Hyperactivity

I am going to share with you my nephew Nolan. Nolan was my very first nephew. My sister was 18 when she had him, right after her senior year. So, she was young and really had no business having a child. Nolan’s first 3 years of his life, myself and parents were his constant. We played with him, bathe him, fed him, made sure he was read to every night before bed, and most of all loved him. Nolan started preschool and was a little ham. We thought that this was normal for him since he was still…

When people think of someone with a mental illness, they instantly think of that person being different than them. While most mental illnesses can not be seen outside the body, they can affect people greatly. A mental illness is not thought of as an actual physical disease, however; some mental illnesses can be debilitating, and require medication or special treatment. The brain is a very important part of the human body, if it is not functioning properly, how would the rest of the body function…

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almost always arises from an unnatural or morbid sensibility of the nerves, by which means this faculty is incessantly withdrawn from one impression to another.(Crichton) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder also known as ADHD is known as the neurobehavioral disorder, the diagnostic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…

Growing up in the world is exhilarating, full of adventures, and curiosity yet it is also trying, confusing, and similar to finding the way through a labyrinth. The world tends to throw many different situations and problems at children every day in an attempt to teach and develop the children into capable adults. Why add to the complexities of adolescents through the impetuous prescription of antidepressants and other behavioral medications? It is common practice for parents to look for…

ADHD & ME is very informative book that offers a young person point of view of how it feels to live and grow up with ADHD condition. In this memoir of life with ADHD, Black Taylor discusses how he gets along on a daily basis and offers his readers a guide who are in the same situation. This book, ADHD & ME, is very easy to read and understandable as it is organized in straightforward, simple manner. Taylor first describes each incident, then its cause and effects and at the end of each section,…

Cerebral Palsy and Cognition: How Cerebral Palsy Affects Education Cerebral palsy stems from an injury to the brain or abnormal development during the brain’s formation. “Experts believe that one to two of every 1,000 children born in the United States have cerebral palsy — a rate of occurrence that’s remained fairly stable for many years” according to (Gillette, para 11). People with cerebral palsy typically experience a combination of effects, partly because the direct results of their brain…

The drug epidemic in America is something that is hard to overlook these days. More and more people are dying from illicit drug overdoses and prescription drug overdoses. Pharmaceutical companies continue to create new drugs for new problems. Illicit drugs continue to be manufactured both internationally and domestically, being sold in every city across the nation. For Americans, medication has become a normal part of life. The media has played a significant role in how we view this…

Specific purpose: To persuade the audience that ADHD medications are not a crutch to gain will power. It is a medication which truly helps individuals with ADHD. Introduction I. Attention: I am a squirrel running around looking for an almond, and hiding my acorns in places I can’t find. Inattention problem? Actually, I have a broken reward pathway and ADHD medications are a benefit to people like me. II. Thesis: Attention deficit disorder is a real disease, undeniably proven with scientific…

In America, there are 6.4 million children who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, commonly known as ADHD. ADHD is a mental disorder that most often occurs in children. Symptoms of ADHD include trouble concentrating, paying attention, staying organized, and remembering details. Nearly 6.1 percent of these children are being treated for this disorder with some sort of medicine (Holland, 2014). The medicine is proven to alter the state of mind causing children to act like a “zombie” and…

exercise for its anti-depressant effects. In children exercise reduces levels of mental illnesses, psychological distress, and emotional disturbances, while improving their confidence levels. In addition to depression and anxiety, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder can also be present and again, there is a large relationship between physical activity and the symptoms of this disorder. For instance many children who suffer from this disorder struggle with regulating their emotions,…