Summary: A Broad Look ADD And ADHD

This is because in 1991 there was a change of status for ADHD in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act that changed ADHD to a handicapping condition. This resulted in school districts worldwide being required to establish screening and diagnostic procedures for

“Everyone wants to have friends, but making friends is hard for kids with ADHD” (Taylor, Blake E. S., 73). Once Blake makes a friend, he feels like he achieved something great, as any child would. “Having one friend was an accomplishment for an ADHD kid like me” (Taylor, Blake E. S., 67). At first, Aki, Blake’s best friend when he was 10 years old, does not care that Blake has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

This many children having ADHD is highly unlikely, and researchers have been discovering the causes for the rise in diagnoses. ADHD is being overdiagnosed because test scores now affect funding for schools, proper evaluations are not performed, and the educational system expects too much from children.

I. Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, more well-known as ADHD, is a disorder that affects 9% of children in the U.S. When left untreated, ADHD can lead the sufferer to be unable to cope in school or socially and possibly leads to depression. ADHD is a hyperactivity disorder with many symptoms that can be treated through therapy, emotional counselling, and use of medications. II. There is a plethora of symptoms when it comes to ADHD. A. Symptoms are separated into two categories, one is inattentiveness and the other is hyperactivity 1.

The presence of ADHD can alter the way one interact with people and ultimately affect one’s relationships with those people. The very nature of the core ADHD symptoms (inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity) can result in changing/affecting relationships. For example, inattention in an ADHD person could lead to them not listening to their non-ADHD significant other/family member. Hyperactivity could lead the ADHD person to doing “too much”, and impulsivity could lead an ADHD person to making irrational/rash decisions that may directly affect the relationship with their non-ADHD counterpart (Orlov,

I have been faced with many challenges with ADHD. It affects every aspect of my life including my behavior, my mood and most of all my cognitive and organizational skills. My late diagnosis made it difficult to accept and understand what was happening. First I was diagnosed with defiant child syndrome because I was not respecting my teachers at school, fighting and just being disrespectful.

Did you know, that approximately five percent of adults in the United States have ADHD? This translates to about eleven million American men and women. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or more commonly known as ADHD is a neurobehavioral condition that deals with difficulties with attention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity and which is treatable, but incurable, so more than two-thirds of adolescents continue to have symptoms in their adult years. Many people may confuse ADHD with ADD the difference is simple ADHD has the hyperactive and impulsive qualities in addition to the inattentiveness whereas ADD is the symptom of hyperactivity and the impulsive personality portion is absent. In a school setting, ADHD is sometimes seen as a disability

ADHD stands for Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and often affects children, and teens. In some events, it may last until adulthood. ADHD can often cause low self-esteem, troubled relationships, and difficulty at school and work. ADHD affected Williams when he was a young child. This especially hurt Williams because of what was happening during his early life.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) characteristics are noted on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website as, “trouble paying attention, controlling impulsive behavior (may act without thinking about what the result will be, or be overly active” (CDC, 2017). The CDC also goes on to list the signs and symptoms which are: “daydream a lot, forget or lose things a lot, squirm or fidget, talk too much, make careless mistakes or take unnecessary risk, have a hard time resisting temptation, have trouble taking turns, and have difficulty getting along with others” (CDC, 2017) The way to treat ADHD is a highly debated topic. There are three main ways parents can go about getting help for their child: the medication approach,

The prevalence of ADHD in school-aged children is estimated to be 3-5%

ADD and ADHD are almost one in the same, they have many similarities and diversities. “Studies show that approximately 11% of children 4-17 years of age (6.4 million) have been diagnosed with ADHD as of 2011”(“Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder”). Three to six more boys are diagnosed than girls. 25% of students with ADHD have other serious learning problems in one or more of these areas: oral expression, listening skills, reading comprehension, and math(“The Statistics of ADHD”).Majority of adults have had a form of ADHD since childhood but were never diagnosed until later in life which usually stems from someone in their life they are close to who has observed and recognized the symptoms they’ve shown. An adult can be diagnosed with

Which I think a lot of them could possibly be misdiagnosed. Even according to the book it was found that 20% of the time that professional over diagnosed with ADHD (Santrock, 2016, p.195). Also the Child Mind Institute shins a little light on why. CMI makes a great point that it is crucial to understand that is really behind a certain behavior, because it could be any number of things that could be causing the symptoms of ADHD; like learning disabilities and anxiety (Spiro, 2012, 1). I have actually been misdiagnosed myself.

The common behavioral problems in school-age children are ones that reflect on difficulties they experience with adjusting to challenges of developmental task. One of the most common is not obeying the parents, during the school-age years the child test the limits for what they can and can not do with their parents. Another behavioral problem that occurs when the child is school age is stealing. Some reasons for why the children do that is because they do not understand personal property rights, do it because it was a dare, and they cannot resist their temptation to have the item. Lastly, ADD and ADHD are another two disorders that are common in school-age

Growing up with a sister with ADHD was very hard. Even though she was 3 years older than me I felt that I was always more mature than her. There were times where she would act childish and was always filled with joy.

According to the American academy of pediatrics (2011), “Approximately 11% of children 4-17 years of age (6.4 million) have been diagnosed with ADHD as of 2011”. It is usually first diagnosed in childhood and often lasts into adulthood. ADHD is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood.