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2. Health Issue:
ADD / ADHD
Focus:
Parents with Young children diagnosed
with AD/HD
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Where do I find
information about
ADHD?

3. ADHD- Introduction
What is ADHD?
Fast Facts
Defining ADHD
Overview
Sources – brief information

4. Introduction AD/HD
• What the initials stand for:
o Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
o Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
• What is AD/HD?
o Chronic
o Neurobehavioral Disorder
o No Cure
o Affects millions of Children
o Persists into Adulthood
o Diagnosed as early as 4 yrs. old

5. Fast Facts on AD/HD
• 3%-7% of school age
children have ADHD
o Parent-reported ADHD 6%- 16%
depending upon region
o Highest rates are among children
covered by Medicaid and
multiracial children
• Boys have a higher
percentage than girls
o Girls tend to go undiagnosed
• May run in families
• Problem with lack of
attention, impulsive
actions and are out of the
normal range for children
• Issues of concern are
o Social interactions with peers
o ADHD children have 3x as many
peer problems
o ADHD children have 10x more
issues related to friendships

6. Defining ADHD
• The childhood disorder often
begins between the ages of 3 –
6 years old
• Three types of ADHD
o Inattentive
o Hyperactive – impulsive
o Combined
• A common childhood disorder
• May affect children differently
• Some may be hyperactive
• Some may have trouble being
patient
Source:
National Institute of Mental Health / What is attention
deficit/hyperactivity disorder of ADHD?
Retrieved from
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/attention-
deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-easy-to-read/what-is-
attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-or-adhd.shtml
Source:
US Food and Drug Administration/For Consumers/ How do
you know if Your Child has ADHD?
Retrieved from:
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm26
9188.htm
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7. Defining ADHD
• May have trouble:
o getting organized
o Staying focused
o Making realistic plans
o Thinking before acting
• Girls are affected differently
o ADHD affects girls and women
o Girls are often overlooked
o Tend to be attention deficit part
• ADHD is a behavioral condition
that makes focusing on everyday
requests and routines
challenging
• Children with ADHD can be
defiant, socially awkward or
aggressive
Source:
American Psychological Association: Psychology Topic- ADHD
For more Information go to
http://www.apa.org/topics/adhd/index.aspx
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8. Defining ADHD
• ADHD is a function of
developmental failure in the
brain circuitry that monitors
inhibition and self-control.
• This loss of self-regulation impairs
other important brain functions
crucial for maintaining attention,
including the ability to defer
gratification.
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD) is a neurological
condition that involves problems
with inattention and hyperactivity-
impulsivity that are
developmentally inconsistent with
the age of the child.
• ADHD has many aspects and
remains one of the most talked-
about and controversial subjects in
education.
Source: U S Department of Education
Research / Identifying and Treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: a Resource for School and Home
For more information go to:
http://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/adhd/adhd-identifying_pg2.html
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9. Sources
American Psychological
Association APA web pages:
• The American Psychological
Association (APA) is an organization
of scientific and professionals
representing psychology in the USA.
• Mission: advance the communication
and application of psychological
knowledge to benefic society and
improve people’s lives
• Lot of general and specific
information on ADHD in children and
adults.
APA: Home
• http://www.apa.org/index.aspx
Topics: ADHD
• http://www.apa.org/topics/adhd/index.asp
x
Topic: Is it really ADHD?
• http://www.apa.org/monitor/2014/04/adhd.
aspx
Topic: ADHD among Preschoolers
• http://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/07-
08/adhd.aspx
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10. Sources
Centers for Disease
Control CDC web pages:
Features of this web page:
• The page has hot links to define
terms.
• Many sections have extended
information available
• Descriptions of and hot links to
agencies and organizations
• The page has a printable fact sheet
o The ADHD fact page contains information on the
signs, symptoms, predominant types and causes.
CDC: Home
• http://www.ed.gov/
Topics: ADHD
• http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/?s_cid
=cdc_homepage_topmenu_001
Topic: Facts about ADHD
• http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/facts.h
tml
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11. Sources
National Institute of
Mental Health NIMH web pages:
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is part
of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• NIMH’s mission is to transform the
understanding and treatment of mental
illnesses through research.
• Health Topics page has quick links to a variety
of mental health information including AD/HD.
• A variety of information is available including
detailed information on diagnosis, treatment
options.
• Also available are ADHD fact sheet,
publications, podcasts, videos, research, links
to organizations, NIH and Medline Plus.
NIMH: Home
• http://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml
Health Topics: ADD/ADHD
• http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/
attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-
adhd/index.shtml
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12. Sources
US Department of
Education Dept. of Ed. web pages:
• Has a section for parents and
families with a variety of
information on special education,
early learning and ADHD
• Focus is on the education system
and a child’s academic success.
• Educational evaluation
• Legal issues and requirements
Dept of Ed: Home
• http://www.ed.gov/
Topics: Identifying & Treating ADHD
• http://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs
/adhd/adhd-identifying_pg2.html
Topic: Is it really ADHD?
• http://www.apa.org/monitor/2014/04/adhd.
aspx
Topic: Identifying ADHD
• http://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs
/adhd/adhd-identifying_pg2.html#identify
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13. Sources
US Food and Drug
Administration USFDA web pages:
• US Food and Drug Administration
(FDA)
• Agency with in the Department
of Health and Human Services
• In the consumer section of the
site there is a variety of
information about children’s
issues including ADHD
• Information on medications
FDA: Home
• http://www.fda.gov/
Topics: Children’s Health
• http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/Consum
erUpdates/ucm047364.htm
Topic: How do you know your child has
ADHD?
• http://www.fda.gov/forconsumers/consume
rupdates/ucm269188.htm
Topic: ADHD not just for kids/Stimulant
medication
• http://www.fda.gov/drugs/resourcesforyou/
specialfeatures/ucm289089.htm
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