After all of the various articles and speaking with a parent of a child with ADHD I feel as if I am more informed about ADHD and can see all of the different situations that a family could be with their child.
I've learned that you can't compare these children and that no two situations are going to be the same. There are many different factors that come into play when working with a child who has ADHD. They might have different symptoms or experience various degrees of impulse and hyperactivity.
What really surprised me was the information about ADHD in girls. You hear about it so much in boys that you don't realize that girls can have ADHD as well. It is much harder to diagnose and sometimes leads to more social interaction with peers to be harder when the become teenagers.
I want to learn more about ADHD in girls and possibly speak with a parent or observe a girl who has been diagnosed and hear her story as well. The parent I talked with about the little boy I student taught all year was very helpful and full of information. I enjoyed hearing his story and hearing about how far he has come since the beginning.
Hi Katie (oops, just realized I referred to you as Nicole in my paper )...it's for confidentiality reasons..lol. Anyhow, I commented about the differences between boys and girls who have ADHD and yes, I will say, this was most memorable for me...I don't know of a female with ADHD either :/. I would be interested in knowing more about this as well. Also, I can't remember what you posted as far as resources and support goes but here is a website as well : http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd/diagnosis.html
ReplyDeleteKatie, I thought it was really interesting that you didn't realize that girls can have ADHD. It is rare that a girl is diagnosed with ADHD. We have both ADD and ADHD in my family. The boys have ADHD and the girls have ADD. I do in fact know a girl who has ADHD and you can tell she is hyperactive just by talking to her. She seems to have a lot of friends but she may have had a harder time with social interaction as a teenager. I am interested in learning more about ADHD since it is very common and it does hit so close to home for me.
ReplyDeleteYour blog is nice - done with responses they way it was intended. :)
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