TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ATTENTON DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD)
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ATTENTON DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD)
Steven Adams, Psy.D., Clinical Psychologist
Cornerstone Counseling & Consulting, P.C.
Springfield and St. Louis, MO
(417) 888-3012
ADHD True/False Knowledge Test
- Up to one percent of school aged children have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
- All ADHD children are hyperactive.
- ADHD is more common in boys than in girls.
- ADHD children often have learning disabilities.
- ADHD children usually outgrow the disorder as the become adults.
- A thorough professional interview is usually sufficient to diagnose ADHD.
- Individual or play therapy are effective methods of increasing attention span and regulating activity level.
- Stimulant medication is the only known method of treating ADHD.
- There is no known cure for ADHD.
- Stimulant medication acts differently on ADHD children than it does on non ADHD children (a reverse effect).
- ADHD children are typically more organized than other children.
- Many ADHD children are accident prone.
- Many ADHD children have messy handwriting.
- ADHD children are motivated by most types of rewards.
- The primary cause for ADHD is thought to be the family environment.
- Controlling the amount of sugar and food coloring a child eats is effective in managing ADHD symptoms in most children.
Answers to ADHD True/False Knowledge Test
- False. The incidence falls between three and six percent of school aged children.
- False. Children may demonstrate inattentive behavior with minimal hyperactivity.
- True. As with many neurological disorders in children, ADHD is much more common in boys than in girls.
- True. About one third of children with ADHD also have learning disabilities in reading, math or written expression.
- False. Research first released in 1990 indicated that individuals with ADHD keep at least of thirds of their symptoms well into adulthood. In the adult population ADHD is often under diagnosed.
- False. Often behavior rating scales or other types of psychological testing is used to diagnose ADHD. Other disorders may also exist (co-morbid diagnosis) or other problems may need to be ruled out.
- False. Individual and play therapy are helpful with emotional problems. They do not seem effective in increasing attention span and regulating activity level.
- False. Unfortunately many individuals with ADHD only received medication treatment. Other forms of therapy, such as behavior therapy, are also used to treat ADHD symptoms.
- True. No cure has been documented for ADHD. It is disorder to be managed in order to minimize negative effects on those who have it.
- False. This is persistent old myth that is commonly believed. Stimulant medication simply activates parts of the brain associated with ADHD behavior, such as the prefrontal cortex. In people with ADHD sections of the brain are actually underactive.
- False. People with ADHD are often messy and disorganized.
- True. Many people with ADHD tend to have more accidents than others.
- True. Many people with ADHD have dysgraphia (messy hand writing). Thus they may have difficulty expressing themselves in written form.
- False. This is a frustrating issue. Children with ADHD tend to lose interest easier in specific rewards.
- False. The primary cause of ADHD is actually genetic.
- False. Most children with ADHD do not have these food allergies. Research has not confirmed the elimination of sugar and food coloring as a treatment for ADHD.