ADHD Flashcards
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Features of ADHD
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Persistent pattern of inattention and or hyeractivity
Child can be served under other health impairments
2
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DSM 5 for ADHD
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Age of onset is 12. Subtypes=presentations
wording shows descriptions
updates in descriptions of adults
3
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Prevalence
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3% to 7% of all school aged children
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Treatment approaches to ADHD
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Drug therapy and behavioral intervention
5
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Characteristics of inattention
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Careless mistakes, difficulty with sustained attention, follow through/completion difficulties and distractabilty
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Characterics of hyperactivity
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Fidgets, squirms, out of seat behavior, running, climbing and talking. On the go and blurts out answers. Interrupts and intrudes
