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Tiffany Green Applied Final Project Part I: Your Lot in Life February, 2012

I chose the following scenario for my Lot in Life project: Your 6-year-old has just been

diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

References

Whalen, C. K., Odgers, C. L., Reed, P. L., & Henker, B. (2011). Dissecting daily distress

in mothers of children with ADHD: An electronic diary study.Journal Of Family

Psychology, 25(3), 402-411.

In this article, the authors show the connection between the stress mothers of

children with ADHD feel and the behaviors that those children display. The

authors used fixed-rate analysis in order to eliminate individual differences in the

mothers and children used in the study. The article goes on to focus on several

subsets including the impact of the childrens behaviors on the parents, and the

mothers own potential medical history.

Bruchmller, K., Margraf, J., & Schneider, S. (2011). Is ADHD diagnosed in accord with

diagnostic criteria? Overdiagnosis and influence of client gender on diagnosis.Journal Of

Consulting And Clinical Psychology.

In this article, the authors attempt to solve some of the questions surrounding the

diagnosis of ADHD. At this time, most children who are diagnosed with ADHD

are boys. The authors of the article feel that children are being diagnosed using a

prototype diagnosis rather than an in depth diagnostic look. Using case vignettes

that were duplicated and only had the variable of whether or not the patient was a

boy or a girl, the authors were able to draw a conclusion that supported their

hypothesis of overdiagnosis.

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Daley, D., & Birchwood, J. (2010). ADHD and academic performance: why does ADHD

impact on academic performance and what can be done to support ADHD children in the

classroom?. Child: Care, Health & Development, 36(4), 455-464.

This article focuses on the reality of ADHD children in the classroom, and how

teachers adapt to meet their special needs. The article covers various periods in

the school cycle of a child with ADHD, from preschool years to adulthood. The

article examines the connection between ADHD and the academic challenges

facing children with the diagnosis.

Ho, C., David Wai-Ock, C., Patrick W. L., L., Suk-Han, L., & Suk-Man, T. (2005).

Reading-Related Cognitive Deficits in Developmental Dyslexia, Attention-

Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and Developmental Coordination Disorder among

Chinese Children.Reading Research Quarterly, 40(3), 318-337.

In this article the authors focus on comparisons between different learning

disorders and their respective cognitive difficulties. The article goes on to test for

differences in literacy, intelligence and other subsets. The conclusion drawn by

the authors ultimately show that children suffering from ADHD are less impaired

than children suffering from some other listed diagnosis.

Danckaerts, M., Sonuga-Barke, E. S., Banaschewski, T., Buitelaar, J., Dpfner, M.,

Hollis, C., & ... Coghill, D. (2010). The quality of life of children with attention

deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review.European Child & Adolescent

Psychiatry, 19(2), 83-105.

This article reviews the individuals perception of their position in life. The

authors focus on systematic system of determining factors. Those factors are: The

impact of Quality of life, The relationships between ADHD symptoms and QOL

and how the treatment of ADHD affects QOL. The article also focuses on the

differences between the perceptions of children suffering with ADHD and their

parents.