A summary of how to communicate with Parents with ADHD
Communication Without Harm:
Strategies to Enhance Parent-Teacher Communications
Melissa Rosenberg
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
When it comes to being a teacher, and having to work with the kids as well as the parents, it can be quite difficult. It becomes....
ADD, ADHD and ODD, Excuse or Illness
To figure out if something is an illness or an excuse, you must first know what you are questioning. In this case, we are questioning ADD, ADHD and ODD. ADD stands for Attention Deficit Disorder. ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyper Disorder. ODD is Oppositional Defiant Disorder. These i....
Addressing Childhood and Adolescent Behavioral Problems
Introduction
This paper shall examine the field of child psychology in respect to the topic of conduct disorder (CD). In child psychology, conduct disorder is an extremely difficult subject to accurately address and clarify, due primarily to the need to distinguish between normal childhood behavi....
ADHD
When Mrs. Fallon first described this project to us, I was a little bit skeptical about it. I kept thinking that I had no problems in my life and that I didnt need any type of conditioning. But then I thought, Im definitely not perfect and I knew I was definitely overlooking som....
adhd
Have you ever been in a restaurant trying to enjoy a peaceful dinner and low and behold there are screeches and screams coming from a child at the table behind you? Most of us would wonder and maybe even comment on why the parents can not calm the child or at least take them away from the di....
ADHD Article Review
Today�s society places a particular emphasis on testing, diagnosing, and treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among our nation�s youth; however, currently there is little being done to help diagnose and treat adults who suffer from ADHD. Dr. Timothy Bilkey has not onl....
ADHD in Children
ADHD in Children
Robin Schroeder
Axia College University of Phoenix
Com 125 Utilizing Information in College Writing
Marscha Brown
June 2, 2007
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ADHD: Is your child's behavior normal?
According to Michael Fumento, the old saying Boys will be boys is now known as Boys will be medicated. In addition, Fumento believes the old lost my homework excuse is now My child has ADHD (1). Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is defined by Paula Anne Ford-Martin as a....
ADHD: The Effect on the Family
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, more often referred to as ADHD, is defined as a neurological brain disorder that may include but is not limited to symptoms such as inattention, impulsivity, over or hyper-activity, insatiability, social clumsiness, poor coordination, disorganization, variab....
Adult ADHD and Comorbid Anxiety
ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. This psychological disorder started out as a mere counterpart of ADD, which stands for Attention Deficit Disorder. ADHD is a well-recognized condition that is distinguished by inattention, hyperactivity, impulsiveness, or a combination. The c....
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
It has been estimated that from 3% to 10% of the population has a condition known as Attention Deficit Disorder, also abbreviated as ADD. From the Latin word dis- meaning take away, and ordinare means to order, regulate. This syndrome, often diagnosed during childhood, is characterized ....
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) was first described almost 100 years ago and the beneficial effects of stimulant medication have been well known for over half a century. Nowadays, when we talk about ADHD we refer to a slight but demonstrable difference in normal brain function that ....
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most common developmental disorder in the United States and affects between three and ten percent of the population. Many of those affected are not able to concentrate on any one thing for more than 20 seconds; their thoughts change constantl....
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Drugs
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Drugs.
Lisa Person
Axia College of University Of Phoenix
Olivia Miller
June 24th, 2006
Recent media reports on abuse and diversion of stimulants drugs have distorted statistics regarding abuse of prescription med....
Behavioral Testing to Gain Employment
Effective Persuasive Writing Com/110
Carmen Jones
Western International University
Behavioral Testing to Gain Employment
Behavioral Testing to Gain Employment
While behavioral tests are a valuable tool used i....
Case Assessment - Case of China Jose
Abstract
This case assessment reflects an eight-year-old adolescent female named China Jose, who displays behaviors related to ADHD and PTSD. Applied within this paper are current theories of counseling with children and adolescents. A plan will be developed for the improvement of cultural divers....
Child
Children And TV
Children and adolescence's spend almost 22-28 hours per week watching television. This is a sad fact because this is the largest amount of hours spent on any activity in your child's life, aside from sleeping. Television has a large influence on children's at....
Childhood and Adolescent behavioral problems
Childhood and
Adolescent Behavioral Problems
This paper shall examine the field of child psychology in respect to the topic of conduct disorder (CD). In child psychology, conduct disorder is an extremely difficult subject to accurately address and clarify, due primarily to the need to distingu....
Children and Ritalin: A Difficult Choice
Eric Sun
Mr. Krimer
English 3345
11 March 2007
Children and Ritalin: A Difficult Choice
A worried mother consults with a psychiatrist concerning her childs classroom behavior. Her child daydreams, does not complete assignments, and has trouble keeping up with peers. The child has been diagnos....
Childrens book Reviews
Childrens Book Reviews
Friends at School
ISBN: 978-1-59572-040-5
Brief Summery:
A delightful, heart-warming book featuring children of mixed abilities busily working and playing at school. This book illustrates the true meaning of the word inclusion. It shows that given the oppo....
Chiropractic Profession
Introduction
Chiropractic is very important in the United States health care system; it is one of the largest forms of alternative medicine used (Kaptchuk, 2000). Chiropractic has been in the United States since the 1890s. It was founded by Daniel David Palmer and his son, Bartlett Joshua Palmer....
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a form of psychotherapy, pioneered by Aaron Beck that emphasizes the important role of thinking in how we feel and what we do. CBT teaches that when our brains are healthy, it is our thinking that causes us to feel and act the way we do. Therefore, if we are ....
Critically evaluate the medical model of mental disorder
In this essay Im going to examined medical model of mental disorders. I want to start my work form describing what is it the mental disorder. How the mentally ill people was treated in past, can we find any evidence for existing mental disorder i....
