Memory is something that we all have to have to experience life. It is not good when we lose our memory at all. Being able to identify who we are is a part of our memory. There are levels in which memory works in order for us to know who we are and what we are made up of. When it comes to memory they are a lot of things that can affect it and make us different from one another. In my research, I am going to talk about Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, also known as, ADHD, and the part of memory that it relates to.
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by behavioral symptoms of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013) that affects approximately 5.9% to 7.1% of children and adolescents (Willcutt, 2012). ADHD comes with a lot of health issues that can affect ones behavior such as their symptoms. ADHD symptoms are …show more content…
Although attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was originally conceptualized as a childhood disorder that may be outgrown (Resnick, 2005), findings from more recent studies have suggested that upward of 70% of children diagnosed with ADHD experience symptoms that persist into adolescence and adulthood (Barkley, Fischer, Smallish, & Fletcher, 2002; Biederman, Mick, & Faraone, 2000). Working memory (WM) has garnered particular attention as an executive function that regularly yields moderate to large between group effects when children or adults with ADHD are compared to nonaffected peers (Kasper, Alderson, & Hudec, 2012; Martinusen, Hayden, Hogg-Johnson, & Tannock, 2005; Schoechlin & Engel, 2005). Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects children but also it affects adults. You would be surprised on how this disorder can affect ones life children and adults. ADHD in adults has been estimated at 4.4% in the United States and 3.4%
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by behavioral symptoms of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013) that affects approximately 5.9% to 7.1% of children and adolescents (Willcutt, 2012). ADHD comes with a lot of health issues that can affect ones behavior such as their symptoms. ADHD symptoms are …show more content…
Although attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was originally conceptualized as a childhood disorder that may be outgrown (Resnick, 2005), findings from more recent studies have suggested that upward of 70% of children diagnosed with ADHD experience symptoms that persist into adolescence and adulthood (Barkley, Fischer, Smallish, & Fletcher, 2002; Biederman, Mick, & Faraone, 2000). Working memory (WM) has garnered particular attention as an executive function that regularly yields moderate to large between group effects when children or adults with ADHD are compared to nonaffected peers (Kasper, Alderson, & Hudec, 2012; Martinusen, Hayden, Hogg-Johnson, & Tannock, 2005; Schoechlin & Engel, 2005). Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects children but also it affects adults. You would be surprised on how this disorder can affect ones life children and adults. ADHD in adults has been estimated at 4.4% in the United States and 3.4%