FRHD 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Methylphenidate, Dyslexia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1010
• Professor: Triciavan Rhijn

Document Summary

Human development: chapter 9 middle childhood: physical and cognitive development. D1 baby fat in early childhood can remain a lifelong struggle. > statistically, most overweight children become overweight adults. D2 chemical food additives are not a cause of hyperactivity. > though in the 1970s a widely held view was that adhd was related to food additives, researchers now generally agree that food colouring and preservatives do not cause adhd. D3 stimulants are often used to treat children who are already hyperactive. > stimulants such as ritalin are the most widespread treatment for adhd. D4 two children can answer exactly the same items on an intelligence test correctly, yet one can be above average in intelligence and the other below average. > this is true, because iq tests include both mental age and chronological age as factors when calculating iq. L01: describe trends in physical development in middle childhood.