Crystal Meth
In the 1890's the first chemical stimulant was produced. In 1919 phenyl isopropyl methyline, or methamphetamine, was created by Japanese chemist A. Ogata. During World War II, the manufacturing and use of the stimulant amphetamine came of age. Included in U.S. Army survival kits, amphetamines were....
Depression in Adolescents
. Introduction
Depression is said to be one of the most common emotional problems that all human beings, especially the youth have to undergo and surpass. It may be caused by many risk factors, including both the biological and environmental aspects of an individual. It may also have one or more....
Depression is not a figment of our imagination
In the last one hundred years the United States of America has yielded more advancement in science and technology than in the entire recorded human history that preceded it. This country has so much to offer. It is a country always on the go; however, some might say that the cost has come at a....
Determining the best way to go when faced with putting a child on ADHD medication
ADHD Medication
Parents are faced with hard decisions when a child is diagnosed with ADHD. Which would be the best route to take: medication or a more non- traditional route? Teachers are usually the first people to make the parents aware of ADHD symptoms in children. A letter is sent home to the ....
Drug Free America
Drug Free America
"That means absolute failure... there's really no option." (Peterson) As the pressure of earning better grades and being the best rises every year, many students will try to find a way around it. Dubbed 'Kiddie Coke,' (wolf) Adderall is being used-and abused by increasing....
Drugs: Adderall: pill popping for success
Before I begin, allow me to paint a picture in your mind that will help you fully understand the nature and origin of the problem that we have at hand. Its 1:30 a.m. and you just got home from a long day of serving and cleaning tables. You go to your desk where two huge textbooks and a one and hal....
Effects of Seizures on School Age Children
Everyone reacts differently when finding out that they have epilepsy. When my son was diagnosed with epilepsy at two, I read the papers given to me by my sons neurologist and researched it on the internet. Looking through the resources again that were given to me by my sons doctor, I have found....
Factors That Can Affect Learning
People learn in many different ways. Even when not actively learning, your brain is still learning by taking in what is going on in the surroundings. From the time a child is born, the brain is constantly absorbing information. The human mind is always learning. But despite the fact that we are alw....
Family Systems Therapy
Therapeutic Benefits Unique to the Group Setting: A Familial Perspective
Group therapy refers to the treatment of several clients under the guidance of a
therapist who encourages helpful interactions among group members (Corey, 2001, p.
210). In a group setting geared towards treatment....
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Many pregnant women are not aware of the complications that are involved with pregnancy. The greater majority of young women see pregnancy as a way of bringing a life into the world but do not use precaution in their dietary habits to prevent the destruction or inhibition of such a life. Most pregna....
Hypochondriasis
The mood disorder commonly known as hypochondria is also called hypochondriasis or health anxiety. This disorder of the mind causes the sufferer to believe that real or imagined physical symptoms are the result of a serious disease. Often no amount of reassurance, even from medical professionals,....
Music Education: A Ringing Endorsement
Music Education:
A Ringing Endorsement
Imagine, if you will, a world without music. A place where nobody sings in the shower, all radio is all talk all the time, and movies lack future-predicting music: no more of the Jaws theme music when a shark is in the water. Never again would anyone w....
Prescribed Addiction
The persistent problem with the addiction and misuse of prescription drugs is affecting the way people live on a daily basis. One problem that is not helping with this rising epidemic of the abuse of prescription drugs is the availability of these types of drugs. Addiction to some types of prescri....
Psychological Disorder Analysis
Marla comes to the mental health clinic because she is concerned about some symptoms she is experiencing. Marla is complaining that she is having trouble sleeping, feeling "jumpy all of the time," and she is also experiencing an inability to concentrate. These symptoms are interfering with....
Psychotropic Drugs: Are They Helpful or Harmful to Children
Psychotropic Medications: Are They Helpful or Harmful to Children?
By Tierwanda Bright
Children who have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) are often prescribed some form of psychotropic ....
ritalin use for children
Ritalin
In class, there are always the kids who cannot sit still, constantly are talking out without raising their hands, and have trouble paying attention. Often times these problems are affecting the childs entire life and need to be treated. Attention d....
School Dropout Causes, Effects and Cultivating Teacher and Parental Support
The purpose of this literature review is to acknowledge consensus that there is a crisis in secondary education in the United States, and that the dropout rate is increasing yearly. The consequences are adverse for students, teachers, the school and the economy as a whole. For the purpose of this ....
Teenagers dealing with Binge Drinking
Binge Drinking is a serious issue not only in Australia but here in our local communities too. This issue may not seriously affect you directly but in one way or another it will hit you, and for some it hits hard. Prevention laws are in place, being advertised everywhere nowadays but this doesnt s....
The Art of Clowning
I have been clowning since November of 1999, I have been a clown. I have realized that when I clown, another part of me is coming out. Eric isn't speaking, Nibblez is. Clowning is not stupid, It's an art. To be able to put your makeup right every time and perform takes a lot of skill. I thought it w....
Tourette's
Question: What makes it tic?
Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder characterized by tics; involuntary, rapid, sudden movements or vocalizations that occur repeatedly in the same way. Although the word "involuntary" is used to describe the nature of the tics, this is not entirel....
Video Games & Human Traits
Thesis: Playing Video games benefits the human mind.
Games have been around for centuries whether it be board games or card games.
But only very recently have games become to be known as video games due to the fact that games are starting to be played more and more on screens. Video games can....
What Are We Doing to Our Children? (ADHD)
It seems to me that doctors are becoming too relaxed when prescribing medications especially when the medication is for a child. What is even more disturbing is that as parents we are not questioning the doctors decision or even getting information about the side effects about certain drugs that a....
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