Symptoms
Fidgeting, tapping hands or feet, and squirming in their seat.
What are common signs of hyperactivity in a teen with ADHD?
Difficultly is following multi-step instructions or finishing an assignment.
What is a common academic struggle?
An estimated 11.4% of U.S. children aged 3–17 have been diagnosed with ADHD.
What is the percentage of kids being diagnosed with ADHD?
A primary form of treatment that can involve organizational changes or therapy.
What is psychosocial treatment?
This condition is often comorbid with ADHD and involves excessive worry and fear, affecting up to 32% of teens.
What is anxiety disorder?
Diffuculty organizing tasks, managing time, and meeting deadlines.
What are examples of executive dysfunction symptoms often seen in terms with ADHD in teens?
Consistently losing items needed for tasks, such as keys, phones, or school materials
What is a common organizational challenge for a teen with ADHD?
The age before which symptoms must have been present to be considered for an ADHD diagnosis.
What is the minimum age for an ADHD diagnosis?
Medications, often stimulants, that help manage ADHD symptoms effectively.
What are common treatments that involve a doctor's prescription?
This is the most common co-occurring behavioral disorder in children with ADHD, characterized by being often angry, defiant, or unwilling to follow rules.
What is oppositional-defiant disorder (ODD)?
Often not seeming to listen when spoken to directly or making careless mistakes on schoolwork.
What are commons symptoms of inattention?
Teens with ADHD are more likely to engage in this type of conduct, including substance use or unsafe activities.
What are risky behaviors?
The type of ADHD characterized by symptoms of both inattention and hyperactivity/impulsity.
What is combined presentation?
Support for difficulties with planning, prioritizing, and mananging time.
What is executive function coaching or organizational training?
This learning disorder, which affects reading and writing skills, is present in up to 40% of children with ADHD
What is dyslexia?
Acting without thinking, interrupting others frequently or blurting out answers before an answer.
What describes impulsive behaviour?
Irritability, difficulty managing emotions, and extreme sensitivity to rejection
What are examples of emotional regulation problems?
An extensive medical interview and physical examination conducted by professional to insure symptoms aren't caused by other factors.
What is a diagnostic process?
Working closely with a doctor monitor the affects of medication.
What is ongoing management or monitoring for effectiveness and side effects
While historically a dual diagnosis was not allowed, the DSM-5 now permits diagnosing both ADHD and this spectrum disorder, which affects social communication and behavior.
What is autism-spectrum disorder (ASD)?
Girls are more likely than boys to be diagnosed with this presentation of ADHD, often leading to underdiagnosis.
What does it mean to have ADHD with only focus problems, not hyperactivity?
What are social relationships?
ADHD is classified as a neurodevelopmental disorder because it affects these aspects of brain function from childhood onward.
What are the development of the brain or brain processes?
What are examples of school accomodations?
Adults with ADHD are about 70% more likely to have this health condition than adults without ADHD, potentially due to impulsive eating habits.
What is obesity?