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ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER CLINIC
Putting the Pieces together for children, adolescents, and adults...
Assessment and Treatment for behavioral,
Attentional, Learning, and Emotional Difficulties
ATTENTION DEFICITS IN CHILDREN
Children with ADD may experience difficulties in four broad areas:
INATTENTION / DISTRACTIBILITY
- Short attention span
- Difficulty completing tasks
- Daydreaming
- Easily distracted
- Can't concentrate
- Require frequent redirection
- Often loses things
IMPULSITIVITY / BEHAVIOR DISINHIBITION
- Rushing into things
- Careless errors
- Risk taking
- Taking dares
- Impatience
- Low frustration tolerance
HYPERACTIVITY / OVER-AROUSAL
- Restlessness
- Fidgeting
- Unnecessary bodily movement
- Excessive talking
- Easy arousal
DIFFICULTY DELAYING GRATIFICATION
- Difficulty working toward goals
- Doesn't respond well to rewards
The primary characteristics of ADD are not difficult to recognize in the classroom. However, not all children who are inattentive, impulsive, or overactive have ADD/ADHD.
These same symptoms can be a result of other factors and circumstances in a child's life. For this reason, it is extremely important that an accurate diagnosis be made.
At the Behavioral Medicine Center's ADD Clinic, a comprehensive assessment involving the parents, teachers, and child will be used to determine whether problems are the result of ADD or other factors.
TREATMENT APPROACHES FOR CHILD
- BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT
- STIMULANT MEDICATION
- EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTIONS
- INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING
- PARENT TRAINING
- ATTENTION BUILDING TRAINING
For maximum benefit, it is recommended that parent counseling, behavior management, and educational follow-up be utilized when medication is administered.
ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER IN ADULTS
Individuals with ADD exhibit persistent patterns of inattention and sometimes overactivity and impulsiveness that are more frequent and severe than would be expected for their age.
An attention-deficit disorder is a pervasive problem affecting all areas of the individual's interaction with the environment.
PRESENTING COMPLAINTS OF ADD ADULTS
- Difficulty finding and keeping jobs
- Performing below level of competence on job
- Inability to perform up to intellectual level in school
- Inability to concentrate
- Lack of organization
- Inability to establish and maintain a routine or discipline
- Depression, low self-esteem
- Forgetfulness or poor memory
- Confusion, trouble thinking clearly
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