PSYCH 477 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Learning Disability, Conduct Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder
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1. 5% of children with asd get the treatment they need science support early intervention however, practical barriers(cost, accessibility) that make treatment services impossible for most children with asd individual treatment can cost up to ,000 a year. Still: 1902: misguided concepts of brain damage, douglas, (cid:888)(cid:882)"s-(cid:889)(cid:882)"s: toward the modern definition of adhd. Defined it as a disorder of regulation that involves inattention. Costs to individuals, social groups, society personal suffering and impaired functioning stress in family, school, peer, and community settings costs to society (e. g. , pelham, foster, & robb, 2007) Disruptive impulsive behavior produces a lot of stress in families, leads to astronomical levels of clinical referral associated with this kind of behavior. Feelings of frustration, failure, not fitting in, often blamed for their symptoms. These negative effects can last a lifetime. Societal costs of adhd around billion a year. Inability tor regulate over activity, compunction and impulses.
