ADD in children

Running head : ADD AND ADHD in Children

ADD in Children

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ADD and ADHD in Children

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Dis (ADHD ) is a common neurobehavioral dis that results in functional impairment (Department of Health and Human Services , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . In the United States alone , a significant number of the youth have been diagnosed with ADHD . The dis is characterized by pervasive inattention and /or hyperactivity-impulsivity (Department of Health and Human Services , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Below are summaries of two

studies that deal with certain aspects of ADHD , with specific reference to certain age groups

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Dis Symptoms in a Clinic Sample of Children and Adolescents with Pervasive Developmental Diss

Background and Objective of the Study

This article is a systematic chart review involving sample children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Diss (ASD ) and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Dis (ADHD (Lee Ousley , 2006 . More specifically the sample population consists of individuals with ASD , who were referred to psychopharmacological consultation program located at a university-based autism center (Lee Ousley , 2006 . The study conducted was designed to determine several findings , such as the frequency of incidence of ADHD in the sample population , a comparison of the symptoms of ADHD in children with other developmental diss and in children with or without ADHD-related complaints , and the correlation between age and ADHD Rating Scale scores (Lee Ousley , 2006

The authors conducted this study as a response to the felt need for information and documentation of the relationship between two diss namely , ADHD and ASD (Lee Ousley , 2006 . The authors recognize that many researchers have studied the symptoms of individuals with ASD and ADHD however , they believe that existing studies have not been extensive enough to provide sufficient information (Lee Ousley 2006

Thus , the authors conducted a study to test four hypotheses , namely that a significant number of individuals with ASD would be found to have symptoms of ADHS based on standardized measures , that individuals with ASD would display more prominent symptoms of ADHD when compared to individuals with other developmental diss , that ADHD individuals that have chief complaints would have symptoms with greater intensity than individuals do not have chief complaints , and that a pattern can be deduced in the decrease of hyperactive-impulsive and inattentive symptoms of individuals with ADHD in relation to their respective ages (Lee Ousley , 2006

Methodology

Lee and Ousley selected individuals who were previously diagnosed as having ASD and who were referred by their parents , psychologists , or physicians (Lee Ousley , 2006 . Considering the limited scope of the study , the authors selected only those who were younger than 21 years old . The authors wanted to have a sample that is faced with similar challenges , such as students (Lee Ousley , 2006

The methodology consisted mainly of regular and systematic evaluation of the patients between the period of January , 2003 and August , 2004 (Lee Ousley , 2006 . Facts were elicited from parents , who provided relevant data such as family medical history and psychiatric target symptoms through...