01:830:331 Study Guide - Final Guide: Frontal Lobe, Standardized Test, Ontogeny
11 Jan 2017
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It is diagnosed as criteria, questionnaire parents and teachers fill out, which it is being diagnosed at an increasingly alarming rate: what does christakis mean by the (cid:498)spectrum of attentional capacity? (cid:499) 15% of children diagnosed vs. 1% of kids diagnosed with adhd in 1902. Differences in behavior in classes lead to differences. Might have to see a psychiatrist (to be officially diagnosed with adhd) States have lower diagnosis rates might not have enough psychiatrists (access) Why? (what data did they use in making this conclusion?) Rate of adhd diagnosis correlated with state laws: states that have own state law punish schools when students when they fail taking standardized tests. You don"t want the child to be on stimulants if the don"t really need it. Not a lot of data about the long term effects of the drugs. Not a change, but a change in society. Been increasing intolerant to normal childhood behavior.
