Accompanying Disorders 1
What does ADHD stand for?
What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?
What percentage of children are diagnosed with ADHD?
What is 3-5%?
A child who has difficulty keeping their mind on a task, or who gets bored of a task easily.
What is inattention?
Keeping a routine schedule and planning ahead is helpful for children who are hyperactive.
What is true? Having a schedule and organized structure is helpful to children with ADHD.
Children who struggle with ADHD may also have this disorder which is identified by a state of low spirits caused by loss of hope or courage.
What is depression?
This disorder, which causes feelings of worry, nervousness, or unease, may accompany ADHD in children.
What is anxiety?
When does ADHD become apparent most commonly?
What is, when children are in their early schooling years (preschool to 3rd grade)?
A child who speaks or acts without thinking about the consequences of that act.
What is impulsivity?
Alcohol and tobacco use during pregnancy increase the risk for ADHD in the baby.
What is true? Studies have shown a correlation and causation between alcohol, drug, and tobacco use and ADHD.
True or false, it is dangerous to treat a child's ADHD with the use of medications such as stimulants like Ritalin because they may become addicted.
What is false? They do not make children feel “high” and there is no evidence that stimulants (when used for the treatment of ADHD) cause drug abuse or dependence.
Symptoms of this syndrome include nervous tics and repetitive mannerisms.
What is Tourettes Syndrome?
Stimulant medication is the only treatment for ADHD. (T or F)
What is false! There are non-stimulant medication alternatives that are just as effective, and there are also therapeutic alternatives to medication.
A child who can’t seem to sit still and who is constantly moving, roaming, touching things, squirming or fidgeting.
What is hyperactivity?
A child's environment and the parenting style used with the child causes ADHD.
What is false? Although environmental and social factors (like child-rearing style) can influence the severity of the disorder, they do not cause the disorder.
Children who are non- compliant, belligerent, and stubborn may be experiencing this disorder
What is Oppositional Defiant Disorder?
What should you do if you suspect that your child has some behaviors similar to ADHD?
What is, take the child to a qualified professional! (Doctor, psychiatrist, therapist)
What are the three main symptoms of ADHD?
What are...
inattention
hyperactivity
and impulsivity?
A child who forgets and loses things that they need to complete a task.
What is inattention?
If you were diagnosed with ADHD your child will also have ADHD.
What is false? While it is true that ADHD may be passed down genetically, there is no guarantee that the child will have ADHD.
About 20-40% of children with ADHD will develop this disorder. The behavior of a child with this disorder is aggressive and destructive.
What is conduct disorder?
This mood disorder shares many of the same symptoms with ADHD and can often be confused with ADHD.
What is Bipolar Disorder? Differentiating between ADHD and BD in childhood can be difficult, however, as some symptoms are present in both disorders.
Name three effective treatments for children with ADHD.
May include: psychotherapy, behavioral therapy, social skills training, support groups and parenting skills training
A child who blurts out inappropriate comments, has difficulty waiting their turn, and displays their emotions without restraint.
What is impulsivity?
A child who is inattentive, hyperactive or impulsive has ADHD.
What is false? Not every child who displays these behaviors had ADHD.
A child who has ADHD and one of these disorders is more likely to get into trouble with authority figures such as teachers and even law enforcement later in life.
What is conduct disorder OR oppositional defiance disorder?