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Symptoms of ADHD
Patrick is a ten-year-old boy and for the past nine months he has been developing a strange behavior. He gets easily bored when doing his school work especially when the work involves activity that he does not like. He is easily distracted and is very forgetful, he moves from doing one thing to another without completing them. This has led to his teacher complaining of inability to complete or turn in his homework assignments. Patrick has become a concern to his parents and appears less interested in school work; he talks all the time, moves around and has difficulty in performing tasks that require silence.
Diagnosis
There is a possibility of mistaken diagnosis for ADHD. Therefore, it is important for involved parties to ascertain that there are no cases of maturity level, personalities or temperaments. This is because this condition is not easy to diagnose, symptoms vary from one patient to another. In regard to Patrick's case, the first question would be his age. According to...
Patrick being a 10-year-old is old enough to have this condition. Second, it is important for the caregivers as well as the parents to have noticed change of behavior and this should have extended more than three months. American Psychological Association, (2012) list some of these symptoms including, child having trouble following rules, frequent spacing out in the class room, in other words socially inept or aggressive. According to Quinlan (2002)clinical diagnosis of this condition is based on the symptoms collected from clinical inerviews as well as clinical examination.Therefore, in Patricks case there can be a formal diagnosis made in refferrence to his behavior. It is quite easy to identify a relationship between his change of behavior and the symptoms of ADHD.
Childrens Social-Emotional Development
A teacher has several options in promoting young children's ( younger…
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Cook, R.E., Klein, M.D., & Chen, D. (2012). Adapting Early Childhood Curricula for Children with Special Needs. Boston: Mass: Pearson.
Quinlan, D.M. (2002). Assessment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and comorbidities. In T.E. Brown, Attention-deficit Disorders and Comorbidities in Children, Adolescents, and Adults. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press Inc.
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