Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Flashcards
According to the _______, ADHD is one of the illnesses that pediatricians diagnose the most frequently.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2015)
Give at least 2 examples of Predominantly inattentive type.
The student may:
o submit inaccurate or incomplete work,
o have difficulty attending to conversations, activities, or tasks,
o be easily distracted,
o have difficulty following directions,
o frequently lose materials, and/or
o have difficulty organizing tasks and materials
Give at least 2 examples of Predominantly hyperactive/impulsive type.
The student may:
o appear to be in constant motion,
o frequently fidget or move in his or her seat,
o become restless during quiet activities,
o leave his or her seat when expected to remain seated,
o interrupt others and classroom activities,
o talk excessively, and/or
o fail to follow classroom procedures (e.g., blurt out answers without raising hand).
_____ & _____ are critical to the success of any intervention
plan (Wolraich & DuPaul, 2010).
Progress monitoring and strategy adjustments
The first step in creating classroom supports for students with ADHD is understanding ____.
the students’ strengths and needs
Give a minimal number of directions or steps at a time. If necessary, have students repeat the directions to the teacher or a peer partner.
Number of Directions:
Provide written directions or steps, or a visual model of a completed project.
Form of directions
Under interventions of organization, name the 4 types.
- Assignment Notebook
- Color-coded folders
- homework partners
- clean out dates
What’s the goal of behavioral management?
help students learn to manage their own behavior.
Under behavior management in prevention strategies, name all.
- Non-verbal support
- Choice as reward
- priming procedure
- proximity control
- timers
Under reinforcement strategies, name the 2:
- Praise, Praise, Praise:
- Home-School Reinforcement System
What are the benefits of Home-School Collaboration and Communication
Parents become familiar with classroom expectations and allows them to follow up at
home.
Communication also lets teachers know techniques that are working in the home setting.
What are the strategies designed to increase home-school communication?
- Daily Notes
- Emails
- Websites
- Homework Hotline
- Wandering off task
- Difficulty following through on instructions or finishing work
- Trouble sustaining focus
- Disorganization
What ADHD characteristic is this?
Inattention
- Excessive motor activity (running, fidgeting)
- Excessive talkativeness
- Extreme restlessness in adults
What ADHD characteristic is this?
Hyperactivity
- Hasty actions without forethought
- Desire for immediate rewards
- Difficulty delaying gratification
- Interrupting others
- Making decisions without considering consequences.
What ADHD characteristic is this?
Impulsivity
Language, motor, or social development delays.
What is this?
Delays
Quick to anger, easily frustrated.
What is this?
Emotional Dysregulation
Difficulty with tasks, despite cognitive abilities
What is this?
Academic or work impairment
Working memory, set shifting reaction time, response inhibition vigilance, planning/organization.
What is this?
Neurocognitive deficits
Minor physical abnormalities (e.g., hypertelorism, arched palate)
What is this?
Physical Anomalies
Learning disorders, anxiety, depression, substance abuse
Co-occuring disorders
Name the subtypes of ADHD.
- Combined Presentation
- Predominantly Inattentive Presentation
- Predominantly Hyperactive-Impulsive Presentation
In the DSM, how many were the criteria for Inattention all in all?
A-I (9)
In the DSM, how many were the criteria for Hyperactivity and Impulsivity all in all?
A-I (9)
If both Criteria A1 (inattention) and Criterion A2 (hyperactivity & impulsivity) are met,, what is the specifier?
Combined Presentation
How to specify if it’s Predominantly Inattentive presentation?
If criteria A1 is met but Criterion A2 is not met for the past 6 months.
How to specify if it’s Predominantly Hyperactive-impulsive presentation?
If Criterion A2 is met and Criterion A1 is not met for the past 6 months.
What are the treatment and intervention for people diagnosed with ADHD?
Medication and Therapy
