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A reason why adults with ADHD go underdiagnosed is because doctors fear that they might do more harm than what is already done by the illness if they give them help. As Ginsburg says, “However although adults with ADHD experience chaotic lifestyles with impaired educational and vocational achievement and higher risk of substance abuse and imprisonment, many remain untreated.” (Ginsburg p.1) This is important because if adults experience these kinds of lifestyles, they should get help, most are…

their system in a different way than other kids. Parents are convinced that there is something mentally wrong with their child when they have behavioral problems. Traditionally, behavioral problems can reveal that the child does not receive adequate attention at home and the only way that can be resolved is if they get in trouble. Teachers and parents have a hard time dealing with children that have ADHD because they can sometimes be a disturbance in class and affect the learning environment.…

This article focuses on Tourette’s Syndrome (a neuropsychiatric disorder that affects roughly 1% of the population) and the relationship between increased gamma band activity in the thalamus promoted by deep brain stimulation and inhibition or minimization of tics and/or other symptoms of Tourette’s in both short-term and long-term evaluations. To clarify, tics are involuntary physical or verbal reactions that begin during early childhood and are characteristic of Tourette’s Syndrome. This…

Introduction In the study Neural Basis of Impaired Cognitive Flexibility in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa by SatoY, Saito N, Utsmi A, Aizawa E, Shoji T, et al. (2013), patients with anorexia nervosa were tested on how well their cognitive flexibility, the ability to stop thinking about one concept and be able to transition and think about another. In the study Cognitive Remediation Therapy for Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa-Treatment Satisfaction and the Perception of Change by Dahlgren C…

I believe that the Foundation Phase Framework and Maslow’s theory link to a child living in poverties education and social development. Maslow’s Hierarchy of need showed us how children’s basic needs to achieve more are air, food, drink, shelter, warmth and sleep. These are known as Biological and Physiological needs. To continue onto the next step the children must have these needs. In my placement I have witnessed children coming into the class very tired, by this child's lack of sleep, I…

The first speech impediment that children face is stuttering. Stuttering is a speech impediment in which the eloquence and normal flow of speech is compromised. (“Stuttering”). Stuttering usually involves the recurrence of syllables or one-syllable words. For example, when a child with the condition of stuttering tries to say the word “it” he or she might speak it as “it-it-it”. Also, when the child wants to say “mother” they may pronounce it as “mo-mo-mo-mother”. Prolongation is a form of…

Selective Mutism Overview The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders fourth edition, (DSM-IV), lists selective mutism in the category of disorders that are first diagnosed in infancy, childhood or adolescence. Selective mutism is characterized by one’s persistent failure to speak in certain social situations (e.g. with friends, at school) when they are expected to speak. The disorder can last for just a few months or even up to several years. The causes of the disorder are much…

This study investigated central auditory processing in unilateral hearing loss, due to the very limited studies investigating unilateral hearing loss’ effects on auditory processing. It is known that profound deafness in known to greatly reduce neural activity in the auditory nerve. However, in the past unilateral hearing loss was considered to be of little consequence because normal speech and language development will still occur through the normal hearing ear. Some researchers though, have…

"They were telling me, 'Honey, there's something wrong with your brain and this little pill's going to fix everything,'" recalled Micaela Kimball, who had been diagnosed with ADHD in 1997 as a Freshman in high school. However, that doctor was wrong. The emotional and self-image effects that had taken place because of her diagnosis and treatment had prevented Kimball from over coming those issues for many years (Schwarz 9). Stories like Kimball's are common in todays treatment for ADHD. Millions…

The classification of the current subtypes of ADHD were discussed and analyzed in each of the above articles. The subtypes discussed were ADHD – Predominantly Hyperactivity-Impulsivity, ADHD – Predominately Inattentive and ADHD – Combined. The argument was made to make ADHD – Inattentive, its own distinct disorder and unrelated to ADHD. The articles discuss at length, distinctions between ADHD – Predominately Inattentive and ADHD - Combined. These distinctions were as follows: essential…