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ADHD can qualify for a 504 plan if not an IEP plan.

ADHD will not qualify for an IEP if there is not an impact to academic success measure. ADHD will qualify for a 504 plan if we only need to accommodate or universally design space/environment for attention and movement (examples).

It interferes with functioning or development.

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Children with health conditions and physical disabilities who require special education are served under two IDEA categories: other health impairments (OHI) and orthopedic impairments.

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Children with health conditions and physical disabilities who require special education are served under two IDEA categories: other health impairments (OHI) and orthopedic impairments.

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A new thing I learned about ADHD recently is that there are different subtypes like combined type, early onset type, primarily inattentive type, and primarily hyperactive impulsive type

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there are three subtypes of ADHD
- combined, predominantly inattentive, and predominantly hyperactive-impulsive
**Not ADD:  recategorized as Inattentive Type

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The causes of ADHD are not well understood. Many consider it to be a neurologically based disorder, but there is no clear and consistent evidence linking brain damage or dysfunction to ADHD.

Small, fine muscle movements can ground students with ADHD

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1. boys are 3x as likely to have ADHD over girls

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1. boys are 3x as likely to have ADHD over girls

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2. students who do not qualify under IDEA can be served under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

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ADHD often begins in childhood

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ADHD always begins in childhood

Symptoms before the age of 12

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the two main treatments are medication and behaviorally based interventions
- Children in the United States are 10 times more likely to take a stimulant medication for ADHD than are children in Europe

cognitive therapy

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With ADHD, a student tends to struggle to sit still and pay attention within their class.

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People with ADHD have the ability to maintain focus on certain tasks that interest them

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ADHD stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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Adhd is a persistent pattern of inattention and hyperactivity

self monitoring is a good skill for people with ADHD in how it helps to enforce self regulation and identify their own skills and behavior, this will ultimately help the inattention and hyperactivity patterns some deal with

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People with ADHD tend to excel and thrive at a specific subject/task/activity.
ADHD has a lot to do with how the prefrontal cortex is functioning.

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Usually people with ADHD tend to have one or few things they are very good at and can pay attention to for long periods of time.

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Usually people with ADHD tend to have one or few things they are very good at and can pay attention to for long periods of time.

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Something else I learned is that a student with ADHD may be eligible for a 504 plan but maybe not an IEP

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problem with the unfolding of the management system of the brain

- Signs typically become present before the age of 12
- More present in boys.
-Health impairments can also play a factor

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People with ADHD don't always have a hard time paying attention to everything. There are some instances where their entire attention is focused on a specific thing. (many times it is on a thing or topic of interest)

A new thing I learned is that there are some students with ADHD that fly under the radar and aren't as hyperactive, most of the disability resides in attention

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This is called an attention deficit disorder. People with this struggle with shifting focus, regulate alertness and emotions. It can also become inherited. It is a cluster of difficulties that involve the self management system in the brain.

The diagnosis of children are before the age of 12. Symptoms need to occur in 2 or more settings so that we know it is consistent.