behavioral disorder that causes distraction, agitation, incapability to remain seated, and concentration
What is ADHD
100
Symptoms are described as interruptive, impatient and disruptive
What is impulsivity?
100
Behavioural therapy and medication are effective when used together.
What is recommended as a treatment?
100
Described as being one of the three types of ADHD. Means to be unable to focus on the task at hand.
What is inattention?
100
some teenage girls and boys develop this from ADHD
What is eating disorders
200
1. Someone’s heredity
2. A persons surroundings
3. Other mental health disorders
What is causes of ADHD
200
Has trouble organizing work, taps foot, shakes legs uses fingers to drum, has difficulty waiting for their turn and daydreams (stares off into space).
What are signs of ADHD?
200
Name two people that are needed to make behavioural therapy beneficial
What are parents and teachers?
200
A legal document that many children are granted after being diagnosed with ADHD. (Hint: Three letter acronym)
What is an IEP (Individual Education Plan)
200
True or False, frustration is often felt by many people living with ADHD
What is true
300
true or false, ADHD is more common in adults than children
What is false
300
Mostly seen in children and often becomes less obvious as the child get older
What is hyperactivity?
300
Important, without it, conditions will get worse. Can lead children into trouble at school, cause stress for family and lead to low self-esteem.
What is the treatment?
300
Name the serious mental disorder that 25% of people with ADHD develop. Can lead substance abuse criminal behaviour and possible suicide attempts
What is antisocial personality disorder?
300
teachers may have to provide something specialized to accommodate student(s) with ADHD
What is a specialized curriculum or lessons
400
is too much intake of sugar a cause of ADHD or does it worsen the symptoms of it
What is worsen the symptoms
400
If a child shows symptoms of inattention, impulsivity, or hyperactivity that means they have ADHD
What is false about diagnosing of ADHD?
400
Uses the process of drawing and painting to help reduce stress and manage behaviour. Helps to reduce symptoms of impulsivity.
What is art therapy?
400
How does a doctor collect information about the social, psychiatric and education information of the child?
What is an interview?
400
this is often felt by parent who have children with ADHD
What is stress
500
what gender is ADHD most common in
What is males
500
Studies have shown more than a quarter of children with ADHD are held back a grade in school, and a third fail to graduate from high school.
What are the disadvantages of learning difficulties associated with ADHD?
500
A stimulant medication developed in 1955 that helps those with ADHD concentrate better, reduce frustration and increase self-confidence. This medication is often prescribed to treat ADHD.
What is Ritalin?
500
Name three of the five medical professionals that can diagnose ADHD in Canada and the USA.
What are physicians, pediatricians, neurologists, psychologists, psychiatrists?
500
what is the ratio of children with ADHD that are held back a grade in school