Adhd Essay

For my annotated bibliography, I have chosen the topic of Telecommunication History, more specifically, television. I will be looking at how television has impacted society since its debut in 1927. More specifically, I will be looking at the effect television has had on children. The idea that television may play a role in children’s behaviour is a very controversial topic. There are some key factors that determine whether or not a television program has any effect on children. The first one…

Adderall aids diagnosed patients with the ability to calm down and focus. Those who do not have ADHD, take Adderall with the intent of assisting in attentiveness and concentration in order to improve academic performance. According to Dr. Richard Kadison, “five to eight percent of college students genuinely suffer from ADHD. Recent studies, however, have shown that up to 35 percent of college students who have not been diagnosed are abusing stimulants in order…

Developing this mindset for working with attention-deficit students has been an interesting process. Reading the books entitled Nowhere to Hide and ADD/ADHD Behavior-Change Resource Kit, as required by this class, has opened my eyes and heart to the challenges and rewards of working with these students. The mindset that has evolved through this learning process is to focus more on what the students can do and to maintain a positive attitude. I feel that it is my responsibility to help students…

ADD Natural Remedies - Herbals Passionflower Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) can be effective in calming children with ADHD. Those sixteen years of age and older should take 100 to 200 mg twice a day. Children ages ten through fifteen should take 50 to 100 mg twice daily. Children under ten should be given 25 to 50 mg twice daily. St Johns Wort If your child is depressed, Saint-John’s-wort (Hypericum perforatum) may help. Children ages ten through fifteen should take 5° to 150 mg…

abuse (Behavioral Medicine). However, treatments are expensive and prescribed medications do not work for everyone. In fact, a study in 2005 revealed that the annual cost of illness for patients diagnosed with Attention-deficit hypertension disorder (ADHD) was between 32 billion and 52 billion dollars (New Data: Medication and Behavior Treatment). Also, some medications, such as antidepressants,…

Baltimore, Maryland, Debbie would continue to receive reports from teachers about his diminishing ability to stay on task. It was at age nine that Phelps’ pediatrician recommended he be tested and, low and behold, the future swimmer was diagnosed with ADHD and prescribed Ritalin, a stimulant drug. At first, Phelps took it with no problem and started to pay more attention. His mother and sisters were protective and oversaw how he was behaving and what he was eating. Then middle school hit and…

Adderall XR for the treatment of ADHD in adolescents. It will discuss the history of Adderall as well as present several case studies and findings including side effects both positive and negative on adolescents. Specifically this paper will focus on the history, case studies, and side effects adolescents have been known to exhibit with both short term and long term use. Adderall and its Effects on Adolescents Adderall and Adderall XR is currently used to treat ADHD in adolescents. Adderall…

Jumping thoughts, forgotten conversations and bored days. Misplaced Composition is a poem that uses personification and style to mimic the disorganized and fidgety personna of a forgetful ADHD person. The poem’s lines horizontally are broken up to mimic the unexpected ups and downs that life carries. Personification and style imitate the liveliness of relationships and personalities. The theme of the poem is reflected in this as life is never predictable and is always exciting. In the first…

shown to decrease fighting and other aggressive acts (Hinshaw, Heller & McHale, 1992), decrease signs of conduct disorders and noncompliance, and improve parent-child interactions. These positive results are utilized to formulate the argument that ADHD is chemically based. However, when glancing at these results one should dig deeper. Stimulant medications do not work for 20-30% of school-aged children and 50% of preschoolers in the short term (Heward, 2009), and has a surprising effect on the…

Narcissism Research has shown that almost 30 to 40 percent of daily conversations and interactions with other people are centered on ourselves. However, this is only half as much as attention that we focus on ourselves while posting on social media. Studies have shown that up to 80 per cent of our social media posts are about ourselves. In a study conducted by Harvard University, researchers looked for a correlation between talking about yourself and the lighting up of pleasure centers in the…