Transcript ADHD PowerPoint

How it may effect your
academic studies.
Created by Rachel Mickelson, Argosy University intern in counseling
Special Issues for College Students
• Generally more academic problems
• Lower self-esteem
• Poor social skills
• Poor time management skills
Executive functions affected by
ADHD
• Activation
• Emotion
• Focus
• Memory
• Effort
• Action
General ADHD Symptoms
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Poor attention
Chronic procrastination
Frequently losing things
Difficulty starting and/or finishing tasks
Physical restlessness
Poor organization, planning, and time
management skills
Inattention Symptoms
• Makes careless mistakes
• Easily distracted
• Enthusiastic beginnings, then fails to
complete
• Difficulty shifting focus
• Trouble sustaining attention, especially
with repetitive tasks
Hyperactivity Symptoms
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Fidgets with hands, feet, pens, etc.
Talks excessively
Easily excitable
Impatient and restless
Energetic but poorly directed
Enhanced self-stimulation (humming,
whistling, making noise, etc.)
Impulsivity Symptoms
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Difficulty waiting turn
Intrudes on others conversations
Fails to stop and think
Low frustration tolerance
Difficulty organizing work
Social difficulties because acts on whim
What to do next…
• GET EVALUATED!!
• Learn your strengths and weaknesses
• Set goals
• Use prompts
Extra Support
• Therapy
• Family/Friends
• Teachers
• Accommodations
• Medications
Medications for ADHD
• Stimulant Medications (Ritalin, Concerta,
Adderall, Dexedrine)
• Non-Stimulant Medications (Strattera)
• Antidepressants (Tricyclics, SSRIs)
• Educate yourself, Be patient, Start small,
Monitor effects, Taper off slowly.
Positive Characteristics of ADHD
• Creativity
• Enthusiasm and spontaneity
• A quick mind
• High energy level
Extra Resources
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Add.org
Chadd.org
Addwarehouse.com
Ldonline.org
• ADD: Friendly ways to Organize Your Life
By Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D and Judith Kolberg
Famous people with ADHD
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Ansel Adams- Photographer
Alexander Graham Bell- Telephone
Inventor
Beethoven- Composer
George Burns- Actor
Jim Carrey- Comedian
Cher- Actress/Singer
Winston Churchill- Statesman
Salvador Dali- Artist
Leonardo da Vinci- Inventor, Artist
Walt Disney
Thomas Edison- Inventor
Albert Einstein- Physicist
Dwight D. Eisenhower- US President
Henry Ford- Automobile Innovator
Benjamin Franklin- Politician
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Ernest Hemingway- Author
Milton Hershey- “The Chocolate King”
Michael Jordan- Basketball Player
John F. Kennedy- US President
John Lennon- Musician
Napoleon Bonaparte- Emperor
Sir Issac Newton- Scientist,
Mathematician
Ozzy Osbourne- Musician
General George Patton- Military
Pablo Picasso- Artist
Edgar Allan Poe- Author, Poet
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt- First Lady
Steven Spielberg- Filmmaker
Vincent van Gogh- Artist
To set up an ADHD evaluation
• Contact:
Student Affairs Office
312-777-8616 (Dr. Suzana Flores)
312-777-8615 (Student Affairs)