ADHD 1

The DSM5 defines ADHD as a persistent pattern of… that interferes with…

inattention and/or hyperactivity, functioning and development

the three presentations/types of ADHD are…

inattentive, hyperactive, inattentive-hyperactive

5% of… have an ADHD diagnosis

children and adolescents

in 1902, George Still (paediatrician) described 20 cases of children with a… and with no regard to… and an abnormal…

defect of moral control, the good of others, incapacity for sustained attention

1917-28 was the first time that… was associated with ADHD because of an association between… and…

brain damage, encephalitis, abnormal hyperactive behaviour

in the 1940s/50s, there was an assumption that even when not demonstrated objectively…

brain damage can cause postencephalitic-type behaviour

in 1960s, it became clear that…

ADHD occurred in the absence of brain damage

in 1968, minimal brain dysfunction was considered… instead suggesting a focus on…

too broad, more specific symptoms

in 1980s, developed realisation that… were as significant as hyperactivity

attentional deficits

1987, the DSM3R new diagnosis of…

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

in 1994, the DSM5 identified clear evidence that…

symptoms interfere with social, academic and occupational training

Fleming et al.’s study showed that those with ADHD…

were more likely to have poorer educational attainment and fewer GCSE qualifications

Klein et al.’s study showed that for adults with ADHD…

84% were employed compared to 95% of the control group

Lange et al 2016 found that for accidents requiring medical attention in children with ADHD versus controls,

23% were with ADHD and 15.3% were without

Larson et al found that for children with ADHD…

there was an increased likelihood of comorbidity with anxiety, depression and ASD