Attention span

I’m sorry I wasn’t paying attention Introduction: How many kids with ADHD does it take to screw in a light bulb? Want to go get something to eat? Kids these days have no idea what life is like without technology. We can do literally anything in just seconds without having to move from whatever position we are in. But, is technology affecting the way our brain develops and also shortening our attention span? Jacque Wilson from CNN wrote and article about IQ scores. Wilson describes a study…

The Impact of Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder On the Development of Friendships During Childhood Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) is a neuropsychiatric disorder that is characterized by either one or a combination of hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattention (Kawabata, Tseng, & Gau, 2012). Hyperactivity and impulsivity cause a child to act out in disruptive ways such as yelling or distracting other people, while inattention causes a child to lack the ability to…

For the most part, the cause of ADHD is still unknown. While scientists believe there is a genetic factor, environmental issues may also play a role. International research on twins with ADHD indicates that it occurs in family members often. Identical twins are at an extremely high rate of having ADHD is their twin also has it. Fraternal twins have an almost 40% likelihood of having the disorder if their womb partner also does. Siblings of adolescents with ADHD are also more likely to have ADHD,…

because I was a girl and I could get hurt. This didn’t stop me from playing though, I would plead my case continuously until my brother and his friends gave in. So even as a child a took a stand on gender bias. In school I noticed that I had a short attention span, although no one seemed to notice that I hardly ever paid…

Melchior Adam Wiekard was a German physician who, in 1775, wrote a medical text book in which five and a half pages in the third chapter are devoted to an Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) like illness. This appears to be the first record of such a disorder, predating Still by more than a hundred and twenty years. Wiekard describes inattentiveness as more common in children and women, more common in the young than the old, more common in someone who is happy than in someone who is…

transferred to a different elementary school where his parents discovered he had ADHD. My mom, Diane Ellis, always knew that Dylan was different; he would run around the house like crazy, but the most outstanding issue that Diane found was his attention span was lower than most children. I will never forget his multiple anger outbreaks, which result in Dylan acting in an extreme physical manner. The hardest part for me, was understanding what his disability actually was. I always knew that he…

Shyness or Aggressiveness? Some students use these and many more emotions as barriers to try and hide their interior conflicts. One possible contributing factor to emotional disturbance can be found in deficits in communication. According to Project Ideal, an estimated 71% of students with emotional disorders also have expressive and receptive language disorders that impact their ability to understand and communicate with peers and adults. Miscommunication is a main effect that results in…

disabilities. Carrie and Ron noticed that David had a disability around age three, they notice that he had little or no eye contact, he had no attention span, he was walking on his toes, he was nonverbal and had sensory issues (loudness). David was originally tested by Central Valley Regional Center. CVRC had a hard time testing David because of his short attention span and because he was non verbal so he did not qualify for their…

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is a genetic disorder that is the most common cause of inherited mental retardation. Although often compared to autism, FXS is a comprehensive disorder, characterized by numerous physical and behavioral symptoms. FXS is a caused by trinucleotide repeats on the X chromosome, which prevents the production of the protein FMRP, that is necessary for normal brain functioning. It is important for parents, educators, and the general population to better understand this syndrome…

incapacity of attending with a necessary degree of constancy to any one object, almost always arises from an unnatural or morbid sensibility of the nerves, by which means this faculty is incessantly withdrawn from one impression to another.(Crichton) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder also known as ADHD is known as the neurobehavioral disorder, the diagnostic are normally active in children. As I researched this diagnostic, I learned that ADHD…