In the article “ADHD Is Overdiagnosed”, by Caryn Carlson, the author Carlson is discussing the factors that are leading to ADHD currently being overdiagnosed and overtreated. According to Carlson, based on recent studies there is reason to believe that ADHD is being overdiagnosed in certain regions of the U.S., namely the use of the drug methylphenidate has skyrocketed soon after the turn of the century. Its usage had doubled from 2001 to 2006, with its largest increase stemming from teenagers and young adults. Carlson states that the dramatic increase most likely supports the theory of over diagnose. One of the reasons behind this is that clinicians sometimes diagnose without assessing all criteria and rely mainly on parent reports.
Is technology changing our brains for the better or for the worse? The human brain is a biological masterpiece and is the most advanced organ on the face of the planet. In Richard Restak’s essay “Attention Deficit: The Brain Syndrome of Our Era,” he speaks about how the advancements in technology in this modern era have affected the brain’s habits and functions. Multitasking is requiring the brain to change how it functions, its organizations, and efficiency throughout day-to-day tasks and is also enabling people to do things otherwise not possible. Within the past two decades, the amount of time we spend on using technology has increased by a large amount.
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.
I have been faced with many challenges with ADHD. It affects every aspect of my life including my behavior, my mood and most of all my cognitive and organizational skills. My late diagnosis made it difficult to accept and understand what was happening. First I was diagnosed with defiant child syndrome because I was not respecting my teachers at school, fighting and just being disrespectful.
With the birth and conception of a new country came many new and exciting innovations in the 1800’s. With advanced clothing due to the invention of the sewing machine, to the first schematics of the automobile, soon the factory replaced the home as the center of production. Standards of living grew as production did and America was soon an upcoming superpower, yet with living conditions horrible and tension between workers and bosses growing there had to be more change. The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain, and many of the technological innovations were of British origin.
As she has aged, the symptoms have only intensified. Previously her symptoms were not causing considerable dysfunction to her at school, home, or with peers, but now they are. Janes impulsivity and hyperactivity are apparent without much analysis as well as Jane’s tendency to be rude, argumentative, and irritable. Jane was put on medication for ADHD when she was seven-years-old, but her mother reports discontinuing the medication when she seen that Jane would become zombie-like on the medication. Jane also reports being teased about having to take medication by two teachers at the time, which lead to a negative perspective of medication.
Joey Tribbiani is a 4 year old Hispanic boy with no history of psychiatric disorders, but is demonstrating behaviors of hyperactivity, inattentiveness and impulsivity at home and in school. His major stress stems from his inability to control himself around his peers, thus he has a hard time making and keeping friends. Based upon this examination and history, he meets the criteria for combined type ADHD. Although not entirely visible during the first meeting, his parents, teacher, and school psychologist note clear symptoms of excessive over-activity and inattention. As per the DSM V, Joey’s behavior demonstrates a persistent pattern that interferes with functioning.
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.
I feel the critics that’s of ADHD that assume it is just a lack of dissipline only need to spend some time with a child suffering from ADHD to know it is infact a very real thing. Most of these child are just as frustrated with the fact that they don’t understand the content their peers do. Most try and fail to pay attention
When I was younger, I always had problems paying attention in school. It felt like my teachers were always upset with me, and I was constantly in the principal’s office. My fellow classmates took notice of my plight and rather than encourage me, they began to call me stupid and discourage me further, which in turn caused even more problems. My parents were tired of being called into the school and decided to take me to see a counselor, and that is when we found out the source of my difficulties. I was told that I have ADHD, but at that time, those four letters didn’t mean anything to me.
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
Some view it as a whole while others break into pieces. When I say pieces, I mean they break it down and recognize it on certain aspects. Some view it as only hyperactive-impulsive while others view it as only being inattentive. Other individuals view it as you have to be both hyperactive-impulsive and attentive to be diagnosed with the ADHD disorder. This discussion of how one may define ADHD can become problematic.
The Institute proclaims that between 3 and 5 percent of school-age children are affected. If left untreated, this can lead to decreased performance in academics, strained personal relationships, and low self-esteem. Although the three main symptoms, inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, are displayed occasionally by all children, the Institute’s article declares that there are clear guidelines that are used when diagnosing ADHD. Firstly, the aforementioned symptoms must be demonstrated to an abnormal degree. Secondly, the behavior must have begun during early childhood; ADHD is usually diagnosed around the age of 6.
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
As long as I can remember I have suffered with ADD, which is “a syndrome of disordered learning and disruptive behavior that is not caused by any serious underlying physical or mental disorder and that has several subtypes characterized primarily by symptoms of inattentiveness or primarily by symptoms of hyperactivity and impulsive behavior (as speaking out of turn) or by the significant expression of all three —abbreviation ADD” as defined by Merriam-Webster Dictionary. ADD is a real disorder that many people suffer with, but people deserve the accommodations without getting ridiculed by uneducated people who know nothing about the topic or understand what it feels like. Some people believe that having ADD is not a real mental disability and
