Consequences Of ADHD In Adults

ADHD is a very common neurodevelopment disorder of childhood. It is usually diagnosed in late childhood, around the age of seven by the teachers. The symptoms are typical during ages 3-6 and if not treated properly becomes chronic and persists even after entering adulthood. Children with ADHD may have trouble paying attention, staying organized and controlling impulsive behaviors. It is very difficult to diagnose and when undiagnosed the children can grow to be mislabeled as trouble makers in their adulthood.

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder has a complicated and interesting history and because of that it is important to understands this disorders implications and comorbidity to better treat and diagnose it. Research done by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that 11% of the US population between the ages of 4-17 are affected with ADHD; that’s 6.4 million children and the prevalence of diagnosis is only increasing (2016). It was generally assumed that ADHD was something children would grow out of but new studies show that approximately 4% of the adult population in the US are still suffering from ADHD or have developed ADHD (Breyer, J. L., Lee, S., Winters, K. C., August, G. J., & Realmuto, G. M. 2014). ADHD is

The cause of ADHD or ADD is a risk factor, in an effect to find better ways to relate and reduce the medication that is taken so that it will give the children a chance to correct the disorder from the medication. As a parent, one should not add any problem. When they know, what the problem is, and know that it is related to genetics and from the medication. But, genetics does play an important role. What the parents does not k, now, there are hidden side effect and dangers in the medication. Such as, too much sugar, environment exposure (lead) and etc. There are many things, which are in the

Research Method: I am choosing to use the case study’s as my route of study, because they are study’s that have already been done on this subject so I can gather a lot of information in just a short amount of time. I will also ask my mom about it to because she has raised a child with ADHD so she can see the effect ADHD has on her child.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) seems to be the affliction of this generation of children. It seems more prevalent every year. However, diagnosis criteria for ADHD is so subjective, what qualifies, who qualifies? There is no specific clinical cause for ADHD but it obviously exists. So many questions remain to be answered about ADHD. Are more children really being diagnosed with ADHD annually and is it really on the rise as it appears? Are too many children being wrongly diagnosed with ADHD as an easy way out because of other behavioral problems? And when ADHD is properly diagnosed are we overmedicating our children to make it easier for parents and teachers to cope? How often are other afflictions

ADHD is indeed a part of the Western Culture. People are familiar with the term, treatment and some behaviors that ‘shows’ its existence; and since it has become part of the culture itself it is considered as something relatively normal -or at least common. Both sides of the debate agree on the fact that the behaviors called ADHD do exist, but is it a biological disease? A conduct disorder? Or are we as humans trying to narrow our behaviors in the way where anyone who is not as ‘efficient’ as us are considered to be ‘sick’?

A large percentage of Americans suffer from attention deficit disorder also known as ADHD. The news article I chose to write about is a U.S News article by Rachel Pomerance Berl titled Meds or No Meds? How to treat a child with ADHD. This article discusses ADHD and how many Americans are affected by this disorder but also when to treat or not treat a patient who claims to have ADHD. This disorder affects the way people focus, causes over activity and poor impulse control. ADHD can often begin to affect the individual’s life if the disorder is not properly treated.

ADHD and its diagnosis and treatment have been considered controversial since the 1970s. The controversies have involved clinicians, teachers, policymakers, parents and the media. Opinions regarding ADHD range from not believing it exists at all to believing there are genetic and physiological bases for the condition as well as disagreement about the use of stimulant medications in treatment. Some sociologists consider ADHD to be a "classic example of the medicalization of deviant behavior, defining a previously non medical problem as a medical one.” Most healthcare providers in U.S. accept that ADHD is a genuine disorder with debate in centering mainly around how it is diagnosed and

In the article, “Growing up With ADHD” by Denise Foley, there is a subsection titled, “How ADHD Affects a Child’s Life”. This article and particularly this subsection really piqued my interest because I have ADHD. I know how it is to grow up with ADHD and what it can do to your life. The subsection, “How ADHD Affects a Child’s Life”, gives a short narrative of a mother that has a child with ADHD. Then it goes on to state how kids with ADHD act and how it impacts an environment. The article lists off some subtypes of ADHD: children just with attention problems, those with impulse control and hyperactivity issues, and a group with a combination of both. The article then goes on to analyze both subtypes briefly. Then it describes the effects that

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most researched psychiatric disease, but it is a disease we cannot confidently explain what the true cause is. “In children, ADHD has become the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric condition worldwide.” (Bailey,1) According to a news report prepared by USA Today over the past five years, the use of ADHD medications have increased 40% totaling 39.5 million individual prescriptions ("New findings," 2009). That goes to show a huge increase in prescriptions and the disease being diagnosed. Many people argue that ADHD is part of normal childhood and that the disease is fictional. While the question regarding the validity of ADHD is surrounded by controversy, scientific and

Each child is born differently. Some children have a disorder such as ADHD. This does not make a child differently from others. This can be helped through medicine. It has many different aspects. ADHD means attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

The views of executive functions on ADHD are based around a conflicting understanding of what executive function is, how it is measured, and how it is related to ADHD. Some view executive function as being measurable by traditional neuropsychological “tests of EF,” and only a small amount of individuals with ADHD, about one-third, have impairments of executive function (Brown, 2006). In contrast, Barklely and Brown claims that all individuals who have ADHD have significant executive function impairments, and these impairments are the core of the disorder (Brown, 2006). They also argue that executive function deficits cannot be measured by traditional neuropsychological “tests of EF.” Instead, they believe that these impairments are better measured

Epidemiological studies in Asia and Latin America showed similar prevalences of ADHD as in Europe and North America making it unlikely that ADHD is the product of Western culture.

Clinical manifestation of ADHD are an “inappropriate degree of inattention, impulsiveness, and hyperactivity” (Halter, 2013, p. 194). My client has a problems focusing in school and that leads to poor grades and loss of hope for the future. She displays impulsiveness by acting out and getting angry at whomever is making her upset at the moment. Halter (2013) defines Suicidal ideation as “thoughts a person has regarding killing himself or herself” (681). My client has suicidal thoughts, when life seems to bring her down. She has thought of making multiple cuts on her arm. She also has thoughts of ending her life if things do not get better. Depression is an “abnormal emotional state characterized by exaggerated feelings of sadness, worthlessness,

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in children could impact in child development and cause Maternal Depression to their parents. Maternal Depression is a feeling disruption with some sign, such as loss of interest, happiness, and energy. This would form a risk factor of poor nurturing. Mother of children with ADHD were often troublesome in social interaction, unable to work optimally, even losing job because they have to take care of their children. Taking care of children with ADHD may cause negative effect to the family, where parent often confused on dealing with children, who were often argue, fight with friend, or worse, the environment would put the blame on mother. This research is to know the influence of the severity of ADHD