ADHD & School Problems Flashcards
Name 3 treatments for behavior problems in kids?
1) Parent training programs or parent management training
2) Functional family therapy
3) Multisystemic therapy (school, home, community)
16 year old with ADHD having trouble with sleeping. Goes to bed at 11pm but cannot fall asleep util 1 am. Has a hard time waking up at 7am on school days. Wakes up at 10am on weekends. What is the name of the condition. List 3 strategies
Delayed sleep wake phase disorder
- consistent bed and wake time
- gradual earlier bedtimes
- sleep hygiene
- melatonin
- avoid caffeine
- light therapy in the morning
Indications for treatment of ADHD
- poor school performance
- social or beahvior imapirment
Name 2 numeracy skills before Grade 1 ?
Rote counting till 10 / ordinality
awarness of size difference / comparing objects on length, weight, or volume / generalizability
ability to count objects /one-to -one correspondance
Ordering and sorting
Cardinal principle (recognizing property and numbers wthout having to count)
Co-morbidities with ADHD?
OCD
Sleep disorder
Anxiety
Depression
ASD
Tics
eating disorders
subtance use disorders
DCD
LCD
ratings scales for ADHD
SNAP
Conners
Vanderbilt
What developmental outcomes would you be concerned about in an infant with asymptomatic CMV?
Language delay (2’ to hearing impairment)
Some effect on social development
6 reasons for ineffective stimulant treatment
Non-compliance
Inappropriate dose
anxiety or mood disorder
substance use
SLD
bullying
puberty
sleep disorders
4yo ex-prem with problems at school. Name 4 treatments or consequences of treatments that he received in the NICU that would explain his school difficulties.
Four neuroanatomical parts of the brain affected by ADHD
Cerebellum
prefrontal cortex
anterior cingulate cortex
basal ganglia
4 risk factors for school failure or failure to meet academic expectations
Literacy skills to acheive before grade 1
3 components of reading assessment?
Fluency
word identification (phonenic awareness, visual memory/naming speed)
comprehension ( working memory and influence)
3 characteristic that predict succes for a child starting school
self regulation
social-emotional readiness
physical health and motor readiness
language and communication readiness
cognitive readiness
association between stimulants and height in children
slight reduction in adult growth potential (2.5 cm) and growth velocity over long - term use
name 6 factors to review in ex prem LBW prior to starting school
other than inattentive and hyperactivity symptoms of ADHD, name 6 other criteria
Functionally impairing
2 settings
not associated with other diagnosis
excessive for developmental age
>6 months
onset before 12
name 4 conditions that can mimic ADHD?
Sleep disorders, anxiety disorder, hearing impairment, epilepsy, medication/drug use, head trauma, thyroid dysfunction, SLD, GDD,
Frequency of comorbid diagnosis in ADHD
most common?
50% (CPS)
SLD – 33%
Anxiety – 30%
ASD – up to 50% have traits
Tic disorder
DCD
ODD/CD – up to 90%
Ref: CPS ADHD Pt 1 and 3
SLD (most common) on CPS
Name 5 normal sexual behaviors in children 2 - 6
no pathopneumonic for sexual behavior problems
What are 3 steps in the care of a preschool child who has normal hearing and has been diagnosed with an expressive language disorder?
-speech and language therapy
-parent education and strategies
-high quality childcare/preschool
What are 4 tips for parents who have a preschool child with a diagnosis of receptive language disorder (no deafness)?
-face to face talking
-simple language
-break down instructions into individual steps
-label what interests your child
Causes of acquired hearing loss in kids? (passed initial hearing screen)
-CMV
-ototoxic meds
-meningitis
-trauma
- hyperbilirubinemia requiring transfusion
4 effects of a visual disorder on development
- delayed language acquisition
- delayed motor milestones, specifically walking, decreased exploration of surroundings
- delayed social milestones due to delayed picking up of social skills and non-verbal cues
-delayed cognitive milestones- concept of permanence, etc.
5 features of corticol visual impairment?
1) Preference for colours (vibrant or highly saturated colour)
2) Visual attraction to movement (toys that move)
3) Visual latency (slow or delayed gaze) - Brief fixations, intermittent following
4) Certain visual field preferences - Visual field loss
5) Difficulty with visual complexity - Poor visual acuity
6) Abnormal light response — light gazing or photophobia.
7) Difficulty with distance viewing
8) Atypical visual reflex responses
9) Blunted or avoidant social gaze.
10) hemianopia
weak verbal IQ, 4 problems they may have in school?
· Inaccurate, slow and effortful reading
· Difficulty understanding the meaning of what is read
· Difficulties with spelling
· Difficulties with written expression
5 behavior strategies parents can implement at home to treat ADHD?
-good diet
-good sleep
-structure and routine
-exercise
-parent behaviour training
4 risk factors for school failure/failure to meet academic expectations
younger age
developmental delay
medical illness
lower SES
4 pre literacy skills
- rhyming
- naming and printing letters
- listening and discussing stories
- letter-sound correspondance
- recognizing high frequency words in print
4 pre numeracy skills
one-to-one correspondance of numbers up to 10
matching numbers
comparing objects (size, weight, etc)
organizing and sorting
3 components of reading
phonetic awareness
fluency
vocabulary
comprehension