Attention management

There are 3 different types of ADHD that children and adults can be identified with. They are predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type, predominantly inattentive type, and combined type. Predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type people tend to interrupt people, take risks, squirm or fidget, talk constantly, are impatient, blurt out answers and inappropriate comments, and act out of turn without thinking about the consequences. Since, these type of people tend to act on impulse and are hyperactive…

Childhood Apraxia of Speech Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a motor speech disorder that involves difficulty of the brain in planning the oral movements needed to produce speech sounds. It is not a muscle weakness; the brain has problems coordinating and sequencing muscle movements to produce the sounds or words that the child is attempting to say (Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Overview, 2015). The core problem includes both input processing, as well as production. The prevalence of CAS…

Anxiety is among the most common mental health disorders in children. The National Institute of Mental Health reports that 25% of teens experience anxiety, not accounting for those who remain undiagnosed or have not yet reached out for help. Because a new school year can often worsen or trigger anxiety in children and teens, the developmental pediatrics specialists at Pediatric Associates of Fairfield recommend the following tips to help ease back-to-school jitters. Developmental Pediatrics…

Javorsky, J. (1996). An examination of youth with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and language learning disabilities: a clinical study. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 29(3), 247-258. Javorsky, J. (1996) performed a study with 96 children to examine the language abilities of children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, a language learning disorder, children with both disorders, and typical developmental children. The study was based on participants that were…

ADHD: Diagnosis and Treatment Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or commonly known as ADHD is a common disorder in children in the United States with approximately 9% of American children diagnosed with this disorder. ADHD diagnoses have risen from ½ million in 1987 to approximately 4.5 million in 2006. : Due to the high increase in children being diagnosed with ADHD in recent years, critics feel children are overmedicated and overdiagnosed and other treatment options should be used,…

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…

are dependent upon this for their own effective execution” (Mash & Barkley, 2014). The other executive functions include working memory, problem solving, planning, and attention (Barkley, 2012). Based off of Barkley’s theory, the inability to inhibit information plays a role in working memory, problem solving, planning and attention. Deficits in these areas can be attributed to impulsive behavior, hyperactive behavior, and inattentive behavior. Executive functions such as inhibition,…

ADHD includes hyperactivity and inattention. Although studies have shown a few inconsistencies within symptomology across a developmental platform, inattention appears to be a reoccurring factor (Harrison, 2011). Harrison (2011) also states that attention problems were shown more in adolescents than in children, who showed more hyperactivity symptoms. Adolescent years are a time of great change and development. Certain symptoms of ADHD seem to be more prevalent depending on what stage of life…

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, one in ten children between ages four and seventeen are diagnosed with ADHD (“What You Need to Know,” n.d.). The CDC published Facts About ADHD to inform the public about what Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder is and to explain how the CDC is “working to understand how this disorder affects children and families, so that more can be done for treatment and prevention” (“What You Need to Know,” n.d., para. 1). The CDC…

Some people say that Percy Jackson doesn’t have ADHD, but I say that Percy Jackson does have ADHD. Percy Jackson does have ADHD because in the book “ The Lighting Thief ”, he doesn't act like a normal person. Also Percy has been diagnosed with the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The three main traits that Percy Jackson has is that he has a hard time keeping his mind on any one thing, he can’t stay or sit still, and he also doesn’t seem to think before he acts. To begin with, the…