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ADHD stands for Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. It is a learning disability that involves a lack in the brain’s management. It is not a behavioral issue and has nothing to do with the intelligence of the child. it has a wide range of characteristics that make up an ADHD affected brain. Some symptoms that could occur in the child is difficulty in school like not paying attention, not staying on task, not staying still, and distracting to themselves and other kids. This is a very common disorder of the brain that many children develop all over the world. I learned many interesting fact about this learning disorder and some things that surprised me about ADHD is that it does not develop in a child because of anything the parent did unless the mother or father has the disorder themselves. Most likely the child developed ADHD because of a relative if both of the parents did not have it. Something else that I learned that I thought was interesting is that ADD is a subtype of ADHD and not the other way around. They have many similarities but referring back to the name ADD children do not have signs of hyperactivity or impulsivity. In my personal opinion the treatment plan for ADHD children works greatly for what they need in a school and home environment. In one of my videos on my board called Education for children with ADHD it tells the story of a young girl named Lindsay and how the therapy she is attending for her ADHD impacts her in such a positive way that she is now succeeding in school and has a better attitude at home. Although this is only one of many stories to be told about a child in therapy and what they got out of it, I think this shows a good sign on how big the impact that therapy gives these children living with ADHD.

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-Attention Deficite Hyperactivity Disorder
-Not a behavioral issue
-It is a problem with the brain's management
-ADHD has nothing to do with intelligence
-Wide range of characteristics
- Difficulty staying tunes to what your trying to accomplish
- Distraction plays a big role in the syndrome.
-Many can easily not get distracted when doing something they enjoy doing
-Overactive Mind
-Difficulty managing emotions
-Overthinking many small events that occur in life and exaggerate the event in their head
- Some have a great ling term memory but have difficult short term.
-Cant retrieve the information you have at a certain time when it is needed.

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ADD/ADHD | What Is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?

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Things to look for when thinking your child has ADHD
-Difficulty with organizatoin
-Irritablility when having to perform simple taskes
- Low frustration tolerance
-Overlly emotional on simple things
- Avoiding homework, lying about homework
Boys are more diagnosed with this syndrome
Diagnosis isn't made until age seven
Promote therapy before prescribing medicine.

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First identified as a disorder in 1902
Precise cause are still unknown
Occurrance of ADHD is tied to biological factors like the size and density of the brain structure
Also on how chemical reactions go about in the brain
Scientists discovered that children with ADHD have a smaller Cortex which controls action and thought, then a non ADHD brain.
It is located in the frontal lobe that controls
- impules control
-Socialization
-reason
-judgement
This explains why children with ADHD are prone to drifting off
Sudden outbursts and poor judgement
Children with ADHD have smaller or thinner nerve tissue.
These variations effect the child's impulse control and attention.

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Hyperactivity disorder affects 3 to 7 percent of children worldwide
Neuropschiatric disorder
Symptoms are present form early childhood
The symptoms do not appear suddenly
Specialists will observe the child at home and in a school environment
Hyperactive children have problems where they live and learn
Frequent temper tantrums, inattention and difficulty controlling their reactions.

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attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (disease or medical condition)

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early childhood education (field of study)

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Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development

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Understanding ADHD: When does normal become abnormal?

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http://www.child-encyclopedia.com/hyperactivity-and-inattention-adhd/introduction/understanding-adhd-when-does-normal-become-abnormal Many people argue that genuine ADHD appears during the pre-school years and that the related symptoms are objective, meaning that any observer would come to the same conclusion. This perspective is often, but not always true. Although in preschool-age children, diagnosing the disorder is left to specialists, in their daily settings, parents are the experts when it comes to their child.

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Child Without ADHD:
- Sat still in the chair
-Showed eye contact at all times
- Answered with confidence
- More specific answers to the questions
- Likes school
- Self confidence
- Has lots of social interaction
Child With ADHD:
- Moved to many different positions in the chair
- Showed little to no eye contact
- very little confidence in her answers to the questions
- very little self confidence
-does not like school
- little social interaction with other people
- spoke with a low shaky voice

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Typical approaches for behavior management strategies include
-star charts
- point systems
-time out
Medication and behavior management treat the symptoms but not the cause. The casue lies in the brain system of the child.
The symptoms are the behavior and emotional expression
Medication treats the symptoms it dosen't treat the cause.
The medication sometimes only works for about two years.
The medication usually controls the behavior for not a long amount of time.
Communicate parental authority.
Dialogue and Communication.

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Parenting & Discipline : How to Discipline an ADHD Child

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The typical approach to working with children with ADHD involves medication and behavior management strategies. Discover the difference in treating symptoms, as opposed to the cause of ADHD, with help from a licensed clinical psychologist in this free video on children and discipline.

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Hillary's Daughter showed the following signs of ADHD

- Figitey

-Getting distracted with many tasks
- Could not sit still
-Her daughter would fight with her sister daily
Does parenting have anything to do with a child developing ADHD?
-ADHD is not the result of poor parenting
It can not be formed by -
- watching too much televison
- playing too many video games
-eating too much sugar
Its a common medical brain disorder that effects many children throughout the U.S
Shows up as learning disabilities, Disruptive behavior, mood disorders.
Making sure the issue with your child is indeed ADHD then a treatment and school plan will be made in place.

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The Facts About ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)

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First grader Adrian is having difficulty with school
- Getting distracted during school
-Very active
-  Not sitting still
- Difficutly completing and starting homework
- Learning difficulties
-Impulsivity
After thinking Adrian has ADHD the family and his teachers will fill out a questionare and the physicians will score it to figure out the risk for Adrian having ADHD
Adrians treaments will include
-school treatments
-counceling
- possible medications
Academic support in school could include
-tutoring
preferential seating
- extended time on tests and quizzes
- electronic teaching methods.

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Childhood ADHD: What are the signs and symptoms?

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Dr. Blanca Fresno of Children's Physicians Medical Group (CPMG) explains the signs, symptoms and treatment for the different types of childhood ADHD.

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Lindsay was
- not sitting still
-distracting other kids in her class
-becoming the "class clown"
- she wasnt paying attention
- short attention span
After two weeks of being at therapy, her teacher noticed
- she was sitting still in class
- she listened more
- she is doing her homework and following the lesson plan
- attention span lengthined
When Lindsay started the program she was very tired some of the time
Some days she was there she was very patient and some days she was not.
Integrated learning strategies changed the way Lindsay thought and acted in a school and everyday environment.

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attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (disease or medical condition)

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Education Video for Children with ADHD or Attention Challenges in School

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Inspiring video of how our music therapy and movement programs are helping kids with ADHD and attention challenges learn and grow in school. Programs improve educational development for children and help them achieve academic success.

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ADHD
- known to act before thinking what will be the results of my action
Children could get it by
- heredity
- neurobiological disorder
- environmental influences
ADD
- ADD is a subtype of ADHD
- little or no symptoms of hyperactivity or impulsivity
What do the both have in common?
- difficulty staying on task for a period of time
- Disorganization
- Forgetfulness
Will often lead the child to develop secondary physiological problems like
- Anxiety
- negative feedback toward themselves
- sexual disorders
- mood disorders

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ADHD - What is it and what's the difference with ADD?