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Who can diagnose ADHD? ADHD is diagnosed by either a psychiatrist, psychologist or psychotherapist who specialises in ADHD. General practitioners can identify symptoms of ADHD and give a primary diagnosis, but they may not necessarily have the knowledge to identify the signs of ADHD to accurately diagnose and treat ADHD, often, they will refer you to specialists of ADHD. Teachers or parents are not able to diagnose ADHD but can help identify children that may have ADHD (Frank, 1998). Symptoms to…

We provided vision screenings to four year olds at a public Pre-K. We had the children sit in a chair at a distance of ten feet from the Snellen chart. We pointed at pictures and asked the child to identify a house, apple, and umbrella. Some children were nervous and very quiet, so we had them point to paper we had with pictures of a house, an apple, and an umbrella. Each child was given a fun pair of glasses with one eye covered. The child had to get four out of five correct on a line and then…

Our perception of the world around us is strongly related to our vision, but sometimes it is very difficult to distinguish between reality and illusions. Illusions skew the brain’s interpretations of visual stimuli in a way that alters our perception of objective reality. When we look at the Ebbinghaus illusion as shown in Figure 1 for instance, two circles of identical size appear to be of different size when one is positioned in the middle of a ring of larger circles and the other is…

ADHD is a serious disorder and is killing people because of the medicine doctors use. You may know that many people get ADHD but most children don't know they have it. Once a diagnosis is made and medication is given out life can get better and worse at the same time. ADHD is a common disorder and a cure needs to be found now. Imagine sitting in class and not being able to focus and struggling to learn. ADHD is one of the most common childhood disorders and can continue through adolescence and…

In the article that we are assigned to read by Barkley, it discussed several main points that may become problematic for a child with ADHD in present time, as well as in the future. First, before reflecting on the main topics of the article, I wanted to state that I felt that this article was extremely confusing to comprehend. I had read this article several times throughout the week, and still was unable to understand or pinpoint exactly what they were discussing through out the article. When…

Thesis: I am studying how ADHD affects family life because I want to find out what impact a family member who is a diagnosis of ADHD has on the family dynamics in order to deepen my and other peer’s understanding of the differences and misconceptions of life with ADHD. Questions: What are some disorders that are similar to ADHD? When and where was ADHD discovered? How did researchers and doctors know how to create specific medication to treat ADHD? How has ADHD changed overtime? Why and how do…

Dylen is a friendly, sweet cooperative and sensitive student. Dylen likes to interact with his peers and dance. One of Dylen’s greatest strengths is expressing his feelings and emotions. In sessions, Dylen is able to articulate the factors that caused his current feeling. He enjoys sharing stories about his family and classroom experiences. Occasionally, Dylen will over talk the counselor and the other group member when he is excited to share or disclose information. However, Dylen has increased…

Article 1 is titled “Social Information Processing n Elementary-School Aged Children with ADHD: Medication Effects and Comparisons with Typical Children” by Sarah King, Daniel Waschbusch, William Pelham Jr, Bradley Frankland, Brendan Andrade, Sophie Jacques, and Penny Corkum. The study done was to examine social information processing in medicated and non-medicated children with ADHD and in controls. There were 75 children which consisted of 56 boys and 19 girls ranging from ages 6-12. 41 of the…

Kingdom Hearts Name: Anthony Garcia Topic: What is Kingdom Hearts? General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: By the end of my speech the audience to know the origin and story of Kingdom Hearts. Introduction Attention Getter: Kingdom Hearts is a combination of Final Fantasy and Disney where a boy with a giant key for a weapon goes to different Disney worlds to stop enemies known as the Heartless as well as famous Disney Villains from taking over the worlds. Purpose: To inform my audience what…

Abstract Objectives: The anticonvulsant effect of cannabinoid compound illustrated in various models of seizure and epilepsy. On the other hand, there are controversial findings about the role of large conductance calcium-activated potassium (BK) channels in the pathogenesis of epilepsy. Also, there is no data regarding the effect of co-administration of cannabinoid type 1 (CB1) receptor agonists and BK channels antagonists in the acute models of seizure in mice. In this study, the effects of…