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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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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Diagnosing ADHD Sadly there isn’t a simple test that can diagnose ADHD‚ but children normally show signs of having ADHD before the age of 7. In order to be diagnosed with ADHD properly‚ a person must show signs of at least 6 of 9 of the major symptoms for a specific type of ADHD. These behaviours must be present and a burden on everyday life for at least 6 months. Besides showing behaviours of hyperactivity-impulsivity‚ inattention‚ or both in order for a person to be diagnosed a person’s symptoms
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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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Medication and Therapy to Treat ADHD: Is This the Best Option? According to the Center for Disease Control’s website “approximately 9.5% or 5.4 million children 4-17 years of age have ever been diagnosed with ADHD‚ as of 2007.” (Division of Human Development‚ N.C.‚ 2011) Most of society has heard of ADHD but may not know what that acronym stands for. ADHD stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and it is a disorder that causes depression‚ stress‚ familial problems‚ and many other
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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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(32510115) Tutor Name and Class Code: Mel Cheang (PSY 213 B) Question 1: Is ADHD caused by poor parenting? Nature and Nurture of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) – Does Poor Parenting Cause ADHD? Number of Words: 1485 Date of Submission: 3rd November 2014 Nature and Nurture of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) – Does Poor Parenting Cause ADHD? Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a psychiatric disorder that is most commonly diagnosed in children
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Ian Nielsen SED 320 5-9-11 Teaching Strategies for Students with ADHD I chose to look into teaching strategies for students with ADHD because my brother had ADHD. I was exposed to his experiences with it and his struggles in school. I remember how his actions seemed to express negative motives that really were just influenced by his ADHD. I remember the struggle my parents had with talking to other teachers who wrote off my brother’s actions for a lack of discipline‚ self-control‚ or respect
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Attention deficit hyper disorder also known as ADHD‚(Shea 5) is a very common disorder. ADHD is a neurobehavioral disorder‚(Shea 7) about nine percent of all American children ages three to seventeen have been diagnosed‚ and four percent of adults.(Shea 8) Some symptoms of ADHD include impulsiveness‚ inattentiveness‚ and hyperactivity. (Shea 6) Though ADHD is very common‚ it is hard to diagnose. There is no medical test which can diagnose ADHD. It takes the help of parents‚ teachers‚ and doctors
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Misdiagnosing and Overprescribing ADHD Medications Miriam Valdez HSM 210 Melissa Ellison January 31‚ 2010 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a disorder that millions of children across America are being diagnosed with and put on drugs for. Being the most common childhood disorder in the United States and around the world there are millions of children taking psychotropic drugs to treat ADHD. With so many conditions that imitate ADHD and so many risks and side
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