Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder controversies

Hidden Dangers of ADHD Medication There are mixed emotions when it comes to the topic of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and treatment plans. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2016) stated, “ADHD is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood” (“Facts about ADHD,” para. 1). One would think taking any medication over an extended time period would cause some kind of health problems, however, that is further from the truth. There are various types of…

The controversy around pesticides use! Reading all the different articles in the American Earth book highlighted many important issues and concerned about our society regarding the environment and its impact on our health and the health of the wildlife around us. Though, I can say that the one topic that made me really stop to think and felt that it hits closer to home, was the one about pesticides. After all my dad died 4 years ago because of stomach cancer. What did my dad eat, and how safe…

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), is diagnosed when children display persistent age-inappropriate symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. Since ADHD is one of the most common (3% to 5%) childhood mental disorder, a lot of controversies debated whether behavioral therapy (BT) or medication alone (MM) would be more efficient as the treatment for ADHD (Arnold et al., 1997, p.865). In 1992, the Collaborative Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD (the MTA),…

The Abuse of ADHD Medication Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a neurological, behavioral disorder that affects children. In fact Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a disorder that is over diagnosed. Thousands of children who do not have the disorder are diagnosed with it each year. Furthermore, not only children are being misdiagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, but also adults. An alarming number of parents are deceiving medical personnel to receive…

wanted anything other than the emptiness and loneliness I felt in our marriage. Things had taken a turn for the worse when somehow or another he had been written a prescription for the drug Adderall. Adderall is prescribed for ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). He was lazy and slept when he wasn’t working, eating or drinking. He did not have ADHD, he was the exact opposite, yet he had a filled prescription. I remember when he had told me he had gotten a prescription for Adderall.…

My other concern centered on being coherent. There was a lot of work and review to be sure one sentence flowed to the next. I call it “connecting the dots” so my readers were not getting lost when I moved from thought to thought. I have Attention Deficit Disorder; being able to “connect the dots” when I translate from thought to speaking and writing is a big concern for…

what is ADHD? It affects millions of children and often persists into adulthood. ADHD used to be called Attention-Deficit Disorder or ADD. ADHD means Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. ADHD is a problem of not being able to focus, being really active. Children with ADHD may struggle with low self-esteem, troubled relationships and poor performance in school, paying attention, hyperactivity, and impulsive behavior. Some people never completely grow out of their ADHD. But one way or…

statistically students with learning disabilities account for as much as six percent of the kindergarten to twelfth grade population, and this data does not include disorders such as dyslexia, the difficulty in interpreting words, and ADHD, which may cause difficulty in impulsiveness or attention (Borgioli). The two aforementioned disorders and other mental disabilities all face challenges in the world due to their differences from neurologically-typical…

been made public due to the damage it would do to the pharmaceutical industry. In Rosenhan’s study, eight participants with no prior history with any mental disorder were going to try gain admission into twelve psychiatric hospitals. This resulted in all of the participants getting in and getting diagnosed with the following mental disorders: schizophrenia…

Darnell is a 5th grade student with a learning disability and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. He has an issue with impulsive and inattentive behaviors that often get him in trouble in the classroom. Darnell has been suspended 26 times for about a combination of 30 days. He was told that he would still be provided services through in home tutoring during his suspension, but during his latest suspension he had only received services once so far. In his latest instance, he was thought…