Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

exhibit symptoms that are very similar to Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD). These disorders affect sensory perception. One is Audio Processing Disorder (APD), another is Visual Processing Disorder (VPD), and the third is Sensory Processing Disorder (VPD). This paper defines these four disorders, explores commonalities among symptoms, and offers suggestions of accommodations that could help in a classroom where multiples of these disorders are present. This paper uses the acronym…

Ritalin, which goes by the generic name Methylphenidate, is a central nervous system stimulant that is heavily prescribed in the United States. It is used to combat the effects of attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and narcolepsy. Ritalin is designed to prevent hyperactivity and impulse control, prominent symptoms of ADD and ADHD. It does this by affecting the chemicals in the brain and nerves that cause these types of symptoms (Ritalin: Uses,…

Disruptive Behavior Disorders are among the easiest to identify in children among all other coexisting conditions. Disruptive Behavior Disorders, DBDs, are a group of disorders–Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder, and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder– characterized by behaviors that are disruptive to the social environment and ranges from fairly annoying behaviors to the violation of rules and the infliction of harm on others (American Psychiatric Association, 1994).…

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder The DSM-5 describes the essential feature of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as “a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity that interferes with functioning or development” (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Several inattentive or hyperactive-impulsive symptoms are present in two or more settings, and were present prior to age 12 years. Symptoms must “interfere with, or reduce the quality of social, academic or…

Medicalizing Deviance: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Rachael Haub Franciscan University of Steubenville A . Hendershott 10/20/2015 Introduction Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD is a psychological disorder that results in challenges retaining attention, hyperactivity, or impulsiveness that is not appropriate for a person’s age . In children these symptoms must emerge between ages six and twelve and must last for at least six months for a diagnosis to be made . These…

A Rhetorical Analysis of a Public Document The Centers for disease control and prevention begins by providing an analyzes to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by acknowledging facts to a common but not so common disorder. The Centers for disease control address ADHD by expressing vital information that benefits families and society as a whole. The Centers for disease control (website last updated January 6, 2016), successfully provides informative as well as conversational…

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a mental disorder that is most common in children. It is a neuropsychiatric syndrome that affects children worldwide. The primary characteristic of (ADHD) is a persistent pattern of inattentive, or hyperactive/impulsive behaviour that interferes with functioning and child’s development. There are different symptoms of ADHD, for instance, difficulty in sustaining attention in tasks and activities, unable to give attention to details, and…

The Causes and Effects of ADHD Aiden Hackenberg Mrs. Trant Final May 23,2017 Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, also known as ADHD, is a genetically transmitted disorder with many different side effects. ADHD is diagnosed by inattentiveness, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. The most common theory for the cause of ADHD is carried to children and adults through affected family members. Three to five percent of children are affected with ADHD. There is no known cause…

Eight-year-old Joey, has a diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder – Hyperactivity Impulsivity (ADHD-HI). According to the DSM5 the symptoms Joey would be showing during class are inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. The symptoms under inattention, Joey would be experiencing difficultly paying attention in class, makes careless errors on his school work, has a hard time following instructions, does not seem to be listening very well, not organized, easily distracted and…

INTRODUCTION Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and opposition defiance disorder (ODD), separately are challenging and paired equivocates a thoroughly unrelenting challenge. ADHD affects ten percent of school age children and boys are three times more likely to be diagnosed. ODD affects one to sixteen percent of school age children, which creates a unique set of challenges for parents, children and educators alike. There are many steps to noticing and identifying symptoms for these…