Believe it or not, television and educational programs can actually be beneficial to children. For the past 20, or so, years parents have invested time and money into purchasing educational television programs that promise to make their child smarter. In fact, Dr. Huston of
The article “Screen Bee: Is “Screen Time” Dangerous for Children” written by Alison Gopnik personally evaluates the negatives and positives of technology for the younger generation through a variety of language and argument features. Gopnik illustrates how technology is able to inspire the pursuit of knowledge and exploration through Augie, but also explores the concerns surrounding what technology can potentially expose children to. The article predominantly exhibits features of an opinion piece through the use of personal opinions, anecdotes, categorical statements, colloquial, inclusive and hyperbolic language. Ultimately, the article highlights that screen time should not be the concern, but rather the content that can be readily accessed
This growth creates a necessity for our society to consider the effects that this disease and its treatment have on our generation. According to research by two professors at Berkeley University, they expect that the number of ADHD diagnosis will increase by nearly 47% over the next 5 years (Hinshaw and Scheffler). Not only is this a staggering rate of growth, but the large majority of the new patients will be children, and they will set the precedent for how we view the treatment of such disorders. Therefore, the significance of the issue of ADHD and its treatment cannot be underestimated, and demands attention to the moral and medical consequences of the use of ADHD
In Manuel Mota-Castillo’s article “The Crisis of Overdiagnosed ADHD in Children,” he reinforces the on-going controversy within the field of clinical psychology of excluding major, but often subtle symptoms in exchange for making the easier diagnosis of ADHD, and treating it with dangerous pharmaceuticals. In Dr. Castillo’s article, he contends that the overuse of ADHD as a diagnosis has far reaching implications and repercussions. He goes as far as to blame the institutions that are charged with overseeing such inaccuracies, that is the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP). He also goes in depth about the repercussions felt by the misdiagnosed patients. Dr. Castillo shows
The documentary “Class Divided” is a video that was done in the early 1960s to show students how racism and discrimination is shown, and how to put yourself in that other persons shoes. The teacher had divided her students into two different groups based on their eye color. This exercise shows the students how discrimination racism can cause so much trouble and drama. It shows that we take this on because of our surroundings and how we are taught growing up. I felt that this video is perfect for what we have been learning and doing in our last discussion.
Furthermore, the CDC tries to drive the reader away from common thoughts on the causes of ADHD, such as parenting, too much screen time, or family life (CDC, 2022-b). Overall, the CDC’s website on ADHD easily persuades its readers through the appeal of logos in the logic and reasoning found throughout the
This is achieved through a variety of means, such as strict adherence to established protocols and procedures. Furthermore, logic also plays a large role in this informational website. Based on facts, information from other ADHD studies, and statistics, the authors of this website back up their beliefs. When it comes to this topic, these provide a reliable and correct base for the reader to use. They also provide evidence-based recommendations for things such as treatment of the disorder, even emphasizing the importance of a comprehensive approach to addressing the disorder.
They acknowledge that Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a real disorder that is affecting many people's lives, daily. And in some way, everyone is connected to this issue, whether it is someone’s child, a close family friend, everyone has seen the emotional effects this disorder has one people. The CDC goes so much into its use of pathos that it even talks about why people end up being diagnosed with ADHD. These facts are used to grab the reader by their heart strings. Not only does the CDC give facts about the diagnosis, it provides its reader with different ways to support or become more comfortable with what ADHD
Could Adults' Expectations Up Kids' ADHD Rates by Amy Norton. This article by Amy Norton it will go in detail of what ADHD is and how it affects the youth. The struggles for mom and how they work on to fight this disorder. In this article its starts off by saying that ADHD has risen globally and it’s not stopping. ADHD stops your child from focus making it harder in schools.
With such information now in hand, the process of gaining a proper diagnosis is spoken of since it is not a universal process but rather is often quite involved. Of course, the diagnosis also will come with treatment which as discussed can range from behavioral therapy and medication to simply managing symptoms via a healthy lifestyle (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017b). When it comes to the appeals that make up the modes of persuasion, the CDC employs all three of them in order to fulfill their goal. The emotional appeal is created by the process of using real world examples of how ADHD can have an impact. The mentioning of the impact that ADHD can have on children also plays a role in emotional appeal since knowing that such effects have real world effect on actual children can be a powerful persuasion piece (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017b).
The Center for Disease Control, uses their website to establish that there are several solutions to help treat patients who have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The purpose is to convey the idea that, parents can try out new recommendations in order to help their child get adjusted to some sort of effective treatment. The website adopts a technical tone in order to suggest better outcomes and methods to further help educate families about how to treat children who have ADHD. To persuade the reader, they apply mostly logos, ethos and pathos. The CDC website has informative tabs that list and explain causes, symptoms, treatments, facts and statistics about ADHD, which supports the website.
Kid’s Health In the Internet article “How TV Affects Your Child,” the author, Steven Dowshen MD, explains his views on children watching television mainly based on sense but not on much proof. One of his two main topics is the effect of TV on children mentally. Yes there are some good effects of TV, he admits, but it can be very bad too. Dowshen has two main points in this segment of his article: he discusses desensitization and the association of unsafe practices with role models.
It affects all characteristic of a child's life. Not only does it affect the child, it affects the parents or family. Inattentiveness, disorganization, forgetfulness, impulsiveness, and hyperactivity are the main problems children face when having ADHD. ADHD expert Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Rates address, “That disorganization is a huge problem with people who have ADHD, those who have ADHD have trouble organizing things, time, thoughts, and data, they procrastinate” (Diseases 2010) Medicine may help control, but there aren’t any proven facts that it does help.
Children with ADHD Attention Psychiatric Association says that up to 11% of children in the U.S have been diagnosed with ADHD. This is a concerning percentage considering the possibility for misdiagnosis. Many children have been misdiagnosed with ADHD due to parents being overwhelmed by their high energy children, Schools not questioning a misdiagnosis because they get more funding for a child with a mental handicap, and because doctors choose the easy way out when treating a child with high energy. The first reason why children are being misdiagnosed for ADHD because parents are being overwhelmed by their high energy children.
Throughout elementary school, my teacher gave the class a spelling test every Friday. We would have to write our spelling words five times each and make sentences with the words. The homework seemed to help everyone but me. Everyone who did the homework excelled while I fell behind. My mom
