In this article I learned more about ADHD meaning what is how its broken down and much more in the following review I will touch on key points in the article. First what is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? ADHD is a disorder that effects 10% of school children, now saying this most of them are boys for they are three times more likely to be diagnosed with it. “Kids with ADHD act without thinking, are hyperactive, and have trouble focusing. They may understand what 's expected of them but have trouble following through because they can 't sit still, pay attention, or focus on details.” (Hasan, 2014, p. 1) Now just because a kid acts out from time to time doesn’t mean they have ADHD. ADHD will affect their abilities to socialize, become educated and they will be a handful at home. Thanks to medical research children and adults can live with ADHD and still manage to have a successful life.
It wasn’t until the end of the early half of the 1990’s before ADHD was called ADHD before it was called ADD (attention deficit disorder) it was at this point where it was broken up into three different subtypes: inattentive (i.e. forgetfulness or …show more content…
Many kids with ADHD are evaluated and treated by primary care doctors, including pediatricians and family practitioners, but may be referred to specialists like psychiatrists, psychologists, or neurologists. (Hasan, 2014, p. 3) to be considered of having ADHD a child must display behaviours from one other the subtypes mentioned earlier, the behaviours must occur for longer then 6 months and the behaviours must be affecting at least two areas of a childs life those being friendships and school ect. A doctor will also check a few things to rule out any possability of the problem being anther medical condition, parents and other significant adult figurs in a childs life will undergo questioning
It wasn’t until the end of the early half of the 1990’s before ADHD was called ADHD before it was called ADD (attention deficit disorder) it was at this point where it was broken up into three different subtypes: inattentive (i.e. forgetfulness or …show more content…
Many kids with ADHD are evaluated and treated by primary care doctors, including pediatricians and family practitioners, but may be referred to specialists like psychiatrists, psychologists, or neurologists. (Hasan, 2014, p. 3) to be considered of having ADHD a child must display behaviours from one other the subtypes mentioned earlier, the behaviours must occur for longer then 6 months and the behaviours must be affecting at least two areas of a childs life those being friendships and school ect. A doctor will also check a few things to rule out any possability of the problem being anther medical condition, parents and other significant adult figurs in a childs life will undergo questioning