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ADHD Essays and Term Papers
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderDefinition and description
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affects approximately 5% of school age children. It contributes to poor school performance, conduct disorders, and difficulties in family and friend relationships.
ADHD is characterized by inattention, hyperactivity ...
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Tourette's DisorderTourette Syndrome And Other Tic Disorders
Definitions of Tic Disorders
Differential Diagnosis
Symptomatology
Associated Behaviors and Cognitive Difficulties
Etiology
Stimulant Medications
Epidemiology and Genetics
Non-Genetic ...
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Is Ritalin Over Prescribed?Imagine for a moment that you are nine years old again. You are sitting in your third grade classroom trying as hard as you can to listen to your teacher, but you just can't. The heater is making this clicking sound that won't stop and the class hamster is running all over his cage. Further more, ...
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RitalinThe parents of six year old James Patrick Smith receive a phone call
from the school guidance counselor informing them of their child's recent
hyperactive behavior. After a short conference, the guidance counselor suggests
to the parents a solution for young James' problem; as a result, the ...
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Who Are Special Needs ChildrenThe term, sprecial-needs children is defined as children whose developmental and/or behavior requires help or intervention beyond the scope of the ordinary classroom or adult interactions. About 15 to 20 percent of all children in the United States will exhibit some form of atypicall development ...
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Attention Deficit DisorderIn the United States of America, one to three percent of the school age population have the full attention deficit (hyperactivity) Disorder syndrome (Internet site 1). This numerical figure may not seem to convey a need for enlightenment on this disability. As an child (and adult), I feel that it ...
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Canda At WarIt is far easier to measure a child's physical growth and maturation than to assess the complexities of individual differences in children's disruptive and antisocial development. Pediatricians can clearly record increases in a child's weight and height on growth charts and even provide percentile ...
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Bipolar Disorder 2The problem of bipolar affective disorder has been a mystery since the 16th century. It has shown that this affliction can appear in almost anyone. Even the great painter Vincent Van Gogh is believed to have had bipolar disorder. It is clear that in our society many people live with bipolar ...
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The Effects Of Television On AOur generation has been raised in a technological advanced world and there has been definite controversy over many of these innovations that this new culture has brought. An innovation that has troubled the youth of America for many years is television. Although there is no certainty to ...
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Tourette Syndromewas named for Georges Gilles de la Tourette, who first
described the syndrome in 1885. Although the disease was identified in 1885,
today in 1996, there still is a mystery surrounding , its
causes and possible cures. is a neurological disorder that
researchers believe is caused by and ...
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The Academic Benefits to ChessChess was invented in India approximately 2000 years ago. Since, chess spread across nations to become an international sport. Chess is not just a game; it imprints values upon the players. Sportsmanship, strategy, time management, increased focus and concentration, and friendships are some ...
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The Benefits of Physical Fitness and Relieving StressBrigid Huamani
Health
Professor Curling
The Benefits of Physical Fitness and Relieving Stress
In today’s society most people will overlook the underling benefits of physical fitness. Many have come to see that physical fitness can only bring forth positive physical results and no other ...
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Music and Movement Arts Integration and Children with DisabilitiesWhile educational institutions have long had a systematic web of strategies in place for accommodating children with disabilities, many disabilities that afflict today’s young learners are non-physical. With disabilities that are not immediately visible, developing a comprehensive assessment of the ...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndromeis characterized by a cluster of congenital birth defects that include prenatal and postnatal growth deficiency. There is also facial abnormalities including small head circumference; flatten mid-face sunken nasal bridge; flatten and elongated philtrum. There is some central nervous system ...
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Learning DisabilitiesRead the literature attached and answer these questions:
1. Define the term "learning disability". The federal government defines in Public Law 94-142, as amended by Public Law 101-476 (Individuals with Disabilities Education Ad-IDEA): Specific learning disability means a disorder in one or more ...
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Being A Substitute Teachers AidFormer Substitute Teachers Aid
English 1A
About two years ago I was taking a few introduction classes through Fresno
City College; to education and special education. This class required
that I intern or volunteer in an elementary school class room. After
enjoying my experiences as a ...
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AddAttention deficit disorder is a condition characterized by the attention span that is less than expected for the age of the person. There is often age inappropirate hyperactivity and impulsivness. Attention deficit disorder is broken down in three sub catergories. Attention disorder dificit / ...
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Is There Hope For The PsychopaIn a world full of fears, perhaps the worst one a human being should have is that to be afraid of his fellow man. The human that should be most feared is possibly he who has Anti-Social Personality Disorder, or in layman's terms, the psychopath. The psychopath has probably the most deviant mind ...
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Substance Abuse Increasing In Inner-City MinoritiesSubstance abuse is an ever increasing epidemic facing America's inner-
city minorities. There are several different drugs that are gaining popularity
amongst inner-city youths 1. Juice, that is marijuana soaked in embalming fluid
is starting to show up in more and more inner east coast cities 2. ...
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