Transcript ½ of ADHD patients have > 2 diagnoses

Is It ADHD
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Inattention?
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Portrait of a child with
ADHD
What Is ADHD?
Inattention
Hyperactivity
Impulsivity
Developmental Trends
of ADHD Symptoms
Impairment
Inattention
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before 17 yo
Hyperactive/Impulsive
Symptoms
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Fidgeting and squirming
Running or climbing excessively
Trouble playing quietly
“On the go” or “driven by a motor”
Talking excessively
Blurting out answers
Trouble taking turns
Interrupting or intruding
Inattentive Symptoms
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Making careless mistakes
Trouble paying attention to a task
Not listening
Not following instructions
Trouble organizing
Avoiding or disliking sustained effort
Losing things
Easily distracted
Forgetful
Overlap of Symptoms
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Attention
Concentration
Anxiety
Sadness
Opposition
Fidgetiness
Impulsivity
Appetite
Sleep
ADHD
Anxiety
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Co-occurring Disorders
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Oppositional defiant disorder
Anxiety or mood disorders
Learning disabilities
Conduct disorder
Tic disorders
½ of ADHD patients have > 2 diagnoses
Gender Differences
and ADHD
• The stereotype of someone with ADHD is a hyperactive
little boy. The reality? ADHD also affects girls and even
adult women.
• Girls with ADHD tend to be more inattentive than
hyperactive.
• Parents and teachers often overlook ADHD in girls
because their symptoms differ from the stereotype.
• According to researchers, girls with untreated ADHD are at
risk for low self-esteem, underachievement, depression,
and anxiety.
• Without treatment girls are also more likely to engage in
risky behaviors like smoking and unprotected sex while in
middle or high school.
• Girls with ADHD often continue struggling into adulthood if
they don’t receive treatment.
ADHD and the Brain
The immediate effects
of not treating ADHD
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Interferes with learning and social development
Reduces instructional time in class
Drains resources
Maintains or exacerbates ADHD behaviors
The long-term consequences
of not treating ADHD
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Less schooling & poorer grades
Higher expulsion rates
Fewer friends
Lower self-esteem
Higher arrest rates
Lower occupational rank
Higher job termination rates
Riskier driving
More accidents
Treatment & Intervention
• Psychopharmacology
• Psychotherapy
– Behavior therapy
• Structuring time at home
• Establishing predictability and routines
• Increasing positive attention
– Parent training
• Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
• Groups
– School-based interventions
• Daily Report Card
• Para training
– Organizational skills training
Daily Report Card
Unproved or untested
treatments
Play therapy or talk therapy
Biofeedback
Dietary changes, elimination diets
Ginkgo biloba & other supplements
Meditation
Exercise
Metronome
Vision training
Sensory integration therapy
Where to find help
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