Megan Galganski English 321 October 4‚ 2014 A debate has risen over the past ten years‚ questioning the fact of doctors over diagnosing ADHD medication to children and adults. Attention deficit disorder is a range of behavioral disorders occurring in children and adults‚ including such symptoms as poor concentration‚ hyperactivity‚ and impulsivity to say the least. There has been an alarming increase of diagnosis and treatment for attention deficit disorder‚ this has people writing articles
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no known cures for ADHD. There are various treatments that may help cognitive function and reduce the symptoms of ADHD. Treatments include medication‚ therapy‚ and training techniques. In context of medication used could be stimulants that could be used are“Adderall‚ Adderall XR‚ Concerta‚ Daytrana‚ Dexedrine‚ Dexeterine Spansule‚ Focalin‚ Focalin XR‚ Metadate CD‚ Metadate ER‚ Methylin ER‚ Ritalin‚ Ritalin La‚ Ritalin SR and Vyvanse.”(Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Stimulant Therapy)
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deficit/hyperactivity disorder also known as ADHD is a perfect example of how certain charactertics of abnormal behavior show up with this disorder. Being abnormal is defined as being different from what is normal‚ and is typically unwanted behavior to most of society. Abnormal behavior has many different factors to it’s definition. Showing impairment‚ giving distress and qualifying the quantitative differences are characteristics in individuals that are diagnosed with ADHD. Those behavioral characteristics
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amount of classrooms‚ teachers are having trouble reaching children with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) because of knowledge and resources. Along with education and practice‚ teachers are able to find alternative techniques to teach every child in a classroom. There are many ways that a teacher‚ along with the help of the community and family‚ can help a child with ADHD successfully learn in a classroom environment. Teachers can reach out for assistance from other professionals educated
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prejudices. The science around ADHD has been spotty at best. There is no evidence the affliction has genetic roots‚ yet the general consensus amongst the mental health profession maintains a child with ADHD will likely have one parent with it. I struggled broaching the subject with Maris’ mother: my ADHD was one of the major contributing factors to our marriage going wrong. Took me a while to build up the courage‚ but I knew we had to speak about the possibility Maris has ADHD. As we discuss my observations
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not have enough time to do extensive background checks and evaluations on the child and so they just diagnose them‚ give them a prescription and get them out of there. 8 to 10% of children in the 2nd through 5th grades were found to routinely take ADHD medication in school during the 1995-96 school year. (www.thenaturalbeat.com) With the growing numbers of children being diagnosed with AD(H)D since 1996‚ research shows that more and more kids are taking medications and do not go a day without them
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BRIGHT FUTURES TOOL FOR PROFESSIONALS INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Teacher Rating Scale INSTRUCTIONS AND SCORING Behaviors are counted if they are scored 2 (often) or 3 (very often). Inattention Requires six or more counted behaviors from questions 1–9 for indication of the predominantly inattentive subtype. Hyperactivity/ impulsivity Requires six or more counted behaviors from questions 10–18 for indication of the predominantly hyperactive/impulsive
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Should ADHD be Medicated? Erik Bailey December 8‚ 2014 Ever since the discovery of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) there has been an ongoing debate on whether or not to treat patients with the disorder. Some studies show that medicine is harmful‚ and some say it is neither beneficial nor harmful. A majority of research suggests that medication may not be the way. What is Attention Deficit Disorder? ADHD is a common mental disorder. It is estimated that 5% of children
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Kids are being misdiagnosed with ADHD A Review of ADHD For the past 100 years how to treat children with ADHD has been among controversy. I am sure you are wondering what is ADHD? Several families have found themselves asking the same questions. ADHD is a common developmental and behavioral disorder. It is characterized by poor concentration‚ distractibility‚ hyperactivity‚ and impulses that are inappropriate for the child’s age. Children with ADHD are easily distracted by sights and sounds
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let ADHD prevent me from my goals and neither should you” In 10 Facts You May Not Know About ADHD A Guest speaker named Karen Weintraub stated “When you think about ADHD‚ what do you imagine? If you’re like most people‚ it’s probably a stereotypical image of a young boy bouncing off the walls‚ buzzing with pent-up‚ unfocused energy.” ADD is a medical illness somewhat. Medication can be taken but it can’t fix ADHD but it does help. Even with meds the person still needs held. People With ADHD Don’t
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