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| 1. State 6 accomodations that a child with ADHS may receive through their school system. | : regular home – school communication : a behavior program to manage mildy disruptive behavior : a plan to ensure that the student understands and is following through on instructions : modifications of testing time, format, or environment : an extra set of materials at home : techonological assistance such as the use of tape recorders and word processors. |
| Describe 4 behaviors children with ADHD do with their peers that cause problems with their social interactions. | : difficulty reading the nuances of social behavior : difficulty inhibiting impulsive responses : bossiness with peers : inflexible or perfectionistic Difficulty initiating or sustaining verbal turn taking and reciprocal aspects of peer relationships May react excessively or overly negative to the behavior of others. |
| What role does dopamine play in ADHD? | : evidence shows dopamine is involved in the modulation of attention and behavioral regulation in the frontal cortex and its connections. |
| How does the clinical presentation of ADHD change with child's age? | : preschool : excessive activity level and impulsivity are typically the most prominent symptoms ; intense temperament and cognitive inflexibility; combination of symptoms may lead to impulsive aggression towards peer. : elementary : problems with listening and compliance, task completion, work accuracy and socialization : adolescence : observable hyperactivity may decline significantly, concerns about work completion, organization and following rules, sometimes not diagnosed until adolescence- become overwhelmed by increased demands for processing increased volumes of reading and writing, complex social, time management, higher order thinking, language process skills. |
| What type of difficulties do children with ADHD often display? | : They display pragmatic language difficulties, fluency, comprehension, engagement, and retention of written information. They also include deficits in executive language, social, academic, and adaptive functions as well as problems with sleep patterns and motor coordination. |
| What area of the brain is suspected of having a deficit that causes the behaviors seen in children with ADHD. | : Frontal/prefrontal cortex. |
| Which pharmacological treatments state at least 2 would you endorse for a child with ADHD. Why? How is it delivered? How long does it last? What are its side effects? (pg 354-358) many diff types. | : Stimulant medications would be endorsed. They are the most effective and most commonly prescribed medications for ADHD. They have been more frequently used and more thoroughly studied than any other psychopharmacologic treatment in children. It reduces symptoms of ADHD by 70-90%. Improve academic productivity and accuracy, improve parent child interactions, and decrease aggression. Side effects include decreased appetite, headaches, stomachaches, and sleep problems, some experience rebound effects and social withdrawal .10% get Tics. Other side effects include elevations of pulse or blood pressure as well. : (Non stimulant medications ) Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors would be endorsed. May improve symptoms 24 hours per day and is less likely to exacerbate tics. Some children will experience fatigue when med is first started. Nausea, vomiting, anbd stomachaches ; if stomach is empty before taking medication. |
| The parent of a child with ADHD states her child is having problems with reading comprehension. What knowledge from your text supports this? (pg348). | : Academic underachievement is a concern of many parent of school-age children with ADHD. Dificulty with verbal memory, listening comprehension, and organization of verbal and written output occur in children with ADHD. There appears to be a high rate of pragmatic language difficulties in children with ADHD. This results in difficulty reading most often in the form of problems with fluency, comprehension, or engagement and retention of written material. |
| Why does the multimodal treatment study for ADHD have any special meaning for OTs? | :It has a special meaning for OT's because makes us aware of the benefits/negative outcomes associated with the different modes of treatment for children with ADHD. |
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