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My little brother, Ethan, was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) when he was 7 years old. Today, at age 17, he is still very hyper and has a hard time focusing on anything for longer than 10 minutes when he doesn’t take his medicine. Because he is still in high school, this is a really big deal for him. From the time Ethan was diagnosed at age 7 until he was about 14 he was switched between quite a few medications, all meant to help him focus and perform better.…

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…

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects approximately 9.5% of children and 4% of adults in the United States. People with the disorder tend to have trouble keeping their attention focused on one thing and have a tendency to be very active and not be able to sit still. The modern method for diagnosing and treating ADHD is considered doubtful by some, in most cases the patient will go see a psychologist who will run the patient through a variety of…

For treating the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, non-medication therapy like massage therapy has been found very effective. So, massage therapy treatment is prevailing in the world as a management tool for ADHD. In most of recent studies, adolescents with ADHD who received…

time. Having a difficult time following directions, and is easily distracted. However, in the article, On the Temporal Characteristics of Performance Variability in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, “Increased intra-subject variability of reaction times (ISV-RT) is one of the most consistent findings in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder” (Feige et al., 2013). In the study of reaction times (ISV-RT) the conclusion is that is reflects temporal dynamics of certain functional brain…

Introduction The two assessment measurement that was chosen for this assignment include Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Test 2 (ADHDT-2) and Attention Deficit Disorder Evaluation Scale (ADDES-4). These two assessments were chosen to measure the characteristics of ADHD that are mainly inattention and hyperactivity impulsive behavior. These assessments will be used to test children who might have ADHD and who are in the age group from 6 to 10 years old. Thus, the purpose of using these…

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…

(CAS), and gain insight into numerous nursing situations that I believe will alter my future practice. One of the situations I encountered involved working with and gathering a general health history on a child, Patient X, with a possible attention deficit. Background During my second week of placement, I was fortunate enough to gather personal health histories from a few patients. One of the patients that stuck out to me in this time was Patient X, who has recently come in the care of CAS and…

the task at hand and may make her seem confused to how to react in such situations. Attention deficit disorders of both types can affect learning, and interactions with peers and adults. Attention deficit disorders may coexist with learning disabilities that are obvious in Georgia’s case. Georgia’s learning ability seems below average which is another indication that she might have either attention deficit disorder or another learning disability. Her inability to concentrate in class or when…