https://knowlesmd901.com Thu, 14 Mar 2024 20:20:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://knowlesmd901.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-knowlesmd-vertical-logo-32x32.jpg https://knowlesmd901.com 32 32 https://knowlesmd901.com/2015/08/05/committing-to-one-church/ https://knowlesmd901.com/2015/08/05/committing-to-one-church/#respond Wed, 05 Aug 2015 12:18:09 +0000 http://church.dv.ancorathemes.com/?p=185 ADHD cases have been described as far back as the textbook published in 1775 by Adam Weikard in German. Since that time, over 10,000 clinical and scientific publications have been published on ADHD (Barkley 2015). Research studies show numerous differences between those with and without ADHD (Roberts et al. 2015). ADHD impairs major life activities including social, emotional, academic and work functioning. It is a lifespan disorder with the majority of children with ADHD continuing to struggle with symptoms as adults. ADHD also runs in families with a heritability chance of 57% for a child if a parent has ADHD, and a 70%–80% chance for a twin if the other twin has ADHD (Barkley 2015). Brain scan studies show differences in the development of the brain of individuals with ADHD, such as cortical thinning in the frontal regions; reduced volume in the inferior frontal gyrus; and reduced gray matter in the parietal, temporal, and occipital cortices (Matthews et al. 2014).

]]> https://knowlesmd901.com/2015/08/05/committing-to-one-church/feed/ 0 722 https://knowlesmd901.com/2015/08/05/childrens-growth-and-development/ https://knowlesmd901.com/2015/08/05/childrens-growth-and-development/#respond Wed, 05 Aug 2015 12:16:33 +0000 http://church.dv.ancorathemes.com/?p=180 The rate of diagnosed ADHD in children has increased approximately 5% every year, according to the National Survey of Children’s Health, 2003—2011. This has led many to wonder if the condition is being over-diagnosed. But the report based on the 2014 National Survey of the Diagnosis and Treatment of ADHD and Tourette Syndrome found that children are being carefully diagnosed by healthcare practitioners. The vast majority (9 out of 10) of the 2,976 children diagnosed with ADHD had been diagnosed by practitioners using best practice guidelines (Visser et al. 2015). Possible explanations for increased diagnostic rates include improved awareness about ADHD among healthcare practitioners and parents, more screenings by pediatricians and other primary care givers, decreased stigma about ADHD, availability of better treatment options, and more cases arising from suspected environmental causes such prenatal exposure to toxins or high blood lead levels.

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