Definition and Stats
A behavioral disorder that causes distraction, agitation, incapability to remain seated, and concentration
What is ADHD?
Symptoms are described as interruptive, impatient and disruptive
What is impulsivity?
Behavioural therapy and medication are effective when used together.
What is recommended as a treatment?
Described as being one of the three types of ADHD. Means to be unable to focus on the task at hand.
What is inattention?
some teenage girls and boys develop this from ADHD
What is eating disorders
1. Someone’s genetics 2. Environmental factors 3. Exposure to alcohol and tobacco in utero
What are causes of ADHD?
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?
Name two people that are needed to make behavioural therapy beneficial
What are parents and teachers?
A legal document that many children are granted after being diagnosed with ADHD. (Hint: Three letter acronym)
What is an IEP (Individual Education Plan)
True or False, frustration is often felt by many people living with ADHD
What is true
true or false, ADHD is more common in adults than children
What is false
Mostly seen in children and often becomes less obvious as the child get older
What is hyperactivity?
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?
teachers may have to provide something specialized to accommodate student(s) with ADHD
What is a specialized curriculum or lessons
is too much intake of sugar a cause of ADHD or does it worsen the symptoms of it
What is worsen the symptoms
If a child shows symptoms of inattention, impulsivity, or hyperactivity that means they have ADHD
What is false about diagnosing of ADHD?
How does a doctor collect information about the social, psychiatric and education information of the child?
What is an interview?
this is often felt by parent who have children with ADHD
What is stress
In what gender is ADHD most common?
What are males?
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?
Name three of the five medical professionals that can diagnose ADHD in Canada and the USA.
What are physicians, pediatricians, neurologists, psychologists, psychiatrists?
what is the ratio of children with ADHD that are held back a grade in school
What is 1/4