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ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD)

Michelle Deen, Registered Psychologist Rocky View Schools

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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF ADHD

ADHD QUIZ

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THE ANATOMY OF ADHD

3 KEY AREAS OF THE BRAIN ARE IMPLICATED IN ADHD: 1. CORTICAL REGIONS

• PREFRONTAL CORTEX (EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING)
• ANTERIOR CINGULATE CORTEX (DECISION-

MAKING, IMPULSE CONTROL)

• 2. SUBCORTICAL REGIONS
• AMYGDALA (FIGHT, FLIGHT, AND FREEZE

RESPONSE)

• BASAL GANGLIA (DOPAMINE RELEASE,

MODULATION OF BEHAVIOUR, RESPONSE TO REWARDS)

• 3. CEREBELLUM (COORDINATES BALANCE AND

COMPLEX MOVEMENT)

ADHD Neurobiology

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THE ANATOMY OF ADHD

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EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING

Air Traffic Control

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Kids, marshmallows and the psychology of self control

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THE COOKIE PROBLEM

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: WHICH GIRL WORE WHICH COLOR? ´RACHEL, LINDA, AND EVE WERE FRIENDS SITTING IN A CIRCLE ON THE GRASS. ´RACHEL PASSED THREE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES TO THE PERSON IN BLUE. ´EVE PASSED THREE MACAROONS TO THE PERSON WHO PASSED HER COOKIES TO THE PERSON WEARING GREEN. ´EACH PERSON PASSED THREE COOKIES TO THE FRIEND ON HER LEFT. ´RACHEL, LINDA, AND EVE WERE DRESSED IN RED, BLUE, AND GREEN, BUT NOT NECESSARILY IN THAT ORDER. ´THE PERSON WHO WAS WEARING GREEN DID NOT GET A MACAROON. THE PERSON WEARING RED PASSED ALONG THREE OATMEAL COOKIES. ´WHO WORE WHICH COLOR?

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RED BLUE PURPLE BLACK GREEN YELLOW ORANGE RED BLUE PURPLE BLACK GREEN YELLOW ORANGE RED BLUE PURPLE BLACK GREEN YELLOW

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WHAT DO EXECUTIVE SKILL WEAKNESSES LOOK LIKE IN CHILDREN?

´ACTS WITHOUT THINKING ´INTERRUPTS OTHERS ´OVERREACTS TO SMALL PROBLEMS ´UPSET BY CHANGES IN PLANS ´TALKS OR PLAYS TOO LOUDLY ´RESISTS CHANGE OF ROUTINE ´ACTS WILD OR OF CONTROL ´EASILY OVERSTIMULATED AND HAS TROUBLE CALMING DOWN ´GETS STUCK ON ONE TOPIC OR ACTIVITY ´GETS OVERLY UPSET ABOUT “LITTLE THINGS” ´OUT OF CONTROL MORE THAN PEERS ´LOW TOLERANCE FOR FRUSTRATION ´OVERWHELMED BY LARGE ASSIGNMENTS ´CAN’T COME UP WITH MORE THAN ONE WAY TO SOLVE A PROBLEM ´DOESN’T NOTICE IMPACT OF BEHAVIOR ON OTHERS

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WHAT DO EXECUTIVE SKILL WEAKNESSES LOOK LIKE IN CHILDREN?

´SLOW TO INITIATE TASKS ´RUNS OUT OF STEAM BEFORE FINISHING WORK ´DOESN’T BOTHER TO WRITE DOWN ASSIGNMENT ´LOSES BOOKS, PAPERS, NOTEBOOKS ´FORGETS DIRECTIONS ´LACK OF TIME SENSE/URGENCY ´FORGETS TO BRING MATERIALS HOME ´KEEPS PUTTING OFF HOMEWORK ´CHOOSES “FUN STUFF” OVER HOMEWORK ´FORGETS HOMEWORK/FORGETS TO PASS IT IN ´LEAVES LONG-TERM ASSIGNMENTS UNTIL LAST MINUTE ´CAN’T BREAK DOWN LONG- TERM ASSIGNMENTS ´SLOPPY WORK ´MESSY NOTEBOOKS CAN’T FIND THINGS IN BACKPACK ´PASSIVE STUDY METHODS (OR DOESN’T STUDY)

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UNTIL THEY ARE FULLY DEVELOPED IN CHILDREN, PARENTS AND TEACHERS ACT AS “SURROGATE” FRONTAL LOBES FOR CHILDREN.

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PRESENTATIONS OF ADHD

• ADHD, PREDOMINANTLY

INATTENTIVE PRESENTATION

• ADHD, PREDOMINANTLY

HYPERACTIVE-IMPULSIVE PRESENTATION

• ADHD, COMBINED PRESENTATION

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WHAT DOES ADHD FEEL AND LOOK LIKE?

• WHAT'S IT LIKE TO HAVE ADHD?
• MISUNDERSTOOD MINDS ADHD

SIMULATIONS

13 14 COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO ADHD

MULTIMODAL TREATMENT

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ADHD RESOURCES

• Centre for ADHD Awareness Canada - https://caddac.ca/adhd/
• Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - http://www.chadd.org
• Additude Magazine – http://www.additudemag.com
• Books for parents of children with ADHD:
• Understanding Girls with ADHD by Kathleen G. Nadeau, Ellen B. Littman, and Patricia O. Quinn
• Raising Girls with ADHD: Secrets for Parenting Happy, Healthy Daughters by James W. Forgan and

Mary Anne Richey

• Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their

Potential Paperback by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare

• Taking Charge of ADHD, 3rd Edition: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents by Russell A.

Barkley

• Children's fiction and nonfiction increases awareness, understanding, and appreciation of people with
• disabilities. As such, the following books may be helpful for Kristine:
• Joey Pigza series by Jack Gantos
• Cory Stories: A Kid's Book about Living with ADHD by Jeanne Kraus
• The Survival Guide for Kids With ADHD by John F. Taylor
• A Girl’s Guide to ADHD (Don’t Lose This Book!) by Beth Walker
• Attention Girls! A guide to learn all about your ADHD by Patricia O. Quinn

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