Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Youth Health Service has come up with a dynamic 5-prong program whose goal is to assist children and their families learn to cope with the symptoms of ADHD.

What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder:

ADHD is marked by having six or more symptoms of inattention hyperactivity, or impulsivity for at least 6 months.

Inattentive behaviors include:

Failing to give close attention to details

Making careless mistakes

Not being able to sustain attention in tasks or play

Not listening when spoken to

Having difficulty organizing tasks

Being forgetful in daily activities

Hyperactive and impulsive behaviors include:

Often fidgeting with hands or feet in seat

Leaving classroom or other activities unexpectedly

Running or climbing in inapporpriate situation

Being "on the go"

Blurting out answers before questions have been completed

Having difficulty awaiting turn

Often interrupting or intruding on others

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We believe that combining these aproaches, families and children will receive the best success.

Components of the program:

Assessment: A clinical evaluation will be completed with each cild to determine if ADHD is the correct diagnosis and the severity level of the disorder.
Medication Management: Medication has shown to provide some relief to children and families who contend with ADHD, therefore a psychiatric evaluation will be completed b Dr. Dilip Chandran on each child to evaluate for medications.
Family Behavioral Therapy: Each child and their family will be assigned to a therapist who will visit the family home, complete assessments and assist the family in learning behavioral strategies.
Therapeutic Group: The groups will consist of 6 to 8 participants, focusing on teaching social and emotional coping skills. The groups will last for 15 weeks.
Parent Education: A major way to assist families who struggle with ADHD is to educate parents about the diagnosis of ADHD and to help them learn effective ways to discipline. Parents are enrolled in an 8 week course that will help them not only learn effective ways to discipline, but to assist tem by roviding support and learning ways to effectively work with the school system.

Pictures from ADHD Day here at YHS. Click here to go to the slideshow pictures that were taken on ADHD Day. Microsoft PowerPoint needs to be on your computer to view the slideshow.