ADHD in Adults If you have exhibited at least twelve of the following behaviors since childhood and if these symptoms are not associated with any other medical or psychiatric condition‚ consider an evaluation by a team of ADHD professionals: • A sense of underachievement‚ of not meeting one’s goals (regardless of how much one has actually accomplished). • Difficulty getting organized. • Chronic procrastination or trouble getting started. • Many projects going simultaneously;
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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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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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Asthma is a chronic disease that causes the airways - the tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs - to become sore and swollen. In the United States‚ about 20 million people have asthma. Nearly 9 million of them are children. Children have smaller airways than adults‚ which makes asthma especially serious for them. Children with asthma may experience wheezing‚ coughing‚ chest tightness and trouble breathing‚ especially early in the morning or at night. ("Asthma In Children"‚ 2012). Anyone
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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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with ADHD? Thesis Statement: Proper diagnoses is the first step to any treatment plan for ADHD in children‚ then the doctor and parent create a treatment plan‚ this is when the decision to use medication‚ behavioral therapy‚ herbal medication‚ and/or alternative treatments is made. Full-Sentence Outline I) Under diagnosed or over diagnosed? Probably both! Parents and professionals are faced with a challenging task when it comes to treating Attention Deficient Hyper Disorder (ADHD or ADD)
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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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ADHD and Autism I chose this topic of ADHD and autism because I had heard of these two disorders many times before and had always wondered what they were. The subject of why children act differently than others had always interested me since I was little. I have experienced and interacted with a young boy that had autism before and I found that the way he interacted with me and others around him was fascinating. Before researching‚ I knew that ADHD and autism weren’t sicknesses like the flu
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Positively How Some Characteristics of ADHD Can Be Adaptive and Accepted in the Classroom A ttention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has received much attention over the past several years in both the scientific literature and the popular press‚ yet confusion still exists with respect to the origin of the disorder‚ factors that trigger or aggravate it‚ the trajectory of symptoms‚ and treatment options‚ particularly for young
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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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