Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Flashcards
ADHD DSM-V criteria
- inattention and/or hyperactivity/impulsivity (6 symptoms in 1 domain are required for diagnosis)
- application across lifespan
- several symptoms across settings
- several symptoms present prior to age 12
- co-morbid diagnosis with autism now allowed
ADHD types
- combined
- predominantly inattentive types
- predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type
ADHD inattention features
- fails to give close attention to details, careless mistakes
- difficulty sustaining attention
- does not seem to listen when spoken to directly
- easily distracted by extraneous stimuli
ADHD hyperactivity and impulsivity features
- leaves seat in situations where remaining seated is expected
- talks excessively
- blurts out an answer before a question is complete (cannot wait for turn in conversation)
- often interrupts or intrudes on others
ADHD definition
- developmental deficits in the regulation and maintenance of behavior by rules and consequences
- difficulties inhibiting, initiating, or sustaining responses to tasks or stimuli and adhering to rules or instructions
ADHD is characterized by ?
- behavioral disinhibition
- poor self-regulation of behavior
- executive functioning
executive functioning
- ability to inhibit a response or defer it
- strategic planning
- organizing and monitoring action sequences
executive dysfunction leads to ?
- pragmatics deficits
- metacognitive deficits
pragmatic deficits
difficulty using communication patterns appropriate to person and situation
metacognitive deficits
difficulty planning, organizing, monitoring, and evaluating behavior
pragmatic and metacognitive behaviors are ?
- language-based, rule-governed behaviors
- in response to linguistic stimuli
development of self-regulatory behaviors is dependent on ?
- internalization of rule-governed language
- adequate receptive and expressive language
- comprehending the rules they hear
- the ability to retrieve, organize, and verbalize the rules later
ADHD comorbid difficulties
- SLCNs
- oral language problems
- pragmatic deficits
- reading difficulties
? disorder is associated with ADHD
DLD
establish ? baselines before intervention
- language functioning
- pragmatic functioning
what do SLTs need to consider in assessing ADHD child
- presence of DLD
- how language dysfunction intrinsic to diagnosis affects behavior, language, pragmatics
receptive and expressive language formal assessment
CELF
vocabulary comprehension formal assessment
BPVS
reading comprehension formal assessment
Neale Analysis of Reading Ability (NARA)
language and communication formal assessment
Children’s Communication Checklist 2 (CCC-2)
typical ADHD assessment format
- multiple, brief testing sessions
- frequent, interesting rewards to maintain involvement
- highly structured sessions
- information sharing with caregivers
metacognitive definition
the behavioral output of executive functions
