There are many components to ADHD that have caused, and continue to cause controversy. Diagnosis of the disorder, treatment of it, and even whether ADHD actually exists have all been argued for many years. The main area of controversy surrounding ADHD is what symptoms should be considered part of the disorder. To many, being “distractible, fidgety, and impulsive” all qualify someone as a potential ADHD sufferer. However, some skeptics believe that these qualitities are normal for young, energetic children who are made to sit and be quiet for hours at school. They believe that these perfectly “healthy schoolchildren” would act much differently in a more “natural outdoor environment.” Although researchers have discovered brain differences and evidence of impairment in daily activites in those who suffer from ADHD, there are many who view ADHD "symptoms" as “an extreme expression of normal human behavior”. These researchers use the term neurodiversity to describe genetic variations …show more content…
Those who argue against ADHD being considered a mental illness claim that because such a large number of people show symptoms commonly associated with ADHD to some extent, ADHD is not actually a disorder. To some, the fact that many people show these behaviors, combined with the fact that a wide range of disorders exhibit similar symptoms to ADHD suggests that ADHD itself should not be considered a mental disorder. People who argue for ADHD being considered a true disorder believe that most people with high activity levels and more impulsivity do not experience the interference with their daily lives that those with ADHD do. Symptoms caused by ADHD “interfere with a person 's ability to successfully function in their environment.” The presence of this impairment in daily functionality places those with ADHD at the extreme end of "normal behavior"; therefore, this disorder is indeed a mental
ADHD is very common and the symptoms our patient, Kevin, is experiencing are in line with the symptoms used to diagnose it. More specifically, Kevin’s symptoms are matching the combined classification of ADHD. As a general diagnosis, ADHD is a very common disorder, and can be classified into three types- Inattentive, Hyperactive-Impulsive, and Combined. Inattentive ADHD is the type where the patient is easily distracted, a common stereotype (albeit true) of ADHD patients. This type is generally associated with lack of attention to detail, careless mistakes, failure to keep on task (being easily distracted), and being forgetful.
(Forward: The Prologue Preamble Perambulate) SERVING NO ESSAYS BEFORE THEIR TIME While demonstrably neurotic to care about wines and worry over colleges, before their time - both of which, during the writing of these initial drafts, are in my far-flung future - I can’t help myself. If I had a nickel for every time someone told me I had OCD, I’d have $39.25! However, the dispassionate diagnosis of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is not so singularly simple, for example, while some excitable clinicians propose I exhibit multiple symptoms of CDO, which is almost exactly like OCD, but in alphabetical order; other more melodramatic diagnosticians advocate for a verdict of Compulsive Disorder Extreme, which is indistinguishable from OCD & CDO, but sequential - just as it should be!
I. Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, more well-known as ADHD, is a disorder that affects 9% of children in the U.S. When left untreated, ADHD can lead the sufferer to be unable to cope in school or socially and possibly leads to depression. ADHD is a hyperactivity disorder with many symptoms that can be treated through therapy, emotional counselling, and use of medications. II. There is a plethora of symptoms when it comes to ADHD. A. Symptoms are separated into two categories, one is inattentiveness and the other is hyperactivity 1.
ADHD affects behaviour and social development in that they get easily frustated, which could be the same children with Autism this affects there Emotional and social development. Dyslexia is a condition that affects learning literacy so what they think they are reading may not be what is actually there so they get stuck with understand letters they may
I am responsible for my own success and ADHD will not stop me from accomplishing my life goals even if it means having sticky notes all over my room, the car, and on my notebooks. The responsibility that comes with ADHD as a young adult can be overwhelming but gratifying. It allows me to be a VISIONARY creative in my approach to control my repetitive actions, stay focused, not forget, and stay motivated. I must remain committed to continuing what works best for me no matter what anyone else thinks and hopefully inspire others who feel ADHD limits their abilities. My ETHICAL behavior was challenged before my diagnosis, not distinguishing right and wrong behavior.
Since I can remember, I have always encountered a difficult time reading and writing. And that for sure had to do with my learning disabilities. From when I was an infant my parents knew something was up. I was not hitting the ‘milestones’ that babies should be hitting around a certain age.
A person suffering from this disorder may have difficulties concentrating
Many children have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), and the amount of those children being prescribed a medication for their disorder has grown largely in the last couple of years. This caused concern to arise in doctors; some of them went as far to say that most children diagnosed and treated for ADHD are really just immature and undisciplined (Koplewicz). Even if this is untrue, they say that the children would do better if treated with alternative options. Children diagnosed with ADHD are in serious distress, but not because of bad teaching or parenting. It is because their brains work differently than others, and they need to be treated properly.
The last reason why children are being misdiagnosed for ADHD is because the child’s doctors are taking the easy way out. Once, doctors insisted on hours of evaluation of a child before making a diagnosis or prescribing a medication. Today doctors brag that they can make an initial assessment of a child and write a prescription in less than 20 minutes (Guelph Murphy 2006). Some doctors today think treating a child is more about speed rather than accuracy. “Many Clinicians find it easier to tell parents their child has a brain- based disorder than suggest parenting changes” (Guelph Murphy 2006).
The three mental ailments associated with ADHD are inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsivity. Living with these conditions is no easy task. Anyone of those symptoms can individually lead to not having good grades, or even losing track of a simple conversation. Put all of them together and you have a dangerous mix that in undoubtably going to lead to poor school performance and an inept social life, if the proper means are not taken. Therefore, the effectiveness outweighs the risk when it comes to this medication, which in turn makes ADHD medication a promising and efficient treatment for children with attention deficit hyperactivity
Intro-hook: Imagine your loved one unexpectedly commits suicide. Your mother, your father, your sister, or your brother. A mental illness such as depression can lead to someone taking their life. The scariest part is that whole time you didn't realize they had those thoughts. But the problem is this happens every 40 seconds around the world and we don't realize it.
Dyslexia is commonly thought of as a learning disability. People think they cannot read or they are unintelligent and will not amount to anything. However, many successful people have dyslexia, Charles Schwab, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Albert Einstein just to name a few (eida.org, Buchanan). Most people would think these people had to overcome dyslexia to become successful but many would argue that they are successful because they have dyslexia. Though many people see dyslexia as a disability, the condition is actually beneficial.
Says Tkachuck. “We have to make a judgment call at some point, and like I said we use a lot of different methods when measuring ADHD, so hopefully that kind of weeds out a lot of individuals hoping to benefit from the perks of ADHD. It can be very hard though and misdiagnosis happen.” According to a research, article published The National Center
Shockingly, the main cause of their mental illnesses is because of school, including grades. Students who attend school more often actually get high-average grades, in contrast to the ones who are always absent (Horton). In addition, depression and anxiety heavily affect their performance in school. “Extreme anxiety, severe clinical depression, obsessive compulsive order attention deficit disorder… are illnesses that are related to memory loss are examples of such dysfunctions that may lead to procrastination,” says Brandon Gaille, a psychology researcher. Again, procrastination is one reason why students fail to do work.
(Foley, M 2011) “National estimates indicate an ADHD prevalence rate