Overall, ADHD symptoms suggest difficulties with executive functioning, and may highlight that ADHD is partially a disorder of executive functioning. Executive functioning consists of three areas: working memory, cognitive flexibility, and inhibitory control. Working memory is where information is manipulated or transformed in conscious awareness. Working memory is utilized if you are recalling a mental…
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) most recent survey data in 2011, there were 8.8% of children ages 4 to 17 diagnosed with ADHD, which was an increase from 2007, with 7.2% of children diagnosed with ADHD. Males are more frequently diagnosed with ADHD in both children and adults compared to…
An Assessment of ADHD Symptoms How we diagnose ADHD symptoms Assessment of children suspected of ADHD should be conducted according to best practice. This includes gathering medical, developmental, social, and educational information, reviewing educational and medical records, in addition to previous evaluations, interviewing parents, teachers, other professionals who have worked with the child, and, when…
What Is ADHD? This and other questions of a similar vein are often asked by exasperated parents of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) when they find their child doing something other than what was asked. Although parents, in general, may experience these issues, parents of a child diagnosed with ADHD may find themselves…