Exam 7: Individuals With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

You are developing an IEP for an individual identified as having ADHD-combined type. What are some recommendations you may make to help teachers address the issue in the classroom? List at least four accommodations for inattention and four accommodations for hyperactivity/impulsivity and justify why these accommodations may be helpful to the student.

Psychostimulants prove ineffective in, approximately, how many instances?

When working with a student with ADHD, encouragement and reassurance by the teacher can serve to

It is important to seek a medical evaluation when assessing an individual for ADHD because

A highly recommended strategy for students with ADHD that requires students to stop and compare their behavior to pre-set criteria is known as

What is the estimated prevalence of ADHD in the school-aged population?

Which is the term used to describe the process that focuses on determining the purpose or function that a particular behavior serves?

What type of classroom environment do most students with ADHD respond to the best?

According to research, ADHD is more often diagnosed in males than females.

One of your students has been through the referral process and did not qualify for special education services under IDEA. You are still concerned that the child may need extra help to succeed in school. What should you do?

What is the youngest age any medication used to treat ADHD is approved for?

What is the most salient feature of ADHD? A)Depression B)Academic under achievement C)Academic high achievement D)High absenteeism

There are several medical and psychological tests to definitively determine ADHD for adults.

Why might it be important to use a multidimensional approach to assessing for ADHD?

Since the IDEA does not recognize ADHD as one of the thirteen categories of disabilities, under which category would a child who is diagnosed with ADHD, most likely, receive services?

Which of the following is not a common vocational outcome for adults with ADHD?

Psychostimulants operate by increasing the production of what naturally occurring hormone?

if a student is found ineligible for special education, general educators are not required to accommodate individual differences and learning styles of children who exhibits ADHD.

"Looking at one's own behavior, given a predetermined criterion", best describes which strategy?

Professionals confronted with making a diagnosis of ADHD can seek guidance from guidelines disseminated by the American Academy of Pediatrics