A boy and his mother go to the doctor. The mother tells the doctor that her son has been having trouble paying attention in school and that he is constantly moving around and she wants to know why. The doctor tells them that the boy has ADHD (attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder) and it is not uncommon for his age. ADHD may seem like an uncontrollable diagnosis but it can be controlled.
To tell if people have ADHD they have to be showing the same symptoms for a certain length of time that they would not exhibit normally. The best way to tell if someone has ADHD is to see if they are still paying attention well in school. When a person has ADHD they can’t pay attention anymore or as well as they used to and grades is also a great way to …show more content…
The way the medication works is that is goes by a dosage and the bigger the dosage the more effectiveness it has. A lower dosage does not have as much effect as a higher dosage will. When to take the pill depends on what kind of dosage is prescribed: a lower dosage will have to be taken two to three times a day with three to four hours between the next pill. A higher dosage needs to be taken once a day early in the morning and it will last ten to fourteen hours a day. Some different types of ADHD: Adderall, Ritalin, Concerta, Focalin, Daytrana, Metadate or Methylin, Dexedrine or Dextrostat, and Vyvanse are the most common types of medication used for ADHD (Marks). After taking the medication for a long time and seeing that it is not a big deal that it seemed like it was when it all …show more content…
The main reason why they are looked at differently is because they will do things differently than somebody else would and that makes them look a little different but they still do the same task just a little bit differently. Many people don’t understand that when someone has ADHD it makes them think differently than someone without ADHD but they still have great potential and the benefits ADHD has is greater than the negative effects it has because if they can keep themselves busy and not sitting still all the time they can come up with really useful ideas and ways of making an object that has only one use have two uses or more and that is greater than looking at them as different
To tell if people have ADHD they have to be showing the same symptoms for a certain length of time that they would not exhibit normally. The best way to tell if someone has ADHD is to see if they are still paying attention well in school. When a person has ADHD they can’t pay attention anymore or as well as they used to and grades is also a great way to …show more content…
The way the medication works is that is goes by a dosage and the bigger the dosage the more effectiveness it has. A lower dosage does not have as much effect as a higher dosage will. When to take the pill depends on what kind of dosage is prescribed: a lower dosage will have to be taken two to three times a day with three to four hours between the next pill. A higher dosage needs to be taken once a day early in the morning and it will last ten to fourteen hours a day. Some different types of ADHD: Adderall, Ritalin, Concerta, Focalin, Daytrana, Metadate or Methylin, Dexedrine or Dextrostat, and Vyvanse are the most common types of medication used for ADHD (Marks). After taking the medication for a long time and seeing that it is not a big deal that it seemed like it was when it all …show more content…
The main reason why they are looked at differently is because they will do things differently than somebody else would and that makes them look a little different but they still do the same task just a little bit differently. Many people don’t understand that when someone has ADHD it makes them think differently than someone without ADHD but they still have great potential and the benefits ADHD has is greater than the negative effects it has because if they can keep themselves busy and not sitting still all the time they can come up with really useful ideas and ways of making an object that has only one use have two uses or more and that is greater than looking at them as different