Narrative Opening
My topic is ADD/ADHD specifically in college students. For those of you who don’t know what ADHD stands for it means attention deficit hyperactive disorder. This simply stated means that the one who has ADHD is often unable to concentration. They also may have trouble being still for long periods of time and sometimes it is difficult to retain information. I chose ADHD because, it is a topic that is fairly close to my heart. My brother and god sister were diagnosed with ADHD at different times but I have seen their struggles in school and in their social lives due to their condition. My brother was diagnosed his sophomore year of college he is now a senior, he has learned how to accommodate his disorder and is doing well. …show more content…
For instance he has told me that he must study in complete silence no television, or music playing. He has to have his books laid out in a certain fashion so he won’t bounce from pages of one book to another without thinking about it and then get confused. Other people who are around him can’t even talk too loudly because, his mind will wonder off into something other than his studies and I never quite understood what he meant by that I just thought it was a matter of self-control but, now I see that it is an actual symptom of a disorder. I want to learn what causes AHDH and if there is a cure for it. I want to know how many adults suffer from it and I want to see if having it really effects your total outlook on life or if its just a blimp in one’s life journey. I hope that doing my research I will at least answer these few questions I have about ADHD and helps me to empathize more toward my big brother and god …show more content…
This book is a look at what ADD/ADHD used to be and mean in society to what it means today in medical terms as well as socially and what medications are involved and the alternatives to medications available to all with ADHD. In the book it says “higher-income parents who are more knowledgeable about manipulating the educational system to maximize their children’s chances may look upon ADHD as a useful tool for negotiating additional resources for their children in the class or exam room.” (Leo 243). I believe this source is credible because, it has a lot of statistics done by different universities and organizations. It’s a collection of information in one book. I will use this in my paper by getting some statistics and models to show my
My topic is ADD/ADHD specifically in college students. For those of you who don’t know what ADHD stands for it means attention deficit hyperactive disorder. This simply stated means that the one who has ADHD is often unable to concentration. They also may have trouble being still for long periods of time and sometimes it is difficult to retain information. I chose ADHD because, it is a topic that is fairly close to my heart. My brother and god sister were diagnosed with ADHD at different times but I have seen their struggles in school and in their social lives due to their condition. My brother was diagnosed his sophomore year of college he is now a senior, he has learned how to accommodate his disorder and is doing well. …show more content…
For instance he has told me that he must study in complete silence no television, or music playing. He has to have his books laid out in a certain fashion so he won’t bounce from pages of one book to another without thinking about it and then get confused. Other people who are around him can’t even talk too loudly because, his mind will wonder off into something other than his studies and I never quite understood what he meant by that I just thought it was a matter of self-control but, now I see that it is an actual symptom of a disorder. I want to learn what causes AHDH and if there is a cure for it. I want to know how many adults suffer from it and I want to see if having it really effects your total outlook on life or if its just a blimp in one’s life journey. I hope that doing my research I will at least answer these few questions I have about ADHD and helps me to empathize more toward my big brother and god …show more content…
This book is a look at what ADD/ADHD used to be and mean in society to what it means today in medical terms as well as socially and what medications are involved and the alternatives to medications available to all with ADHD. In the book it says “higher-income parents who are more knowledgeable about manipulating the educational system to maximize their children’s chances may look upon ADHD as a useful tool for negotiating additional resources for their children in the class or exam room.” (Leo 243). I believe this source is credible because, it has a lot of statistics done by different universities and organizations. It’s a collection of information in one book. I will use this in my paper by getting some statistics and models to show my