1. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by inattention and/or hyperactivity that interferes with functioning.
2. ADHD can affect a child's behavior and performance at school, home, and in social situations. It is diagnosed based on criteria from the DSM-5 including a minimum number of symptoms of inattention and/or hyperactivity/impulsivity over several months.
3. Treatment options include stimulant medications, behavioral therapies to promote positive behaviors, classroom accommodations, parental training, and lifestyle management.
1. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by inattention and/or hyperactivity that interferes with functioning.
2. ADHD can affect a child's behavior and performance at school, home, and in social situations. It is diagnosed based on criteria from the DSM-5 including a minimum number of symptoms of inattention and/or hyperactivity/impulsivity over several months.
3. Treatment options include stimulant medications, behavioral therapies to promote positive behaviors, classroom accommodations, parental training, and lifestyle management.
1. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by inattention and/or hyperactivity that interferes with functioning.
2. ADHD can affect a child's behavior and performance at school, home, and in social situations. It is diagnosed based on criteria from the DSM-5 including a minimum number of symptoms of inattention and/or hyperactivity/impulsivity over several months.
3. Treatment options include stimulant medications, behavioral therapies to promote positive behaviors, classroom accommodations, parental training, and lifestyle management.
1. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by inattention and/or hyperactivity that interferes with functioning.
2. ADHD can affect a child's behavior and performance at school, home, and in social situations. It is diagnosed based on criteria from the DSM-5 including a minimum number of symptoms of inattention and/or hyperactivity/impulsivity over several months.
3. Treatment options include stimulant medications, behavioral therapies to promote positive behaviors, classroom accommodations, parental training, and lifestyle management.
Information for Parents About Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder
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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a
persistent pattern of inattention and/or ● 1 in 11 children are diagnosed with ADHD hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with ● ADHD is one of the most functioning or development. common neurodevelopmental ADHD can affect a child at school, at home, and in disorders. social relationships. ● ADHD is more common in boys than girls. WHAT is the criteria for a diagnostic on ADHD ? DSM- 5 Criteria How a child with these symptoms may behave : Types of ADHD for ADHD Presentations: 1. Predominantly 1. Inattentive ● Often fails to give close attention to details or makes Six or more careless mistakes in schoolwork/ at work Inattentive (ADD) symptoms of ● Often has trouble holding attention on tasks/play 2. Predominantly inattention for activities Hyperactive-Impulsive children up age ● Often does not seem to listen when spoken to directly 16 or 5 or more ● Often does not follow through on instructions/ fails to 3. Combined for finish schoolwork adolescents/adu ● Often has trouble organizing tasks lts age 17 and ● Often avoids/dislikes tasks that require mental effort older over a long period of time (such as homework.school TEN TIPS FOR PARENTS: Must have been work) present for at ● Often loses tools necessary for tasks( e.g. school least 6 months materials, books,) 1. Create a routine for your ● Is often easily distracted child and stick to it ● Is often forgetful in daily activities 2. Break tasks into 2. ● Often fidgets with or taps hands/feet or squirms in seat manageable pieces Hyperactivity ● Often leaves seat, when remaining seated is expected 3. Use praise and positive and Impulsivity ● Often runs about or climbs in situations where it is not feedback as much as SIx or more appropriate symptoms of ● Often unable to take part in leisure activities quietly possible hyperactivity-im ● Often “driven by a motor,” constantly “on the go“ 4. Simplify and organize pulsivity for ● Often talks excessively your child’s life children up to ● Often blurts out an answer before a question has been age 16 completed 5. Encourage out-loud present for at ● Often has trouble waiting their turn thinking least 6 months ● Often interrupts or intrudes on other 6. Regulate sleep patterns 7. Promote exercise In addition, the ● Several symptoms were present before age 12 . following ● Several symptoms are present in 2 or more settings 8. Limit distractions conditions must ● There is clear evidence that the symptoms interfere with, 9. Take breaks be met: or reduce the quality of social, school or work functioning 10. Find individual counseling American Psychiatric Association: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition. Arlington, VA., American Psychiatric Association, 2013 TREATING ADHD MEDICATION BEHAVIORAL THERAPY Stimulants are the most widely used Promotes positive behaviors and ADHD medication discourages unwanted or problem (Adderall, RItalin) *Talk to your behaviors doctor about potential medications. School-Based Interventions At-Home Interventions ● Build a strong ● Parent training classes teacher-student bond ● Keep your child on a daily ● Provide positive feedback schedule and attention ● Cut down on distractions ● Teach self-monitoring ● Organize your home ● Organize your classroom ● Allow extra time for tests ● Reward positive behavior
● Provide extra tutoring ● Help your child stay on-task
● Make a daily report card ● Provide positive attention ● Use effective commands ● Use consistent consequences ● Integrate more “hands-on” ● Educate child and other activities into curriculum family members about ADHD ● IEP or 504 Plan ● Use a collaborative problem- solving approach RESOURCES The following is a list of support groups and additional resources for further information on ADHD.
REFERENCES https://add.org/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2010). Learn about ADHD. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/ Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. (2019). About ADHD. National Institute of Mental Health Retrieved from https://chadd.org/about-adhd/overview/ www.nimh.nih.gov National Institute of Mental Health. Attention-Deficit t/Hyperactivity Disorder. (2017). Retrieved from https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/attention- deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd/
