Chapman October 25, 2015 Situation Analysis For my writing project 3, Informative essay my intended audience would have to be parents. My essay will help parents to understand the techniques and reasons behind diagnosing a child with ADHD. It will also help parents to recognize the symptoms of ADHD so that they can better understand the signs and get their child the help they need faster. It will give parents ideas and whys to help their children cope with ADHD and deal with the symptoms. My essay
“Don’t worry about walking mile in my shoes, just try a day thinking in my head” (Author unknown) Another name for Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). It is a condition that cannot be cured, although it is treatable. It often goes into young children and goes into adulthood. It can contribute to low self-esteem, troubled relationships, also school and work to be more difficult. ADD commonly affects people between the ages of 6 to 40. Its symptoms include
treatment run into many potential difficulties. The article, “Growing Up With ADHD” by Denise Foley, explains how those affected by ADHD have a difficult time at school, work, and social functions. She also states that many are five times more likely to speed while driving due to their inattentiveness to detail. Only one example how refusing treatment or not getting correctly diagnosed can turn potentially harmful. Living with ADHD can be a constant struggle if not properly diagnosed. For example, in
The treatment of ADHD, a mental disorder, is a popular topic among scientists, clinicians, and psychologists. However, controversy is present in the topic, and it is caused by much disagreement over whether ADHD is properly diagnosed, and which treatments for ADHD are most effective. Although both sides of each of the aforementioned conflicts consist of members that support their arguments and claims with solely blatant evidence, the sides also include members that invalidly attempt to support their
The increase of ADHD diagnosis has raised many concerns among doctors in the United States. In 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported new data that showed the number of children diagnosed with ADHD grew by 22 percent in a four-year period Brown University, (2013). The information from the Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) raised questions and concerns about the growth of ADHD diagnosis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also stated that the percentage
People with ADHD have a number of behavioural and psychological characteristics that have been refined throughout the years. One such behavioural characteristic is an impairment in the ability to delay, interrupt, and protect an ongoing response from distracting or competing stimuli (Sandford, 2018). That is to say, people with ADHD have trouble multi-tasking, or in other words, they have trouble concentrating on more than one task at a time. The ability to regulate one’s behaviour through inner
webpage that talks about ADHD is an informational article. The article covers all aspects of ADHD. It goes through the sign and systems, different types of ADHD, what causes the disorder, how to get diagnosed, what the treatment options are, and where to go to get help. The article only briefly covers all those subjects. This article is an informational article based off the way the author approaches all the subjects in an informational way. When is come to ADHD, I was diagnosed with this
ADHD is a topic of great interest to me because of its prevalence within my immediate and extended family. It affects both myself and my youngest son, Cory. When, as a group, we were considering possible topics to present, I suggested ADHD. My group members agreed that that would be an interesting topic to discuss. My specific contribution to the presentation was to discuss the characteristics of this disorder per the instructions of section II in the SW8340 syllabus. I discussed the symptoms of
Dispelling the Myths About ADHD Rhetorical Analysis of CDC Website The core purpose of the CDC Website about Attention-Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) is to educate the public generally and then specifically to inform parents of children that might be suffering from ADHD. There are many unanswered questions about ADHD, and the CDC attempts to dispel some of the myths about the cause, diagnosis, and treatment of the disorder. They present highly logical information through the use of statistics
the disorder ADHD. With so many informative websites on different disorders and diseases, it can be hard to decide where to get the best, most credible information. The NRC is and CHADD have teamed up to provide a website that is an evidence-based platform for ADHD (CHADD, 2015). There are some common misconceptions of ADHD and even people who may doubt that this disorder exists, or doubt the validity of the disorder. The purpose of this website is to educate the general public on ADHD and it does