ADHD Case Study Summary

Client S.D. is a 16 year old African American/ Puerto Rican female. She was adopted by her adoptive mother when she was six months old. She remains connected with her biological father. The client attends an alternative high school for students with low grade point averages or insufficient credit to proceed to the nest grade. The client has discussed her concerns of being diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and how it has affected her in school. She’s expressed that her marijuana usage was done to alleviate or reduce the symptoms of ADHD. For the purpose of this case design the interning clinician will address reducing marijuana usage using motivational interviewing.

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder defined my impairing levels of inattention, disorganization, and /or hyperactivity-impulsivity. Inattention and disorganization entail inability to stay on task, seeming not to listen, and loosing materials, at levels that are inconsistent with age or developmental level. Hyperactivity-impulsivity entails over activity, fidgeting, inability to stay seated, intruding into other people’s activities, and inability to wait—symptoms that are excessive for age or developmental level. ADHD often persists into …show more content…
It can be referred by many of its names weed, pot, herb, reefer, mary jane and ganja to name a few. It is also exist in other forms such as pills, dried plant material and in synthetic forms. Cannabinoids which is a derivative of the marijuana plant have diverse effects on the brain. Individuals with cannabis use disorder may use cannabis throughout the day over a period of months or years, and thus spend many hours a day under the influence (2013, pg.