or treated for adult ADHD. Adults with
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Since ADHD is a chronic disorder it cannot be cured‚ but there is medication available to help with the symptoms of ADHD. This kind of medication is not available over the counter. The main types of ADHD drugs are methylphenidates‚ one of which is Ritalin. Ritalin is classified as a psych stimulate drug. It also comes in a variety of forms: straight Ritalin‚ SR Ritalin‚ Metadate CD and ED‚ Focalin TM‚ and the strongest of them all Concerta (Nagera and Emeritus). ADHD drugs are a fast working “chill
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Jacksonville University Professor Atkins 23 OCT 2011 Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder‚ more commonly known as ADHD‚ is becoming more and more popular in today’s society. There are many definitions and theories as to what ADHD really is‚ well here are the symptoms included in this disorder. Inattention‚ impulsivity‚ and hyperactivity are the three present symptoms of ADHD. When the child seems easily distracted or has trouble following rules or tasks‚ this is where we see the inattention
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Hyperactivity Disorder: the Search For Endophenotypes” addresses ADHD as a highly controversial topic‚ as well as being one of the most popular condition amongst children and adolescence today. Despite the controversy ADHD faces‚ Castellanos and Tannock are in pursuit of finding a cause or development of this disease through Endophenotypes. To start out‚ the American Psychiatric Association has developed a diagnostics test for ADHD where one must answer questions based on inattention‚ hyperactivity
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Introduction: Most people have heard of the term Attention Deficit Hyperactive (ADHD) disorder. "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurobiological disorder that interferes with an individual’s ability to attend to tasks (inattention)‚ inhibits one’s behavior (impulsivity)‚ and may interfere with a person’s ability to regulate one’s activity level (hyper-activity) in developmentally appropriate ways (Barkley 19)". The most important job for teachers and parents is to separate
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doctors have raised the question‚ is this disorder being over diagnosed? If you were to ask people this question many would think the answer is yes. People think this is true because of the drug companies “aggressive marketing epidemic”. This epidemic involves drug companies trying to educate people‚ specifically doctors‚ parents‚ and teachers on how to spot symptoms of ADHD in children. Therefore‚ making people assume that doctors are over diagnosing to gain more profit off the drug companies stimulants
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Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD? Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most well-recognized childhood developmental problems. This condition is characterized by inattention‚ hyperactivity and impulsiveness. It is now known that these symptoms continue into adulthood for about 60% of children with ADHD. That translates into 4% of the US adult population‚ or 8 million adults. However‚ few adults are identified or treated for adult ADHD. Adults with ADHD…it could be you? Adults
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