scholarly journals Functional Impairments of College Students with Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder and Necessary Modifications for Higher Education

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvia A. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
College Students ◽  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Functional Impairments ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Autism Spectrum Disorder

2020 ◽  
pp. 158-176
Author(s):  
Karen Bearss ◽  
Aaron J. Kaat
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Developmental Trajectory ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Adhd Symptoms ◽  
Functional Impairments ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Delayed Recognition

This chapter will review the available evidence on individuals with co-occurring diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This chapter contends that children diagnosed with both disorders (ASD+ADHD) are a subset of the ASD population that is at risk for delayed recognition of their ASD diagnosis, poor treatment response, and poorer functional outcomes compared to those with ASD without ADHD. Specifically, the chapter highlights the best estimates of the prevalence of the comorbidity, the developmental trajectory of people with co-occurring ASD and ADHD, how ADHD symptoms change across development, overlapping genetic and neurobiological risk factors, psychometrics of ADHD diagnostic instruments in an ASD population, neuropsychological and functional impairments associated with co-occurring ASD and ADHD, and the current state of evidence-based treatment for both ASD and ADHD symptoms. Finally, the chapter discusses fruitful avenues of research for improving understanding of this high-risk comorbidity so that mechanism-to-treatment pathways for ADHD in children with ASD can be better developed.

Symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Moderate Suicidal Behaviors in College Students With Depressed Mood

2013 ◽  
Vol 69 (9) ◽  
pp. 980-993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Connor H. G. Patros ◽  
Kristen L. Hudec ◽  
R. Matt Alderson ◽  
Lisa J. Kasper ◽  
Collin Davidson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Depressed Mood ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Suicidal Behaviors ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder

College Students' Acceptance of Potential Treatments for ADHD

2005 ◽  
Vol 97 (1) ◽  
pp. 258-264
Author(s):  
Stacy L. Carter
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
School Psychologists ◽  
Special Education Teachers ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Token Economy ◽  
Treatment Recommendation ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Time Out ◽  
Professional Occupation

The purpose of the current study was to investigate the influence that the professional occupation of a consultant making a treatment recommendation may have on college students' (82 women and 52 men) acceptance of a proposed treatment for a child displaying characteristics of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Consultants were special education teachers, school psychologists, or physicians. The study also examined college students' ratings of treatment acceptability associated with three frequently implemented interventions of either nonspecific medication, token economy with response cost, or time-out for children with characteristics of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Analysis indicated college students found a token economy intervention was the least acceptable recommendation by a physician.

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