child ADHD/ADD? Are they misunderstood? Are they being medicated? Are they having difficulties in school? Do they need help with their homework and revision for exams? TEN POSITIVE THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT ADHD/ADD STUDENTS 1)ADHD/ADD is an ability not a disability. Students with ADHD/ADD learning styles are different to the majority of people that is all. 2)ADHD/ADD students are gifted and these gifts should be looked upon as positive rather than negative. Teachers of ADHD/ADD students
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Rhetorical Analysis of the CDC The purpose of "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention" (CDC) is to protect the health of America and to promote the quality of life through the prevention and control of the disease‚ injury‚ and disability (CDC‚ 2013). The CDC has a concern about a growing disease that is normally found in children to young adults called Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder‚ also known as ADHD. This Rhetorical Analysis will be focused on ADHD. The CDC’s Website
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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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ADHD/ADD in Pediatrics Children with ADHD In today’s day and age more and more children are being diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder/Hyperactivity (ADD/ADHD) and are being prescribe medication to control the disorder. We have people on both sides of the issues that are for and against giving children medication. There will always be people who say kids do not need the medicine to function properly‚ and then we have the people who live by the medication. As a future teacher‚ I would
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I have been blessed with living with ADHD for the entirety of my life. For the majority of my life‚ I relied heavily on treating ADHD with various different pharmaceuticals. In school‚ I was regularly being ridiculed and shamed for my impulsive behaviors‚ which wasn’t the most comforting experience. I can also remember being an intensely creative and outspoken little runt‚ who enjoyed reading books about science and human biology. I came to rely heavily on these medicines as I entered into college
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of the parents towards their children having risk affects on ADHD symptoms. (Lifford & Harold et al.‚ 2009) ADHD is a biological and developmental disorder‚ and people diagnosed with ADHD have trouble paying attention‚ show reckless or impulsive behaviour and/or be hyperactive. According to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)‚ “about 1 in 10 children in the United States‚ 4-17 years of age‚ have been diagnosed with ADHD‚ based on parent report.” Although many children show behavioural
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ADHD affects over seventy five percent of children in America. Studies have shown that some believe these children are over medicated. Knowing someone with ADHD can impact how one feels about medicating. A classmate who is affected was doing a project in class and looked pale tired and unhealthy. He could barely walk and stay focused. This could be because he was overmedicated. Being overmedicated not only affects school life it can affect one’s personal life. One reason why for overdiagnosis
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to grow. ADHD is an ongoing issue that can find its way into anyone’s life‚ and even though it isn’t contagious it seems to take a hold on a lot of people and it isn’t something that can just be “cured”. Unfortunately‚ ADHD is becoming somewhat a label that some people can put on themselves‚ resulting in misdiagnoses. In the age of technology and science‚ we must eventually find a correct way to diagnose ADHD and put an end to it and the concerns and controversies that accompany it. ADHD was first
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When it comes to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder‚ (ADHD)‚ this disorder is widely diagnosed. Discussions over the medication has focused on the question of whether it’s causing more harm than good. The majority of doctors are advocates for medicating those with ADHD and believe the drugs are allowing children to focus better in school settings and other aspects of their lives. Drugs such as Adderall‚ Ritalin and‚ Desoxyn are more commonly used. However Anti-drug activist speculate the harmful
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Recently my 8 years old niece was diagnosed with ADHD‚ before I did not know what it really was until I got to experience her behavior and the psychologist gave the diagnosed. Everything began when she started pre-k‚ while all the kids were focus on playing with certain games or learning how to count she would either seen like she was daydreaming and it was happening constantly until the teacher called her mom to interview her and to let her know what was happening with my niece. At that time‚ none
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